Why busywork is fooling leaders (opens in new tab)

In 2025, Cambridge Dictionary added over 6,000 new words. One of them was “”—a device or piece of software used to make it seem as though a computer mouse is moving so that it seems as though you are working when you are not. It’s a telling addition to the esteemed catalogue. Professionals are increasingly finding clever ways to seem busy when they are, in fact, not. Perhaps they’re grabbing a coffee or squeezing in a quick workout. Meanwhile, common productivity metrics can’t tell the differ...