Summary
The website introduces Ron Pol, a former lawyer and leadership consultant with a late-career PhD in policy effectiveness and outcomes, who focuses on better outcomes through applied research and evidence-informed, outcome-oriented strategies.
Abstract
The website introduces Ron Pol, a former lawyer and leadership consultant who has pursued a late-career PhD in policy effectiveness and outcomes. Pol specializes in differentiating outcomes from easy-to-measure effort, activity, and output targets, which are often mislabeled as outcomes. This focus on outcomes is important because intended objectives in areas such as crime prevention, health, education, and workplace safety often remain persistently unrealized. Pol's differentiating traits include a focus on better outcomes by design, applied research, and evidence-informed, outcome-oriented strategies. The website also includes links to Pol's LinkedIn profile, an AML outcomes website, and a selection of articles on health and economic outcomes, anti-crime outcomes, and haiku.
Opinions
- Pol believes that the language of 'outcomes' and 'effectiveness' is commonplace, but meaningfully distinguishing outcomes from easy-to-measure effort, activity, and output targets remains surprisingly rare.
- Pol believes that the consequence of this lack of distinction is that intended objectives often remain unrealized in areas such as crime prevention, health, education, and workplace safety.
- Pol's approach to better outcomes involves applied research for evidence-informed, outcome-oriented strategies, with a focus on materially, substantially, and demonstrably better outcomes.
- Pol's articles cover a range of topics, including health and economic outcomes, anti-crime outcomes, and haiku. Some of the articles express opinions on specific issues, such as the impact of COVID-19 on global health and economic outcomes and the effectiveness of anti-money laundering strategies.
