Will I love Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense?

This book is for me a standard work in the field of evidence-based management. It opened my eyes to the great (negative) impact slogans, insufficient learning from one's own mistakes, blindly following advice from gurus, etc., can have on the results of a company

I discovered that mistakes are also made in the medical world, and insufficient lessons are learned from them because the principles of evidence-based management are not followed.

You can apply the ideas of the authors in any company or organization, regardless of the sector

This insightful book on evidence-based management is rich with great references. It is filled with provoking examples of things we heard or learned, which were debunked, making you think twice about them (Twyman’s law).

Do financial incentives work? They can, but in limited scenarios where individuals could be measured and minimum quality levels kept high; they may, however, backfire and undermine teamwork and attract the wrong people. When hiring, can the best talent be identified? Even in sports, some of the best players aren’t identified early in their careers. 

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