Very few people in your team are ever likely to say they have nothing to do. No one wants to admit to that. Plus, it’s rarely true: there’s always something to do. But as a leader of teams, do you consider if your people have enough MEANINGFUL work? Enough to prevent them descending into busy work.

And if not: is that their oversight or yours?

We’re used to filling our working days with … work. And in the absence of anything else, we’d rather be working on something than nothing at all. But what if that’s masking the fact we’ve not directed our teams at enough engaging, meaningful project work?

We’re never more energised than when we’re working on projects we care about. Don’t leave your team to its busy work. Get essential and flood your team with meaningful projects.