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How to detect if your employees are using mouse jigglers

  Meta Description: Are you worried about your employees using mouse jigglers? Read below to learn how to detect and prevent the use of mouse jigglers in the workplace! How To Detect If Your Employees Are Using Mouse Jigglers(Detection & Prevention) Once, while managing a remote team, I noticed something odd. Some of my team members were always showing as “active,” even during times when they usually took breaks. That’s when I learned what a mouse jiggler is. A mouse jiggler is a small device or software that moves the mouse automatically. It tricks the system into thinking someone is actively working, even when not. So why would anyone feel the need to fake being online?  Some employees feel pressured to appear constantly active. They fear being judged for stepping away, even for a few minutes. So, instead of taking a proper break, they plug in a jiggler and walk away. In this article, I will discuss how to detect if your employees are using mouse jigglers. I will also di...

Productivity Vs Efficiency: How to Balance both at Workplace

I used to think productivity and efficiency were the same thing. They are not, not even close to each other.  If you can learn to incorporate these two, they complement each other and maximize the benefits.  I have seen many companies often focus more on one than the other. But in reality, productivity and efficiency are equally important for a business to grow and last. What do you mean by productivity vs. efficiency? Productivity is the total amount of work completed over a certain period. Efficiency means how well one can use the resources, like time or materials, to do that work without wasting resources.  Simply, productivity is the quantity of work, while efficiency is the quality of how one does that work. In this article, I will discuss the differences between productivity and efficiency and how to maximize these benefits. Here’s what I have covered for you: Productivity vs Efficiency How to calculate them How to maximize them When to apply productivity and effici...