Author Archives: John Sumser

100111 Infohrm 1

By John Sumser | Published: January 11, 2010

Infohrm 1: Metrics Standards
On my desk is one of the most amazing pieces of HR work I’ve ever run across. At 600 pages, the spiral bound book is a ream of paper devoted to the documentation of HR Metrics.”The Metrics Standard: Establishing Standards for Core Human Capital Measures” is a three year old labor of [...]

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100104 Zeo

By John Sumser | Published: January 4, 2010

100104 Zeo
I got a ZEO for Christmas. Billed as a ’sleep coach’, the product is the tip of the iceberg in the next wave of consumer goods. Zeo measures and analyzes your sleep patterns with the general idea that one can take charge of one’s nocturnal productivity.
You wear a headband that wirelessly interacts with a [...]

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091230 In The Know v1.08

By John Sumser | Published: December 30, 2009

In The Know v1.08 (A weekly list of links to five important ideas)
Tech Impact and End Of Year Lists

Incentives Don’t Motivate
Dan Pink’s TED Video on the surprising science of motivation. Variable incentives do the opposite of what you’d expect if you’re trying to get ‘out of the box’ results. What really motivates contemporary workers are [...]

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