192: Work That Looks Good v Work That Gets Results | #192

192: Work That Looks Good v Work That Gets Results | #192

From Messy Business - with Libby Langley by Libby Langley - Business Coach

June 1, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 192

About this episode

Libby Langley discusses the difference between work that looks good and work that gets results in business.

I've spent an embarrassing amount of time moving things one pixel to the left in Canva. I've rewritten websites. Reorganised systems. Created new things. Tweaked old things. Rearranged business furniture that didn't actually need rearranging. The problem is that a lot of business activities feel productive. You can spend an entire day doing them and finish feeling busy, diligent and hardworking. Whether any of it has actually moved your business forward is a different question entirely. In this week's episode, I'm talking about the difference between work that looks good and work that gets results. Because many of us fill our days with tasks that are visible, measurable and oddly comforting, while avoiding the conversations, decisions and actions that would make the biggest difference. I've done it. My clients have done it. You've almost certainly done it too. This isn't an episode about hustle, squeezing more into your day, or becoming some sort of productivity machine. It's about paying attention to what actually works. In this episode: Why busy and effective are two very different things The business tasks that can quietly become sophisticated procrastination Why I believe…

People in this episode

Host: Libby Langley

Topics covered

  • productivity
  • business strategy
  • procrastination
  • decision making
  • marketing tactics

Keywords

  • productivity
  • business tasks
  • procrastination
  • marketing
  • decision making
  • tweaking
  • momentum

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