Sep 27, 2026 · 20 min · 10 segments
A workforce paradox reveals what executives are missing as they chase AI productivity gains, while zero-based calendaring exposes the operating model problems hiding in plain sight. This week, we…
The one that just came out.
Yeah.
And they surveyed 16,000 professionals across 11 different countries.
And the contradiction in the data is just glaring.
It's wild.
What were the exact numbers again?
Right.
So the tools are making them faster, undeniably.
Yes.
But in the very same breath, 52 percent say those exact same AI tools have actually increased their overall workload.
Which, I mean, on the surface, that sounds completely mutually exclusive.
Totally.
You're getting faster, but you're somehow doing more work.
And it gets heavier because 62% report heavier workloads over the past two years.
And an astonishing 61%, this is the crazy part, say they are currently juggling the responsibilities of more than one role.
Functionally doing two jobs.
Yeah.
I just, I have to push back on the basic physics of this.
Go for it.
I keep thinking about it like buying a much faster car to commute to work, right?
Okay, I like that.
So instead of getting home an hour earlier to see your family, your boss notices you have a faster car and asks you to drive twice as many delivery routes on your way home.
That's, yeah.
The one that just came out.
Yeah.
And they surveyed 16,000 professionals across 11 different countries.
And the contradiction in the data is just glaring.
It's wild.
What were the exact numbers again?
Right.
So the tools are making them faster, undeniably.
Yes.
But in the very same breath, 52 percent say those exact same AI tools have actually increased their overall workload.
Which, I mean, on the surface, that sounds completely mutually exclusive.
Totally.
You're getting faster, but you're somehow doing more work.
And it gets heavier because 62% report heavier workloads over the past two years.
And an astonishing 61%, this is the crazy part, say they are currently juggling the responsibilities of more than one role.
Functionally doing two jobs.
Yeah.
I just, I have to push back on the basic physics of this.
Go for it.
I keep thinking about it like buying a much faster car to commute to work, right?
Okay, I like that.
So instead of getting home an hour earlier to see your family, your boss notices you have a faster car and asks you to drive twice as many delivery routes on your way home.
That's, yeah.
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