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 | Apr 30, 2018 | Conformity, Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Begin by ignoring the principles of good decision-making and problem-solving. This is easiest if you don’t bother to learn what they are. Announce at the beginning of every meeting the course of action you’ve already decided upon. This way, your group needn’t bother...
by david allan van nostrand | Feb 5, 2018 | Conformity, Human Behavior
There are true believers in each category. Those who believe in dieties are fragmented into hundreds of religions and sects. Each “knows” theirs is the one true way. How many religions are there in the world today? Most of us know the top five:...
by david allan van nostrand | Sep 25, 2017 | Conformity, Items in the News, Voodoo Statistics
Digital advertising is a $200 billion a year bandwagon – and a murky one, too. The term “jumping on the bandwagon” refers to following a crowd or trend, particularly one that seems assured of success. The digital ad stampede is lately being challenged by a few...
by david allan van nostrand | Sep 18, 2017 | Conformity, Fads, Marketing
Long before television and radio, circuses traveled from town to town by way of horse-drawn wagons that paraded right down Main Street, USA. Elephants would be first – bizarre creatures never seen before by simple country folk. Next would be a fancy wagon with a...
by david allan van nostrand | Aug 14, 2017 | Conformity, Fads, Items in the News
A recent WSJ article advised men over 40 that to be fashionable, they should buy $845 sneakers to wear with a $2,000 sweater. The definition of a fashionable person is one who dresses according to the current trend. So if we want to be fashionable, we should do what...
