Day: April 16, 2026

The Rise of Performance Theater - and What This Means for Your Career

The Rise of Performance Theater: Why Looking Busy Replaced Being Valuable, and What It’s Costing Careers

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A recent survey found that 65% of employees regularly engage in “productivity theater” – performing tasks designed to appear busy without producing meaningful work. At the same time, McKinsey found that 75% of organizations are failing to build high-performance cultures. These two data points are far more connected than they look. A few months ago,[…]

Companies are Cutting Jobs Based on What AI Might Do, not What It's Actually Doing. Here's What That Means for Your Career.

Companies Are Cutting Jobs Based on What AI Might Do, Not What It’s Actually Doing. Here’s What That Means for Your Career.

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Nearly 300,000 jobs were cut in Q1 of 2026 alone, and more than half were labeled “AI-driven.” But a closer look at the data tells a very different story than the one most professionals are hearing. A client of mine, a senior operations director with 18 years of experience, was let go in February. The[…]

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