Work is not all about productivity (or even money)

‘Since as far back as the Industrial Revolution, employee performance has been measured in terms of productivity. But just as we no longer toil in 18th Century textile factories, the nature of work performance has also evolved. And we are only now starting to understand the longer-term changes to employment wrought by the pandemic. 

‘While some organizations are pushing for a return to 2019 by remotely monitoring worker productivity and mandating a full return to the office, I believe that the familiar trope that employees “do more with less” can have a detrimental effect on trust and culture — not to mention burnout and retention.’ 

Hear from Eric Emans, Nintex CFO on why meaningful work adds more value than busy work, how employees’ expectations have changed over the last few years, how automation ‘creates space for people to focus, create, and build,’ and how the future of work won’t be about simply ‘doing stuff.’ 

Read the VentureBeat article here.