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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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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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Mind Your Work
MYW S03 Episode 05 – Data Literacy Part 3: Communication and Storytelling with Data

Time to pull it all together! In this episode, we wrap up our mini-series on data literacy by discussing how to communicate effectively using data. We cover important things to consider when preparing your talk (or write-up), knowing your audience, and effectively structuring your message. We also briefly talk about data visualization as a tool that can be used to augment your delivery.
    
Timestamps:
0:50: Why is storytelling important?
2:30: Putting data and stories together
4:38: Preparation: Deciding on your purpose
6:30: Preparation: Knowing the context
9:45: Knowing your audience
22:25: Structuring your presentation or message
28:55: The structure of a story
31:30: Data visualization
34:27: Data viz “commandments” (aka basic tips)
36:15: Effective delivery in presentations
39:40: Effective delivery in documents or manuscripts
41:40: Wrap-up
 
Mentioned This Episode:
Cicero Public Speaking Cards
Examples of great storytelling:
The beauty of data visualization – David McCandless (chosen by Jose)
Start with why – Simon Sinek (chosen by Nicholas)
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas or suggestions here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
 
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “Bike ride with you” by Ryan Anderson. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0).
 
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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4 years ago
44 minutes 48 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S03 Episode 04 – Data Literacy Part 2: Analyzing Data

Okay, we’ve got a research question and some data! Now what? In this episode, we talk about common analytical techniques used in the social sciences (particularly industrial and organizational psychology) and what questions they can help answer. We also talk about the only “true” way to demonstrate that X causes Y and cover some common things to watch out for when conducting analysis.
 
Timestamps:
1:00: Statistics and how we’re teaching them the wrong way
6:10: Describing data vs making inferences with data
9:40: Describing survey data with “percent favorability”
13:55: Why Jose thinks (knows) descriptive stats are great
17:08: Let’s talk about correlations and shark attacks
23:05: T-tests
32:23: Experimental design 101
36:13: Statistical pitfalls
40:48: Wrap-up
 
Mentioned This Episode:
Tyler Vigen – Spurious Correlations
Science Forum – Ten common statistical mistakes to watch out for
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas or suggestions here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “Tech Toys” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).
    
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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4 years ago
44 minutes 31 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S03 Episode 03 – Data Literacy Part 1: Intro and Data Collection

Let’s talk about data literacy. Data is already ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, so even if you don’t work with data directly, it’s still important to understand it. In this episode, we provide a brief introduction to our three part series on data literacy, which spans the issues of data collection, analysis, and communication/visualization. We also cover the first of these three topics.
     
Timestamps:
1:30: What is data literacy?
2:35: Why is data literacy important?
4:12: A way of thinking about data: Inputs, processes, and outputs
7:05: Inputs: Data collection and measurement
9:40: General pros and cons of measurement instruments
19:35: Collecting data from the right people at the right time
24:05: Statistical power
24:50: Validity (accuracy) and reliability
31:30: Wrap-up
 
Mentioned This Episode:
Gartner - A Data and Analytics Leader’s Guide to Data Literacy
 
Some episodes covering issues of data literacy:
Why Can’t We Hold All These Personality Models? (Validity and personality)
Bad Behavior at Work (Measuring and preventing counterproductive work behavior)
Of Metrics and Interventions (Examining the “right” metrics and data quality)
Of Metrics and Interventions - Part 2 (The danger of focusing on too few metrics and how picking metrics can actually influence human behavior)
 
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas or suggestions here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
     
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “Places Unseen” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).
 
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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4 years ago
33 minutes 43 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 13 – Me, You, and All These Data

Data has become increasingly common in our day-to-day lives. It has become easier than ever to collect, analyze, and share data than ever before. What implications does this have for us and how we make decisions in organizations? In this episode we discuss the rise of data in society, some of the ethical implications of collecting and using data in organizations, and preview our mini-series on data literacy coming in 2021.



Timestamps:



1:45: Where is data becoming more prevalent in society?



8:35: Increased use of data in organizations



10:45: Is collecting more data a good thing?



14:04: How do we approach collecting and using data?



21:15: How do we consume data as individuals?



27:33: Final thoughts and upcoming mini-series on data literacy



Mentioned This Episode:



mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!



MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!



Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!



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!
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4 years ago
29 minutes 23 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 12 – Essential Services

Essential services ensure that our continues to run, but things are a bit different during a pandemic. In this episode, we talk about some of the occupations that have graduated to essential and discuss how their new “value” has yet to reach employees.
    
Timestamps:
1:10: What is an essential service?
2:56: The shift in importance of custodial work and other occupations
8:00: Will the perceived value of certain occupations shift?
10:20: Job evaluation
17:45: Are certain essential services now “non-essential”?
22:50: Final thoughts
 
Mentioned This Episode:
NYT article on custodial services
Episode of 99pi on Social Infrastructure
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
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!
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5 years ago
27 minutes 1 second

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 11 – Universal Basic Income

If you received $1000 per month, no strings attached, how would you spend your time? In this episode, we discuss the concept of universal basic income. We cover some of its potential psychological consequences for the individual and the value of work itself. The conversation turns toward what makes a job viable or not, how to enrich jobs, and the question of whether or not a significant portion of the population would “coast” or spend irresponsibly if given an unconditional monthly stipend.
 
Timestamps:
1:40: Defining Universal Basic Income
8:52: The future of undesirable jobs under UBI
13:08: Making nonviable jobs better
17:05: Takeaways and overall impressions
21:42: The case against UBI
 
Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
 
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!
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5 years ago
27 minutes 56 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S03 Episode 02 – COVID, Work, and Universal Human Needs

In this episode, we discuss how the COVID pandemic has affected the way we do our jobs and relate to each other at work. As I-O psychologists, we frame the issue from a human-centered perspective and use a popular (and well-supported) theory of motivation to unpack the challenges (and opportunities). 
 
Timestamps:
1:58: Framing the problem
3:30: Universal human needs and motivation
10:10: New challenges that may threaten our needs
19:45: New opportunities that may help fulfill our needs
30:56: How we’ve been coping
 
Mentioned This Episode:
Living COVID HR Comms & Resources Guide
Office 2.0 and Virtual Work Episode
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-determination Theory
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas or suggestions here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
Credits:
Thanks to Hannah Soicher for helping with background research for this episode!
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “Places Unseen” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).
    
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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5 years ago
39 minutes 10 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 10 – Unlimited Paid Time Off

Unlimited vacation! Sounds great, right? Not so fast. There are definitely upsides, but with greater freedom comes some potential disadvantages for both employees and organizations. In this Unscripted, Jose and Nicholas discuss some of these pros and cons, and talk about their own experiences with unlimited PTO and flexible work arrangements.
 
Timestamps:
1:45: Unlimited Vacation? PTO? What’s the difference?
3:15: Perhaps the biggest downside of “unlimited” PTO
6:00: Vacation time as a reward, PTO as flexibility
9:50: Unlimited PTO in practice - how to support it with other policies and processes
12:40: Should you still track vacation with unlimited PTO?
 
Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
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!
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5 years ago
15 minutes 29 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 09 – Our Experiences with Sleep Tracking Apps

Back in Season 2, Jose and Nicholas talked about what the science says about sleep and work. They also committed to tracking their sleep and coming back to discuss their experiences in the future. In this Unscripted, Jose and Nicholas discuss their experiences with various sleep apps, whether they’ve seen any improvement, and the kinds of features they wish these apps had.
Timestamps:
1:10: A call-back to Season 2 and the importance of sleep.
2:21: Our mini-reviews of different sleep tracking apps.
7:08: Have we gotten anything out of tracking our sleep and general concerns
11:55: What additional data and features do we wish we had
14:30: Do we recommend you track your sleep
 Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
Sleep Tracking Apps
SleepScore
Sleep Cycle
Sleep for Android
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!
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5 years ago
17 minutes 30 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S03 Episode 01 – Performance Appraisals
Performance appraisals are something most of us are familiar with and probably don’t really enjoy (unless you’re accustomed to getting great appraisals!) – that said, there have recently been more widespread grumblings about this organizational tradition. Is a shift in the fundamentals of performance management upon us? Are there compelling alternatives to performance appraisals? In this episode, we discuss some of the fundamentals of performance appraisals, cover the recent debate about their effectiveness, and share our own views on the topic.

Timestamps:

1:54: The basics of performance appraisals

8:40: The trouble with performance appraisals – two conflicting purposes

15:53: The debate about performance appraisals

18:37: Alternatives to performance appraisals

28:12: Shifting the burden of appraisals from people to machines

32:24: Additional readings and wrap-up

Mentioned This Episode:

Open-access article – Performance appraisal debate

Open-access article – Performance evaluation will not die, but it should

HBR – Deloitte’s alternative to traditional performance management

Video – Big Ideas in Performance Management

mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas or suggestions here!

MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!

Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!

Credits:

Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “New Day” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).

Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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5 years ago
36 minutes 8 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S02 Episode 06 – Mentorship

Mentorship is a well-known concept that is ubiquitous in organizations and frequently depicted in popular media (remember Master Yoda? “Do. Or do not. There is no try”). This is for good reason as mentors are the teachers, guides, and confidants who help us grow and reach our potential. In this episode, we discuss the research behind mentorship in the workplace. We outline some of the benefits of mentoring for mentees, the mentors themselves, and organizations. We also discuss some alternative forms of mentoring, such as sponsorship and “reverse mentoring”.
    
Timestamps:
1:28: What is mentorship?
3:20: Formal vs informal mentorship
6:23: Benefits of mentoring for individuals
10:02: Benefits of mentoring for organizations
11:27: How to get the most of your mentorship program
13:20: Alternatives to mentorship programs
24:45: This is Not Homework ­– What could you offer to others as a mentor?
    
Mentioned This Episode:
HBR Article – Why Reverse Mentoring Works and How to Do It Right
Reverse Mentoring: A Social Exchange Tool for Keeping the Boomers Engaged and Millennials Committed
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is "Looking Back” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).
    
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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5 years ago
26 minutes 47 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 08 – Cognitive Enhancing Drugs

In this episode, Jose and Nicholas discuss the thorny ethical issue of cognitive enhancement in the workplace. They cover what constitutes pharmacological cognitive enhancement (or PCE), talk about the norms around drug use, and explain how organizations benefit. They also discuss some of the reasons for, and against, the use of cognitive performance enhancing drugs in society.
    
Timestamps:
0:36: What is pharmacological cognitive enhancement (PCE)?
3:55: Pressure to cognitively enhance and social norms
7:05: Is PCE ethical?
14:47: The case for cognitive enhancement
16:26: Key takeaways
    
Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
Pro-cognitive enhancement article - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23627947_Towards_responsible_use_of_cognitive-enhancing_drugs_by_the_healthy
    
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!
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6 years ago
20 minutes

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 07 – What is Crunch Mode and Why is it Terrible

“Crunch Mode” may sound like a fun breakfast cereal, but it’s actually kind of a bummer. Crunch Mode is a controversial labour practice that is common in the video game industry. It involves long hours, high amounts of stress, and no extra pay. In this episode, Jose and Nicholas talk about where Crunch Mode came from, why it is so bad, and what could be done about it.
 
Timestamps:
0:40: What is Crunch Mode?
2:15: The rise of awareness of Crunch Mode
3:43: What are the specifics behind Crunch Mode?
8:42: What’s so bad about Crunch Mode?
14:27: How do we change this practice in the industry?
16:05: Key takeaways
 
Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
Original Crunch Mode blog entry - https://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/
Patriot Act Episode on Crunch Mode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAi_cmly6Q
Kotaku article on Crunch Mode - https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466
Kotaku article on hiring cycles: https://kotaku.com/why-game-developers-keep-getting-laid-off-1583192249
 
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!
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6 years ago
22 minutes 27 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 06 – Pay Transparency

In this episode of Unscripted, Jose and Nicholas discuss their thoughts on the taboo of talking about pay with your coworkers. They cover their own ideas as to why this taboo is so prevalent, how it negatively impacts workers, and what organizations have to gain from being more transparent about what and how they pay their employees.
 
Timestamps:
00:20: Introduction and why we’re talking about this topic
2:43: Our feelings on talking about money and why it can be difficult
7:30: Why talking about pay is important for employees
9:34: Can organizations and stakeholders benefit from pay transparency?
14:28: Pay bands in the context of pay transparency
16:58: Glass Door and crowd-sourced pay information
20:55: Our takeaways and wrap-up
 
Mentioned This Episode:
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
 
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!
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6 years ago
24 minutes 47 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW S02 Episode 05 – The Importance of Sleep

We all know getting enough sleep is important, but a good night’s rest is often one of the first things we skip out on when life gets busy. In this episode, we cover the intersection between sleep and work. We outline some of the work-related consequences of lacking sleep, explain how work can hinder employees’ sleep, and discuss some of the ways organizations can support their employees’ sleep schedules and wellbeing. We also share some of our own experiences, and challenges, when it comes to sleep hygiene.
    
Timestamps:
1:04: Episode outline
1:52: The consequences of a lack of sleep
4:01: Why lacking sleep is harmful
7:16: How work interferes with sleep
11:01: What can organizations do to support their employees when it comes to sleep?
14:45: What can we do as individuals to improve our sleep?
17:28: Our own sleep hygiene practices and personal recommendations for getting a better sleep
23:12: Sleep tracking applications and This is Not Homework
    
Mentioned This Episode:
f.lux - Blue light reducing software
Felix Gray - blue light blocking glasses
sleepscore and Sleep Cycle – Sleep tracking applications
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
    
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is "Looking Back” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).
    
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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6 years ago
25 minutes 15 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 05 – Of Metrics and Interventions Part 2

In the second episode of a two-part series, Jose and Nicholas cover what went wrong with the NYPD’s system for tracking crimes and have a broader discussion around the challenges of picking metrics to incentivize behavior and drive performance.
 
Timestamps:
0:40: Brief recap of part 1 and setup for part 2
1:50: Downsides of applying “The Crime Machine”
4:37: The problem with chasing metrics
7:18: Maximum or ceiling value of metrics
9:09: Danger of focusing on single metrics at the expense of others
11:16: “The Cobra Effect”
15:38: Our takeaways 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/
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
 
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!
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6 years ago
22 minutes 40 seconds

Mind Your Work
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/
mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!
MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!
Mindyourwork.io – Find us here!
 
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!
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6 years ago
18 minutes 12 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Will Be Back in July!

Jose and Nicholas have been a little busier than usual lately so MindYourWork will take a break for June and be back in July with a new episode!
Mentioned This Episode:
Jose’s personal Twitter (@jae_noza)
Nicholas’ personal Twitter (@nlbremner)
MindYourWorkIO (@mindyourworkio) – Send us a tweet!
 
Credits:
Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!
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6 years ago

Mind Your Work
MYW S02 Episode 04 – Bad Behavior at Work

On this
episode, Jose and Nicholas discuss the research on Counter-productive Work Behaviors
(CWBs). CWB is the umbrella term that covers a wide variety of behaviors that intentionally
harm the organization or other employees. We cover everything from theft and
fraud to the newest kind of CWB to enter the workplace, cyberloafing. Listen
and find out why firing the ‘bad apples’ is not enough and what you can do
instead.



Timestamps:



0:56: An
introduction to Counter-productive Work Behaviors and their cost



3:50: The costs
of CWBs to organizations



5:35: The
drivers of CWBs – Understanding the frustration-emotion link



8:42: What
about CWBs that are not driven just by frustration?



10:22:
Selecting out the ‘bad apples’ and why it’s not enough



13:50: A
summary of what we know and what can we do reduce CWBs



17:45: Cyberloafing:
The latest and most prevalent form of CWB



22:20: Wrapping
up and This Is Not Homework



Mentioned This Episode:



Our episodes on Personality (Learn about Honesty-Humility!)



Our episode on Burnout (Reduce bad behavior and maintain employee well-being)



Rescue Time – An app to analyze your own cyberloafing behavior!



mindyourworkpodcast@gmail.com – Email us your ideas here!



MindYourWorkIO – Send us a tweet!



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6 years ago
24 minutes 32 seconds

Mind Your Work
MYW Unscripted Episode 03 – Jose and Nicholas Do Their Homework: Recruitment Videos

Almost a full season later, Jose and Nicholas finally
get around to doing their homework! In this episode, we watch and discuss three
very different recruitment videos mentioned in our episode on “What Attracts
People to Organizations” (Season 1, Episode 6). We talk about some of the key
messages that organizations try to communicate through recruitment videos and
what they can tell you (and not tell you) about the organization’s culture. We
also discuss the limitations of recruitment videos in general and the
importance of seeking information from other sources to help you learn more
about your potential organizational suitor.



Timestamps:



0:22: What are we talking about
today, exactly?



1:51: Amazon recruitment video
discussion



4:47: New Zealand Police
recruitment video discussion



9:09: Fiverr recruitment video
discussion



11:16: General impressions



Mentioned This
Episode:



Amazon Services Recruitment Video - youtube.com/watch?v=KRdn71yG9Lk2.



New New Zealand Police Recruitment Video -youtube.com/watch?v=f9psILoYmCc3.



Fiverr Recruitment Video -youtube.com/watch?v=S5rvJOcff_I.



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6 years ago
14 minutes 54 seconds

Mind Your Work
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.