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When Motion Becomes a Substitute for Progress
The argument
Activity is not the same as advancement.
Motion is easy to see. Progress is harder to prove.
The article examines how organisations can reward meetings, launches, reporting, restructuring and visible busyness even when outcomes are not improving. It asks what happens when a system becomes better at producing the appearance of movement than at producing meaningful change.
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Published 26 May 2026.
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