MYW Unscripted Episode 04 – Of Metrics and Interventions

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Mind Your Work

Jose Espinoza; Nicholas Bremner

35 episodes

9 months ago

Mind Your Work is a podcast about investigating and understanding the human aspects of work through science. Scientists have uncovered important and interesting insights about work that many of us don’t ever get to hear. Research on people at work is also advancing rapidly making it hard to keep up. The hosts, Nicholas Bremner and Jose Espinoza, are Industrial/Organizational Psychologists and they dive into the research aiming to inform, educate, and entertain. They sum up what scientists know, how it’s being applied, and how it could affect us in the future.

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MYW Unscripted Episode 04 – Of Metrics and Interventions

Mind Your Work

18 minutes 12 seconds

6 years ago

MYW Unscripted Episode 04 – Of Metrics and Interventions

In the first episode of a two-part series, Jose and Nicholas use Reply All’s The Crime Machine episodes to talk about the importance of good metrics and what they mean for making successful changes in an organization. They also discuss the role of high-level leaders in ensuring that interventions are carried out effectively.

Timestamps:
0:34: A recap of The Crime Machine episodes from Reply All
4:44: Good data and how it can help you allocate resources effectively
6:17: Finding the right metrics to address a problem
8:31: Understanding the importance of data quality
10:02: The role of “buy-in” from the top in interventions and reward vs. punishment
13:44: The police as a critical case study for learning about these concepts
15:07: Our takeaways from the discussion and wrap-up

Mentioned This Episode:
Reply All: The Crime Machine Part I – https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2hx34/
Reply All: The Crime Machine Part II – https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/n8hwl7/
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Credits:
Our intro and outro music for Unscripted is “Pamgaea” by Kevin McLeod, licensed under licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. You can find more of Kevin’s music at incompetech.com.

Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!