by david allan van nostrand | Sep 29, 2025 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Leadership
The partisan crowd at this golf match just east of New York City was touted as America’s secret weapon. They were going to make lots of noise. But for two days, the every-other-year parade of costumed freaks was so quiet that one of the golfers said it was like...
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 | Dec 5, 2022 | Items in the News, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Point of view
Tiger Woods to Head New PGA-LIV Tour! That’s the headline you’ll be reading soon when the powers that be get the details sorted out. It will not happen until early in 2023 because there are a lot of things that need to be done first. Why Tiger? Tiger Woods is the...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 8, 2021 | Items in the News, Leadership, Strategy
In 2015, McDonald’s was congratulating themselves on the success of their brand-new All-Day Breakfast because same-store sales had risen 5.7%. They deliberately avoided mentioning how the confluence of more than a dozen things contributed to that small increase. Only...
by david allan van nostrand | Sep 28, 2020 | Leadership, Strategy
What Is Your Company’s Strategy? Spike Lee’s film Do The Right Thing was a cautionary tale (one that warns of the consequences of actions and inactions). It did not provide “answers” to the issues it exposed. Instead, the film reflected back to its audience their own...
by david allan van nostrand | Apr 20, 2020 | Gatekeepers, Leadership, Surveys
I was once asked to oversee data collection for a survey sponsored by one of the world’s largest and most well-respected Non-Governmental Organizations. The data collected would be used by the C-suite to develop goals and objectives and allocate time, people, and...
