Many workplace productivity assumptions no longer fit knowledge work. Here are four persistent myths about hours, busyness, distraction and productivity systems.

A worker installs an engine at the General Motors assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Photo: Getty Images Though recent jobs figures showed hiring by companies flattening, the rarity of mass ...

Understanding AI’s true impact requires looking beyond surface-level measures and examining how the technology is affecting ...

Economist Robert Solow famously said of productivity gains that resulted from the PC boom of the 1980s that you could see the benefits everywhere except in the data. This is known as the Solow ...

Yeah, I give 100% at work… 11% Monday, 32% Tuesday, 27% Wednesday, 28% Thursday, and 2% Friday. Lo and behold, we've cracked ...

In our hustle culture, people tend to correlate productivity with long hours. Those who come into work early and stay well into the evening are viewed favorably. However, evidence suggests that the ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sparked debate on the future of work in New Zealand this week when he ordered public service employees back to the office. But Luxon's edict neglects a broader ...

That counterintuitive finding came in a recent survey of 1,022 international respondents by job hunting support platform Kickresume. Contrary to the widespread belief that employees become less ...

Employees want to work from home. Employers want them in the office. A new University of Iowa study suggests hybrid work may be an effective compromise. Researchers at the Tippie College of Business ...

It doesn’t matter if you work from a cubicle, couch or cafe — if the (remote) office culture is broken, productivity will suffer. Productivity thrives on culture, not location — prioritize ...

Business leaders and investors face a deepening paradox: Companies are pouring more money into artificial intelligence than ever, but they’re not seeing the gains in productivity that they expect. I ...