by david allan van nostrand | Nov 25, 2019 | Human Behavior, Misinformation traps
Three international executives recently listened with great interest as a man complained long and loud about how cellphone numbers should never be reissued. He had just bought a new mobile and was angry because he kept getting annoying calls for someone else. He was...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 18, 2019 | Gatekeepers, Organizational Behavior, Research
Here’s my behind-the-scenes look at what happens to your organization’s research when gatekeepers pass your instructions down the information ladder and later, when they pass your results back up. Sure it’s funny – except it’s not. Every...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 11, 2019 | Items in the News
United States Air Force 1966-1970. Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Alaska, Hawaii, Okinawa, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam. Welcome home. Share...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 4, 2019 | Fads, Human Behavior
For many generations, beating and humiliation were two of the tools schoolteachers used to keep order. Children who misbehaved would get whipped with sticks and switches. Those who gave the wrong answers would be made to put on dunce caps and stand in the corner, face...
