The Busyness Paradox

Frank and Paul

The world of work is a world of paradox. In this podcast, we tackle your everyday workplace or office environment topics, challenges, or activities. We also discuss trends and strategy in business. Our end goal is to help managers stamp out bad practices and help employees deal with them. Drs. Frank Butler and Paul Harvey, two management professors, co-host this podcast. We encourage your participation in our podcast by asking questions or sharing your experiences with us.

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The Busyness Paradox

Episodes (63)

Apr 20th Semantically Empty: Corporate BS and the Paradox of Sounding Smart
Dec 23, 2025 AI in HR: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? (Live from SMA)
Oct 7, 2025 Free Bagels Won’t Fix It: Why Gen Z Hates Work

The Busyness Paradox

Apr 20, 2026
55¼ minutes
38 MB

In this episode, we tackle something everyone recognizes, but no one has really tested until now: corporate bullshit. Inspired by recent research and a Cornell study on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale, we break down what corporate BS actually is, why it works, and what it says about both the people delivering it and the people buying into it. We also put it to the test with a game of “Is It Corporate BS?” and discover that real executive communication is often indistinguishable from complete nonsense. Along the way, we explore a tr...

The Busyness Paradox

Semantically Empty: Corporate BS and the Paradox of Sounding Smart

Frank and Paul

00:00 -55:11