Opinion
The Meeting Is the Message, and the Message Is Usually Fear
Companies measure everything except the forty percent of payroll spent talking about work, and the audit they refuse to run would explain more than any engagement survey.
Independent Business, Technology & Culture
Sunday, August 16th, 2026 105 stories Independent & Reader-Supported
Companies measure everything except the forty percent of payroll spent talking about work, and the audit they refuse to run would explain more than any engagement survey.
Organizations meter hours with industrial precision while treating focus, the input that actually produces the work, as free and infinite. The ledger is exactly backwards.