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163 — Evidence: The No. 1 L&D detective agency
163 — Evidence: The No. 1 L&D detective agency
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2019
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Podcast episode
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We all like to think our decisions are based on a methodical appraisal of the available evidence. But how do we know what 'good evidence' looks like in the context of L&D? This week on the podcast, Ross D, Nicola and Owen are joined by Rob Briner, Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, to discuss evidence-based practice. In this episode, we cover: the meaning of 'evidence-based practice' how 'EBP' can be applied to learning and development how to identify 'good' evidence If you'd like to get in touch with us about any of the things we've said on this show, you can tweet @ross__dickie, @NicolaBoyle_GP, @owenferguson and @Rob_Briner. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAUS. To find out more about what we do, visit goodpractice.com. FREE Difficult Conversations Bundle: Breeze through your next difficult conversation with ease by downloading your FREE bundle of resources: http://www2.goodpractice.com/dcpodcast The paper Owen mentioned is 'Meyer, M. N., Heck, P. R., Holtzman, G. S., Anderson, S. M., Cai, W., Watts, D. J., & Chabris, C. F. (2019). Objecting to experiments that compare two unobjectionable policies or treatments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(22), 10723-10728'. It can be found at: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/22/10723 The FiveThirtyEight article Ross D references can be found at: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-personality-quizzes-are-junk-science-i-found-one-that-isnt/ You can learn more about Stonewall's 'Workplace Allies' programme at: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/workplace-allies-programme You can find the Centre for Evidence-Based Management's website at: https://www.cebma.org
Released:
Sep 17, 2019
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