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Study Finds No Publishing Bias Against Novel Research

The Horizons Tracker

Against novelty The researchers explain that there has long been a concern that reviewers and journals leaned more toward conservative research findings, which inevitably discourages researchers from pursuing novel and innovative projects. They found no evidence that this bias exists either.

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4 Steps for Making Change Happen

Great Leadership By Dan

Implementing change today relies on building consensus rather than executive fiat. Find some "out of the way" department or project to experiment on where the variables are controllable, the investment is minimal, and results are easily measured. Create consensus by presenting your plan to colleagues and stakeholders.

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Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

Chart Your Course

Effective June 2013, all employees were required to work in the office. said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects. This past February Yahoo!’s

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Great Leadership Comes with a Counterintuitive Approach

Great Leadership By Dan

Coming to a consensus around vision and direction can be time intensive simply because people who don’t interact are likely speaking to each other for the very first time, and frankly don’t trust each other. Maybe it was the conclusion of a big project, or a close to the fourth quarter of 2013.

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How to Complete an Individual Development Plan | Thoughts for the.

Nathan Magnuson

IDPs also allow employees and organizations to communicate and reach consensus on what constitutes a developmental win. If one of your activities is to work on a special project, that project (or your involvement with it) should have an end date. © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT.

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The Success Delusion

Marshall Goldsmith

We often: • Overestimate our contribution to a project; • Have an elevated opinion of our professional skills and standing among our peers; • Exaggerate our project’s impact on profitability by discounting real and hidden costs. Marshall was the highest rated executive coach on the Thinkers50 List in both 2011 and 2013.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

By the end of 2013, nurses reported over 20% of patient handoffs still had missing information. The handoff project successfully reduced the number of handoffs with missing or inaccurate information, and the team has been able to sustain these improvements. Adopting a more systematic process. The Six Stages.