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When a study lands on a leader’s desk, I read it as I would as a chief executive: what it found, and whether it should change how you lead this week.

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    · Gallup

    Recognition and Retention: What Gallup's Research Tells CEOs

    Gallup and Workhuman tracked nearly 3,500 employees: the well recognised were 45% less likely to leave. What the study shows and how a CEO should act on it.

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    · Harvard Business Review

    Employees Are Losing Patience with Change: What the Gartner Research Shows

    Gartner researchers found willingness to support change fell from 74% to 43% in six years. How leaders can rebuild their teams' patience for change.

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    · Psychological Bulletin (PubMed)

    Two growth mindset meta-analyses disagree. Here is why

    Two 2023 Psychological Bulletin meta-analyses reached different verdicts on growth mindset. The gap comes from what they counted and how they counted it.

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    · Psychological Bulletin (PubMed)

    Growth mindset interventions: for whom they work, and why

    A 2023 meta-analysis of 53 randomised samples found small, variable growth mindset effects, larger for targeted groups. What that means for leaders.

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    · Gartner

    The Transformation Deficit: What Gartner Found About Change Fatigue

    Gartner found employees faced five times more planned change in 2022 than in 2016, while willingness to support it halved. What it means for a CEO.