Vanity Sizing in Fashion, A Lesson In Statistical Abuse
Posted on10 May 2012
TagsChallenge, defintions, fashion, glass, ignorance, numbers, perception, problem solving, statistics, The Economist, vanity sizing
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How we position things greatly influences the outcome. In the April 7, 2012 edition of The Economist the article, “Dressing Up,” uncovers... Read More
The Seduction of Rankings
Posted on02 Jan 2012
Tagscomplexity, Google, Greek mythology, knowledge, numbers, quantify, rankings, sirens, statistics, unique, unknown
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Even though rankings are extremely subjective, they seduce us as strongly as the sirens did sailors in Greek mythology. Consequently, we often... Read More
Entering the Golden Age of Women in Business
Posted on01 Dec 2011
Tagsattributes, Chief Executive Officer, Feminine Influence in Business, Fortune 500, humans, intuition, men, relationships, skills, Talent, technology, The Atlantic, Virginia Rometty, women, workplace
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If you have a son and a daughter both under college age, odds are greater that she will become CEO of a... Read More
When Does Optimism Become Pollyannaism?
In “Before You Make That Big Decision,” which appeared in the June 2011 Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo and Olivier... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 5): Intimidation
One aspect of sensitivity that I find challenging to explain to sensitive people is their natural intimidation of other people. As we... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagsquantnik, certainty, clarity, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things, emotional triggers
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More