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> In addition to reducing working hours, managers urged staff to cut down on the time they spent in meetings and responding to emails. > They suggested that me
by harikb 6y ago
> In addition to reducing working hours, managers urged staff to cut down on the time they spent in meetings and responding to emails.
> They suggested that meetings should last no longer than 30 minutes. Employees were also encouraged to cut down on meetings altogether by using an online messaging app (Microsoft’s, of course).
If I am told I am part of an experiment, I would do my best to make it a success and make my 3-day weekend permanent :)
- mmcdermott 6y agoI've wondered about this. In some limited areas, it seems like change helps keep things fresh and people off of autopilot. From that perspective, it's possible that if prolonged the results would level out. And, yes, I say this as someone who would rather have a four day workweek.
- hutzlibu 6y agoAutopilot is nothing bad. For repeative tasks that cannot be improved with reasonable amount of ressources, you are better off in autopilot. It saves energy for critical times.
- MikeTheGreat 6y agoThere's even a name for this: Hawthorne Effect From Wikipedia: "The Hawthorne effect refers to a type of reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect (Yes, the Hawthorne Effect is more general than the specific case here where people want to influence the outcome in a particular way, but it's still cool that this is known to be a thing)
- lupire 6y agoThat's not the Hawthorne effect, that's people responding to incentives.
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