Mark Eltringham

@ianrpearsall.bsky.social hi Ian. I've lost your number but need to ask you about something

I'm not convinced, but I never am by this typeface

Every day I read or hear at least one person express an opinion and wonder to myself when the last time was they had a conversation with somebody working class

Starbucks says cutting shop staff in favour of automation has failed Chief executive Brian Nicoll vows to ‘fundamentally change’ strategy in face of worse-than-expected results

Starbucks says cutting shop staff in favour of automation has failed

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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.

The full stop emerges as a major point of contention in the workplace workplaceinsight.net/the-full-sto...

at this stage, there's a robust body of work exposing the unreliability and limitations of llms but what will it take for governments, businesses, and other large institutions to rid critical social infrastructure off llms

When MAGA Meets Minsky Laying the foundations for the next financial crisis

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Scary column as Trump sows the seeds of the next financial crisis by trashing regulators - and amen to this:

“Cryptocurrency, which is rife with fraud and scams — indeed, the whole thing may be a scam — is now being actively promoted”

"Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is not the day when the jig is finally up. And yet, I don't for a moment forget that this is not a life of mining coal, waiting tables, or answering someone's phone

Navel gazing may not be the answer to the challenges facing workplace professions - Workplace Insight What have belly buttons got to do with FM? We indulge in a spot of navel gazing about the self-image of the workplace professions

Originally from 2019

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Being watched all the time, changes the way we see the world and other people - Workplace Insight Researchers have discovered that being watched not only influences our behaviour but also alters fundamental aspects of human perception

Being watched all the time, changes the way we see the world and other people workplaceinsight.net/being-watche...

The new business quandary:

"We've tried quiet excellence, and it got us nowhere.
Let's let's try loud mediocrity. After all, it scales on social."

Measuring and rewarding what people do at work? It's a rat trap, baby, and you've been caught - Workplace Insight Measuring what people do at work and rewarding them to encourage certain behaviours only seems to work in the short term

"Psychologists distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation involves engaging in an activity for its own sake, whereas extrinsic motivation is driven by external rewards." Great article from @markeltro.bsky.social
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Next, What to Expect When You’re Expecting AI Preparing to “Work Alongside” Your New Digital Bundle of Office Joy Congratulations! You’ve been told by your boss that you’re going to have a new “AI co-worker.” How exciting! You’re one of millions ...

AI. From the sorts of people who brought you social media. It'll be fine.

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A break in the workspace-time continuum - Workplace Insight The fracturing of time and place underlies every one of the great workplace issues of our time. Everything that springs from this – the where, when, how, what and why of work – is defined by the shatt...

A break in the workspace-time continuum workplaceinsight.net/a-break-in-t...

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research People with less AI literacy often see the technology as ‘magical’ and awe-inspiring.

Knowing less about sausages makes you more likely to eat sausages

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research theconversation.com/knowing-less...