Nikolai knows that what his boss has asked him to do is not in the best interest of the company. He also knows that if he does not do what he was asked to do, he will be written up and put on disciplinary action. He decides instead to do what his boss wants, just slower than his boss may have liked. Nikolai is using the principle of
A) no brag, just the facts.
B) like everything else, you will need to sell it.
C) evidence-based management is not just for senior executives.
D) if all else fails, slow the spread of bad practice.
E) treat your organization as an unfinished prototype.

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If all else fails, slow the spread of bad practice. Because many managers and employees face pressures to do things that are known to be ineffective, it may be necessary for you to practice "evidence-based misbehavior"-that is, ignore orders you know to be wrong or delay their implementation.

Nikolai Knows That What His Boss Has Asked Him to Do