> But what's the point of productivity if you aren't working on things which align with larger goals of the organization? Assuming larger goals on the level of

> But what's the point of productivity if you aren't working on things which align with larger goals of the organization? Assuming larger goals on the level of "profit", sure. There's no point. But alignment that people harp on about tends to be on specific business initiatives, or possibly KPI targets (generally tied to executive bonuses). This sort of alignment is how you get an alignment trap (where teams that are more aligned actually cost the business more and deliver less value than teams that are less aligned).