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
You dimwit, nitwit, halfwit, ignoramus, dolt, imbecile, moron, nincompoop, numskull, pinhead, simpleton, birdbrain, lame-brain!For many generations, beating and humiliation were two of the tools schoolteachers used to keep order. Children who misbehaved would get...
