Everybody knows everybody else, which may make objective decision-making hard.

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High performers align every element of their organization around the cultural objective of decision effectiveness.

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The main objective of IPBES is to promote awareness among political decision-makers and the general public of the disastrous consequences of biodiversity loss.

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It also called for policy discussions and decision-making "to be based upon objective assessment of peer-reviewed research results".

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Would the public understand a decision to resist more powers from a party whose funding objective is not just independence but to advance the interests of Scotland?

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