Tech Problems Your Employees Notice Before You Do | ep. 109

About this episode

Nathan Whittacre discusses common technology issues that employees face and how business owners can address them.

In this episode of Stimulus Tech Talk, Stimulus Technologies CEO Nathan Whittacre talks about the everyday technology problems business owners may miss because employees have learned to work around them.Slow computers, “bad internet,” password frustrations, missing emails, shadow IT, unauthorized software, and outdated hardware can all point to bigger issues. Some are productivity problems. Others may be signs of cybersecurity risk, data loss, or poor IT planning.Listen to the full You Don't Miss Your Data Until It's Gone song: https://youtu.be/CJtxfRN61yk?si=jPaRuEw9LAgjhBNM Nathan explains why business owners should listen closely when employees complain about technology, even casually. Those small comments can reveal problems that affect morale, security, customer service, and the bottom line.He also shares how businesses can avoid these issues by creating an IT budget, planning hardware replacements, using password managers, training employees, and working with a technical account manager to turn IT decisions into better business results.Stimulus Technologies is an Internet, VoIP phone systems and Managed IT Services provider. Stimulus was founded in 1995 with a goal to…

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Whittacre

Topics covered

• technology problems
• employee feedback
• cybersecurity
• IT planning
• productivity
• business management

Keywords

• technology problems
• employee complaints
• cybersecurity risks
• IT budget
• password managers
• hardware replacements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stimulus Technologies

Books & works: You Don't Miss Your Data Until It's Gone

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