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Productivity
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Layoffs are up, and AI fears are rising. Expect to see more performative hustling at work.

Workers increasingly engage in productivity theater—appearing busy through visible actions like early emails and meetings—driven by layoff fears and AI displacement concerns, though visible busyness doesn't guarantee actual productivity.
fromFast Company
5 months ago

Why your organization should focus less on productivity and more on creativity

While 2023 research from Visier demonstrated that 83% of workers admit to " productivity theater"-performing busy work that creates the appearance of output without meaningful results-that same year, the World Economic Forum declared creativity to be the second most critical skill for our workforce by 2027. The collision of these realities signals a fundamental shift that smart organizations can no longer ignore.
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