In recent headlines, a large global tech company used data analytics to discover that people who get pulled into too many crowded meetings are miserable at work.
My reaction
to this can be summed up in a single word:
Duh!
I mean, the only surprising
thing about this discovery is that it required analytics to figure it
out. Am I right?
Seriously,
if there’s a bigger bummer than sitting in crowded meetings for 50-75% of your
work week, it’s working for people who can’t figure that out for themselves
without technology.
On the
other hand, at least they took the problem seriously. Too many companies either ignore the problem
or fix the wrong thing.
They also used real data to correlate people's feelings (biased) with what was actually hapening in the business (unbiased), thus avoiding the tricky problem of getting people to tell the truth.
Let's face it, even assuming there would be no repercussions for saying, 'You morons call way too many meetings!' people don't always know why they're miserable and can be quite expert at misdiagnosing their feelings.
They also used real data to correlate people's feelings (biased) with what was actually hapening in the business (unbiased), thus avoiding the tricky problem of getting people to tell the truth.
Let's face it, even assuming there would be no repercussions for saying, 'You morons call way too many meetings!' people don't always know why they're miserable and can be quite expert at misdiagnosing their feelings.
So, I guess
it’s a win, but I can't help thinking...
WHY DO PEOPLE NEED ANALYTICS TO TELL THEM STUFF LIKE THAT???
If you'd like to read more about why meetings are expensive and make people unahppy, check out htis article: Collaboration: $199/lb
And if you're interested in how to run happier and more collaborative meetings, read Games People Play: A Guide to Gamification for HR.
WHY DO PEOPLE NEED ANALYTICS TO TELL THEM STUFF LIKE THAT???
If you'd like to read more about why meetings are expensive and make people unahppy, check out htis article: Collaboration: $199/lb
And if you're interested in how to run happier and more collaborative meetings, read Games People Play: A Guide to Gamification for HR.
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