BARTLEBY: Stop optimising. Start pronking.
The article explains the importance of optimisation and the human equivalents of pronking to addressing workplace inefficiency. It cites examples of pronking that include sending a quick text or email, or using an employee-engagement platform to send an industrialised message of appreciation, multit...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 458; no. 9487; p. 64 |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
2/21/2026
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