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Employee productivity is one of the biggest concerns for executives. But research shows that those at the top may be the most guilty of “fauxductivity,” or fake productivity.
A report from software company Workhuman found that nearly half of managers say that faking productivity is a problem on their team, but managers were actually more likely to admit to exaggerating their productivity compared to non-managers. C-suite execs were the most likely to admit to "performative productivity" among those surveyed.
The trend could be a symptom of the growing expectation to be “always on,” writes Forbes’ Maria Gracia Santillana Linares in this week’s Careers newsletter, which you can sign up for here.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off in Tuesday night’s presidential debate, speaking on a range of issues including inflation, abortion and immigration. Both candidates were flagged by fact-checkers for various statements, including Trump repeating a false viral claim that immigrants in Ohio “are eating the pets of the people that live there.” Harris, meanwhile, falsely claimed that Trump “left us with the worst unemployment since the Great Depression,” despite the fact that unemployment had fallen to 6.4% by the time Joe Biden took office.
MORE: Following a strong performance Tuesday night, Harris vaulted past Trump to become the bookmaker’s favorite to win the election. According to the Election Betting Odds tracker, bookmakers now believe Harris has a 51.8% chance of winning—a jump of more than four points in 24 hours.
Larry Ellison’s wealth soared by nearly $18 billion Tuesday, propelling him to the third spot on Forbes’ real-time billionaires list. The Oracle cofounder surpassed both Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault. Ellison’s $191 billion fortune was boosted as shares of his cloud computing firm shot up over 11% following its positive earnings report.
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