by david allan van nostrand | Feb 26, 2024 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Leadership, The Wayback Machine, The world around us
George Washington (1789-97) led the American Revolution as general and commander in chief of the Colonial Armies. Andrew Jackson (1829-37) led the American victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. “Old Hickory” claimed Florida for the United States....
by david allan van nostrand | Feb 19, 2024 | Case Study, Human Behavior, The Wayback Machine
What is a “Message to García?” In 1897, William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States and Leon Czolgosz was an anarchist who believed the American government was organized in ways that allowed the wealthy to exploit the poor. In 1898, the...
by david allan van nostrand | Feb 12, 2024 | Assumptions, Misinformation traps, The Myopia of Experts
The company was facing some unfamiliar challenges. For the first time in his career, the CEO brought in outsiders to investigate the issues. At the end of their engagement, the outsiders delivered a report that overturned several of the company’s dearly-held...
by david allan van nostrand | Feb 5, 2024 | Human Behavior, Sociology, The world around us
Sociologist Thorsten Veblen, author of the book The Theory of the Leisure Class, coined the term conspicuous consumption to describe the action of going out of your way to spend more money on goods than they are worth. Conspicuous consumers spend money ostentatiously...
