Working hard or hardly working? More than half of workers have sent unneeded emails or messages just to show they are doing something
THE SO WHAT
Over half of workers sending unnecessary messages to signal activity is pure coordination tax — and a failure of management trust and metrics. Before you add more tools or AI, fix what ‘visible productivity’ means on your team or you’ll just automate the noise.
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