POLLS : Why We Work - Green Work Relations
We invite Students, Academics, and Employers to respond to the same questions on the subject of “Why We Work” to reflect, compare, and understand how they see the “Future of Work” differently.
We invite Students, Academics, and Employers to respond to the same questions on the subject of “Why We Work” to reflect, compare, and understand how they see the “Future of Work” differently.
Q9. Productivity Paranoia to Trust Empowerment; This term surfaced during the work-from-home years, when managers feared people weren’t working unless someone was watching. Productivity Paranoia spread fast between 2020–2022, especially in teams that relied on screenshots, green dots, and never-ending check-ins. Today the conversation is shifting toward Trust Empowerment — a belief that people perform better when they feel respected, not monitored. From startups to schools, everyone now debates how much trust is “safe.”
Survey Question: So when you hear leaders discuss trust versus monitoring, what does it personally mean to you?
