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Research: We Drop People Who Give Us Critical Feedback

Harvard Business Review

It seems that people tend to strengthen their bonds with people who only see their positive qualities. In fact, there is no managerial review processes. Every year, each employee completes a self-evaluation and reviews each of his or her identified colleagues from the past year.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

It is also a matter of having fun and fostering strong bonds between team members to help them reach their goals. There’s more on the less-than-positive end of things: There is still no peer-reviewed evidence suggesting a correlation between CEO physical fitness and firm value.

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When Research Should Come with a Warning Label

Harvard Business Review

But what about peer review? Almost every single nutrient,” he wrote, “has peer reviewed publications associating it with almost any out­come. Peer review is valuable, but it is not a guarantor of reliable knowledge. Where should all this go in our minds?”. Many findings are entirely implausible.”.