Why scientific myths not only endure in public but also some scientists minds, infecting some research with misleading counter-factual pseudo-research. Interview with Kare Letrud – Scientific myths Asst. Professor Dr. Kare Letrud talks to David about a common such research myth, the learning pyramid and how such scientific myths become to believed even by other […]
Read moreThe business pivot from a practitioners point of view Last month I interviewed Regan Stevenson about his research looking at entrepreneurial pivots. This month I thought I would interview an entrepreneur, business coach and investor about business pivots from their perspective. Podcast interview with Paul Avins In this episode I spoke with Paul Avins an […]
Read moreSource manipulation Podcast links Subscribe on iTunes Player FM Listen on Spotify Listen on Podbean Transcript (00:00): Why do some people do this? How some researchers reduce trust in research. Hi, I’m David Wilkinson, the editor of the Oxford Review. I came across this last week and it’s both blatant and appalling because it […]
Read moreA pretty blatant case of source manipulation
Read moreWhy you shouldn’t just believe research papers just because it is published in an academic research journal. Take a new study citing ‘evidence’ for the learning pyramid for example… How does this statement sound? “Teaching a subject is better, in terms of retention or memory than just reading about the subject.” Sounds plausible right? You […]
Read moreOver-qualified workers are increasingly common It is common these days to find overqualified professionals working in a wide variety of jobs that do not require their level of qualification, skills, knowledge and experience. Additionally, many jobseekers these days intentionally omit academic qualifications, work experience and senior roles they have held in order to obtain a […]
Read moreInterest in NLP in general and NLP coaching (given the profusion of books on the subject) in particular within the mental health, coaching and development practitioner world has remained relatively high over the last 20 years. And yet in the research literature interest in the topic of NLP in any context has remained very low […]
Read moreSubscribe on iTunes Player FM Listen on Spotify Listen on Podbean Scientists in every boardroom Dr Ruby Campbell LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrubycampbell/ Twitter: @ProveritasGroup Email Ruby Transcript David Wilkinson (00:00:00): Today I’d like to welcome Dr. Ruby Campbell who’s written a very interesting book called Scientists in The Boardroom: Harnessing the Power of STEMM Leaders in Every […]
Read moreEntrepreneurial pivots are a core skill set in every entrepreneur’s tool kit right? Well new research suggests this might not be correct. The idea of the adaptive, change orientated entrepreneur probably needs updating. In this interview with Professor Regan Stevenson from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, he looks at some of his […]
Read moreA lot of organisational change research over the last 20 to 30 years has focused on issues around transformational leadership and the ability of transformational leaders to have a positive impact on organisational culture to effect organisational change. However when transformational leaders meet cynicism… (This research briefing was sent to members in 2019) Variable outcomes […]
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