Margin Of Error: When Good Polling Goes Bad

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What happens when you ask the wrong questions You get the wrong answers Then you make the wrong decisions Then you look silly Whether you re a pollster predicting elections or a manager deciding who to hire judgement calls like these are only as good as the data they re based on But how do you know if you re asking the wrong questions Do you know if your employees are telling you the truth or what they think you want to hear Are your customer satisfaction numbers really that good Maybe the questions you re asking aren t getting to the real issues Perhaps the political pollsters who once again largely missed their mark in the recent U S elections can help In this episode we discuss how lessons learned from the pollsters can help you rethink your own methods of gathering information to reveal a more accurate picture of what is going on inside or outside of your organization nbsp Please rate and subscribe to our podcast Join the Busybody family and share your ideas or workplace experiences with us If you have a topic you would like for us to cover email us at input busynessparadox com or tweet us busynessparadox nbsp Support the show https www buymeacoffee com busynessparadox