Most business owners view remote work as a perk they begrudgingly handed out during a crisis and now want to claw back. They see it as a compromise on productivity.
They’re wrong.
Data Net Blog
Data Net Blog
Data Net has been serving the California area since 1983, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.
0 Comments
The most talented employees on your payroll are subject to a specific kind of tax, one that saps their productivity and makes them feel like expensive data-entry clerks. That’s the tedium task, which is levied against employees of small businesses that use multiple tools that don’t integrate well. Ultimately, what happens is that these businesses have employees manually connect these apps in various ways, all of which waste time that would be better spent doing meaningful work.
Most business owners view remote work as a perk they begrudgingly handed out during a crisis and now want to claw back. They see it as a compromise on productivity.
They’re wrong.
The most talented employees on your payroll are subject to a specific kind of tax, one that saps their productivity and makes them feel like expensive data-entry clerks. That’s the tedium task, which is levied against employees of small businesses that use multiple tools that don’t integrate well. Ultimately, what happens is that these businesses have employees manually connect these apps in various ways, all of which waste time that would be better spent doing meaningful work.
Do you know which apps your employees downloaded to their work devices this morning? While it’s nice to imagine your team is sticking closely to your official tech stack, in reality, your IT infrastructure likely looks a bit more chaotic. In the world of managed IT, we call this chaos Shadow IT—the use of software, hardware, or cloud services without the approval or oversight of your IT department—and while it’s usually done with good intentions, it’s a serious problem you need to nip in the bud now.
