Hubstaff tracks keystrokes and even uses GPS to let employers know if employees just bailed on the job, and ActivTrak collects worker bee data to create a benchmark for productivity. ActivTrak mentions productivity tracking software often gets a bad rap for being "Orwellian," but claims it's actually a form of gamification that can motivate workers.
One company, Enaible, takes things a step further, using artificial intelligence to actually score workers' productivity on a scale from zero to 100. And with that information, the Boston-based startup thinks it can speed up workers' progress.
"Leadership has always been a competitive advantage. During a global crisis that has scattered the workforce across the globe, leadership is the difference between merely surviving and thriving," the company says on its website.