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!