by david allan van nostrand | Aug 27, 2018 | Conformity, Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Most of us know groupthink is the situation where people in meetings are pressured to agree with the stance championed by the most senior executive. We know it occurs when consensus is considered more valuable than asking questions, challenging the status quo,...
by david allan van nostrand | Aug 20, 2018 | Items in the News, Using Information
The NYTimes’ Daniel Slotnik wrote a great obituary about a bewildered-looking man in a rumpled suit who won millions of dollars playing roulette. The man claimed to have used a computer program to create a winning system. He lied. What he did was observe very, very...
by david allan van nostrand | Aug 13, 2018 | Items in the News, Research
A story in Fortune said McDonald’s partnership with UberEats is bringing in younger customers. A Global Data report said McDonald’s has seen an increase in customers 50 and older. A CNBC article said McDonald’s is losing customers. Wait a minute – more younger...
by david allan van nostrand | Aug 6, 2018 | Items in the News, The Myopia of Experts
Smart businesspeople know formal research studies aren’t always needed. Sometimes it’s about reading signs, like the trackers in old cowboy movies. According to Butch and Sundance, Lord Baltimore was the very best at following a trail and anticipating the next move...
