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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.

The 50+ year hispanic-styled meats company tapped the data-driven work management platform to bring data to the center of its multi-generational business.

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.

Note from employee to employer: “It’s Not Me, It’s You.” This could be the cliff notes to Part 2 of the 2023 Digital Work Trends report by Slingshot in which 34% of employees say they have to guess their priorities at work. 

The 2023 Digital Work Trends Report by Slingshot found that 72% of workers primarily utilise data to enhance performance, and over half (54%) employ data to organise their goals. It was revealed that all Gen Z workers use data in their work at least on a weekly basis, with a staggering 61% using it daily.

Slingshot’s Digital Work Trends Report shines a light on how data–or anything that individuals, teams and organizations use to track performance, process, people, platforms and profitability–is now not only accessible to employees, but a critical and necessary part to their productivity.