HR’s lighter side: You’re going to want one of these
October 22, 2009 by Jim GiulianoPosted in: Behavior, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Imagine you’re in a tense meeting with a stubborn problem employee. You need the EmoBracelet.
That’s the name of a device being marketed by Philips Electronics. We’ll let the company literature describe the purpose of the device:
It aims at … detecting stress levels so that wearers can know when to take a “time-out,” wind down and reconsider their actions.
The company originally designed the EmoBracelet for stock traders who might let their emotions get the best of them, but it’s easy to see how the applications can be broadened to HR managers and others.
Anyway, here’s how it works: The EmoBracelet senses emotional ups and downs and transmits messages to something called the EmoBowl (no, we’re not making this up). The EmoBowl then lights up in a range of colors from yellow to red, indicating the intensity — and danger zones — of the EmoBracelet wearer’s emotions.
In other words, when your EmoBowl turns red, it’s time to walk away and calm down before saying anything or making a decision.
Where was the EmoBracelet when HR Morning needed it? Like maybe just before the second marriage.
Tags: EmoBowl, EmoBracelet, Philips Electronics
October 26th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Can anyone say electronic (and much more expensvie) mood ring?!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Can you imagine… “Good afteroon, Mr. Employee. I need to talk to you about your performance, but first I’d like to hook you up to this giant psycho-detector.” Maybe a good market for this product would be marriage counselors.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Blind date lie detectors. “So tell me, if you pay for my dinner are you expecting benefits afterwards?” RED RED RED….. lol
October 27th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I think I’ll wait for the one that gets implanted at the base of your skull and shuts down your ability to speak when it it hits the “red zone”. And we’ll make it a condition of employment.
October 29th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Sharon B, I love it… a fail-safe, brain shutdown device for people who lack the natual ability to stop talking when they’ve already said too much.
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Believe it or not, I still have two Mood Rings from the ’70’s and they still work!