Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace culture

Sign up to the newsletter [https://www.makeworkbetter.info/] First of two episodes going deep on how AI is going to impact work - and therefore workplace culture and dynamics. This week is with Alexia Cambon from Microsoft. Alexia is Head of Research on Copilot & Future of Work. Last month her team released the Work Trend Index Annual Report. It’s one of the most important pieces of insight into how our jobs will change. Their previous reports have been interesting going deep into how people are experimenting with AI but this year’s is different. It articulates a version of work that most of us aren’t yet ready for. P&G research: Having an AI assistant doubles a worker’s output, proving as effective as having a real teammate [https://www.makeworkbetter.info/p/great-cultures-need-to-set-workers?utm_source=publication-search#:~:text=Having%20an%20AI%20assistant%20doubles%20a%20worker%E2%80%99s%20output%2C%20proving%20as%20effective%20as%20having%20a%20real%20teammate%20according] Alexia mentioned that the research was performed by Karim R. Lakhani [https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=240491]. The paper itself. [https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=67197] Conor Grennan [https://www.ai-mindset.ai/] Jaime Teevan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeteevan/] More about marathoner Katherine Switzer [https://kathrineswitzer.com/1967-boston-marathon-the-real-story/] Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat [https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

"There's this concept called inbox zero, where everyone tries to get to their inbox down to zero. But I would suggest that a more noble pursuit is that of calendar zero". I chatted to Howard Lerman [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#] this week. I was blown away by this discussion - it captured exactly what is wrong about current work, and why back-to-back meetings are going to lead to many organisations missing the opportunity of this vital moment. This is an essential listen - about where work is imminently going and how Howard's philosophy is building his fascinating new product Roam [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#] to serve the company of the future. Explore Roam [https://ro.am/], follow Howard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardlerman/]. Read all about the way that work is about to change in the newsletter [https://www.makeworkbetter.info/p/haunted-by-new-ai-predictions] The AI 2027 predictions are the wake up call we didn't know we needed [https://ai-2027.com/] Microsoft explains why we need to ready ourselves for the reinvention of work [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/2025-the-year-the-frontier-firm-is-born] Konstantine Buhler on 'always on' [https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/always-on-economy/]   Full transcript on the website [https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/?p=4247&preview=true] Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat [https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Zach Mercurio talks about mattering Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat [https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The next two podcasts I see as a piece with each other, today is about meaning the next one is about mattering. Collectively I feel they present serious substance about the foundations of good culture. Read Meaningful Work [https://amzn.to/4chTuON] Read the latest newsletter [https://www.makeworkbetter.info/p/af16fc3e-a207-4336-9172-9762c5c6d9d7?postPreview=paid&updated=2025-04-05T13%3A59%3A32.101Z&audience=everyone&free_preview=false&freemail=true] There’s some overlap - the authors today,Tamara Myles and Wes Adams, have done research with next week’s guest Zach Mercurio. One of today’s guests Tamara Myles said one of the most powerful questions you can ask to measure engagement at work is to ask ‘does your manager care about what is going on in your life?’ Today is about meaning, and I feel it gets to grips with questions of purpose. Why sometimes purpose doesn’t seem to create an impact in an organisation - and other times really makes it hum. The authors describe meaningful work as work that provides community, helps us contribute to something that matters, and challenges us to learn and grow. For full show notes go to the website. [https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/?p=4158&preview=true] Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat [https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sign up for the newsletter [https://www.makeworkbetter.info/] Someone posted on LinkedIn that the podcast had died. Or I had died. But he is risen! I'm back with a great discussion, powerful in its simplicity. Psychologists Dr. Patricia Grabarek and Dr. Katina Sawyer have created a guidebook for anyone who wants to make things better for their teams. In it they suggest that managers need to set the tone for our colleagues. Yes, of course I hear you say but it's so often something that the hectic buzz of work distracts us from. As workplace wellness is in decline they suggest that it's time for managers to step up and be the creators of great culture, even if that might be pushing against the tide. Leading for Wellness is out now. [https://amzn.to/4bGKC57] Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat [https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.