Despite your best intentions, it's hard to bring the best evidence to bear on your decisions. Why?
A. It is too expensive; and it's not ethical and there's not enough good evidence.
B. It will hurt diversity and synergy within your organization.
C. There's no competition, or there's too much competition.
D. There's too much evidence; and there's not enough good evidence and the side effects outweigh the cure.
E. People are trying to mislead you; and the evidence will not allow MBO.
D. There's too much evidence; and there's not enough good evidence and the side effects outweigh the cure.
Despite your best intentions, it's hard to bring the best evidence to bear on your decisions. Reasons include (1) there's too much evidence, (2) there's not enough good evidence, (3) the evidence doesn't quite apply, (4) people are trying to mislead you, (5) you are trying to mislead you, (6) the side effects outweigh the cure, and (7) stories are more persuasive anyway.
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