respond to comment $1.)$ What makes EBM difficult for managers to be evidence$-$based in their actions and decision$-$making is managers and staff not wanting to make a change. This will mean other efforts to overcome the pushback and find a way to create a supportive atmosphere so they can accept it$.$ Managers and staff having their own beliefs can play a role in EBM because they might not be able to keep a level head. Another aspect is enough available data to be able to use other information in other situations. To play off this the quality of information they receive needs to be double$-$checked by other professionals to make sure it is accurate. It is also important to make sure this aligns with the company's goals because this can cause conflict with management. $2.)$ There are quite a few advantages of evidence$-$based management practices. One big advantage is these practices are backed my data and science. These practices are entirely based on facts and statistics making it more reliable. They are then able to use research data in order to better understand different situations to come up with a better solution. Another advantage to this type of management approach is it removes bias. When management makes decisions based on facts instead of emotions and opinion this gives a more objective solution that could potentially be better for the entire organization. Along the same lines as earlier, the book describes that there isn$$t one size fits all when it comes to decision making and having research findings to fall back on when being faced with a new dilemma can be very helpful instead of going in blind trying to make decisions that could have a huge impact on your organization.