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44

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According to one study, the percent of employees (44%) who reported that they did not understand the changes they were expected to make. So what? The success ra...

1

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The rank (1st) of the word “I” in a list of the most frequently used words in public discourse. The words “and,” “the,” “to,” “that” and “...

275

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The number of radio stations (275) in the U.S. in 1935. By 1941, the number of stations increased to 882. This paralleled a rise in the number of Americans owni...

65

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The percent of employees (65%) who report that “change fatigue” is a major problem in their organizations. That is, they are just tired of making too many c...

92

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The percent (92%) of high-level communist officials who admitted to listening to the (illegal) Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts. These broadcasts provide...

29000

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The number of Guardian newspaper readers (29,000) who took up the challenge to “Investigate your MP’s expenses.” They culled through 700,000 government ex...

30

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The percent of employees (30%) who argue with someone at work at least once a month. So what? Arguments in the workplace are not always bad; they may serve as a...

8

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The average percent (8%) of incorrect ball-strike calls made by Major League Baseball umpires. So what? Correcting these errors through instant replay might see...

63

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The percent of work tasks (63%) that are interrupted when employees work in openly landscaped offices. The number drops to 49% when they work in private offices...

54

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The percent of online ads (54%) that are never seen by anyone. So what? Another reminder that message sent does not always result in message received. It also s...