A quarter of executives measure productivity through 'visible activity'

Percentage of desk workers and executives using each as their primary measure of productivity

Executives

Visible activity

27%

Achieving KPIs and goals

19%

Cost metrics

15%

Workers

Hours spent on specific types of work

13%

Achieving KPIs and goals

27%

Conversations with manager

17%

Executives

Visible activity

27%

Achieving KPIs and goals

19%

Cost metrics

15%

Workers

Hours spent on specific types of work

13%

Achieving KPIs and goals

27%

Conversations with manager

17%

Executives

27%

Visible activity

19%

Achieving KPIs and goals

15%

Cost metrics

Workers

13%

Hours spent on specific types of work

27%

Achieving KPIs and goals

17%

Conversations with manager

Executives

27%

Visible activity

19%

Achieving KPIs and goals

15%

Cost metrics

Workers

13%

Hours spent on specific types of work

27%

Achieving KPIs and goals

17%

Conversations with manager

Slack, 2023