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Slingshot has published Part 1 of its two-part 2024 Digital Work Trends Report. The second annual report highlights a gap between managerial expectations for AI in the workplace and how employees are actually using it in their daily tasks. While employers have integrated AI to assist with initial research for tasks and projects (62%), manage […]

Slingshot’s 2024 Digital Work Trends Report Reveals That Employees Haven’t Yet Unlocked The Full Potential of AI in the Workplace. The new report, based on research conducted by market research firm Dynata, on behalf of Slingshot,  reveals that only 23% of employees feel completely educated and trained on AI.

Cranbury-based Slingshot, the work management platform from software company Infragistics, has released Part 1 of its two-part 2024 Digital Work Trends Report. The second annual report reveals a disconnect between the managerial expectations of AI in the workplace and how employees are using AI in their day-to-day work. While employers have implemented AI to support […]

The new report, based on research conducted by market research firm Dynata, on behalf of Slingshot, reveals that only 23% of employees feel completely educated and trained on AI. And while 72% of employers say their employees are at least adequately trained on AI, only 53% of employees believe they are.

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While many employers rely on frequent check-ins to track employees’ progress and empower productivity, employees say their productivity would benefit more from having clear priorities (42%) and set deadlines (30%).

Many professionals work without deadlines and are unsure of which tasks or projects to prioritize, according to new data. In part two of a digital work trends report by work management platform Slingshot, a majority of just over 300 full-time U.S.-based professionals said a lack of guidance from leaders impeded their time management skills.

Leaders frequently believe close supervision is necessary when work quality declines or deadlines are missed, yet employees often perceive excessive check-ins (45%) or redundant status meetings (43%) as micromanagement.

Despite the common practice of frequent check-ins by employers to monitor progress and enhance productivity, employees disclose that having clear priorities (42%) and established deadlines (30%) would contribute more significantly to their productivity.