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The Challenge of Retaining Startup Talent After an Acquisition

Harvard Business Review

Census Bureau data from 1990 to 2011 that encompasses 230,000 acquired startup workers, the author researched these questions and discovered significantly higher turnover rates among acquired workers compared to regular hires.

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Eating your own dog food

Idea to Value

For example, analysis of mutual fund managers in 2011 found nearly half of the managers did not themselves invest in the core funds they were advising customers to buy. Or I can give an example of my own start at one of the world’s biggest consulting firms.

Software 259
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Optimism Bias

Idea to Value

One of the most cited-assessments of the bias from 2011 gives the following examples: When it comes to predicting what will happen to us tomorrow, next week, or fifty years from now, we overestimate the likelihood of positive events, and underestimate the likelihood of negative events.

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Why we value our own ideas so highly: The IKEA effect

Idea to Value

The bias made waves when the research was first published in 2011 , showing how people would place a higher valuation on things they produced. For example: People who build a box from IKEA were willing to pay 63% more for it than someone who was just shown the final box.

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The G.I. Joe Fallacy: Knowing is not enough

Idea to Value

For example, you may know that $19.99 In a 2021 paper , Santos and Kristal give the following examples: Many of our most common self-regulatory failures have a shared feature— that is, we often fail to behave in a certain way even though we know the positive consequences of that behavior.

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Why aren’t more people of color in the mental health workforce?

Christensen Institute

In 2011, according to the American Psychology Association (APA), psychologists were 85% white, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian,28% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and.05% For example, Black patients tend to be overdiagnosed with schizophrenia and underdiagnosed for bipolar disorder or depression.

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How to Leverage Process Behavior Charts: Webinar Recap

Kainexus

Mark has been a part of KaiNexus in various capacities since 2011. However, the webinar contains many more valuable examples, so we highly recommend that you watch the webinar. Mark’s book focuses on managing variation, understanding data, and leading improvement. This post is a recap of Mark's presentation.

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