More than half of workers surveyed by Resume Now said that their job frequently involves busy work — tasks that look productive but “offer little meaningful impact,” according to results released Feb.

Plan well. Divide tasks wisely. Stay motivated to succeed. Productivity means doing things smartly and efficiently. When you’re productive, you’re not just busy—you’re doing things that really matter.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. They say a drowning man will clutch at a straw. Back in 2008, I was drowning. I was inundated with busy work and couldn’t get my head ...

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In a profession that has an entire season named for being busy, it’s no surprise when firm leaders find themselves bogged down in day-to-day tasks, unable to use their time productively for ...

Your sales team is often the face of your organization, the first point of contact for someone doing business with your brand. In fact, their impact is so important that 53% of customer loyalty is ...

Information-technology departments within corporations deal with a lot of busy work—from answering tech support questions to giving employees access to laptops and phones. That’s exactly why one ...

Ever noticed this peculiar dynamic going on at a construction site? Some construction technologies are mandated to use on a project, be it BIM, CAD, scheduling software — what have you — but the ...