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Sept. 8, 2026

Why Leaders Don't Accept Your Evidence

Why Leaders Don't Accept Your Evidence

If leaders reject your evidence, they have a competing interpretation and your case has only done half the work. Here I unpack how to complete it.

In this episode we cover:

  • Why data and evidence are not the same
  • How competing interpretations block action
  • How to use 4 sources in both directions

If you want to go further
When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis.
It stops you building work around unexamined issues and keeps you grounded in evidence your colleagues trust.
Here's our method on one page.
Get it here: https://cheatsheet.elementofinclusion.com/