Manipulating People’s Emotions With Numbers, Data And Statistics
Posted on18 Nov 2019
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Numbers trigger people’s need to feel secure. They convey knowledge. The more people know the more secure they feel. Thus, manipulating people’s... Read More
Unsung Heroes In The Workplace That Stats Don’t Capture
Posted on21 Jan 2019
Tagsbasketball, sports, Danny Green, Sue Bird, star employees, Wall Street Journal, big data, National Basketball Association, workplace, team building, Talent, statistics, intangibles, collaboration
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The digital age has exploding with data. In sports, new stats now capture play of unsung heroes whose efforts were blind to... Read More
The Most Blasphemous Secret About Experts That’s Hard To Believe
To influence us, experts often cite their research. They use rules based on the scientific method to do it. Yet, it’s easy... Read More
Importance Of Probability In Business Decision Making Process
Posted on20 Nov 2017
Tagsdecision-making process, statistics, storytelling, uncertainty, unknown, vagueness, bell curve, probability
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The importance of probability in business decision making can’t be understated. Too many just don’t see its impact. Granted, statistics strike fear... Read More
Make Better Decisions by Spotting Role of Correlation in Business
Posted on30 Jan 2017
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The role of correlation in business in decision making is everywhere. People just don’t see it. That’s because they often see it... Read More
Biggest Obstacles to Big Data Are Right In Front of Us
Posted on23 Jan 2017
Tagsartificial intelligence, business planning, decisions, information technology, resistance to change, statistics, uncertainty, Go, big data, bias, 2016 presidential election
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Big data analytics is a big thing. It also plays a huge role in artificial intelligence (AI). Deep learning requires analyzing a... Read More
Finding Right Problem to Solve
Posted on17 Nov 2014
TagsDwayne Spradlin, emotional triggers, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy, statistics, problem solving, Harvard Business Review, details, decisions
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Solving problems is like painting. Prepping is ninety percent. That means ensuring we’re solving the right problem. It’s a common problem. As... Read More
You, Center of the Universe – Demystifying Assessments
Posted on26 Dec 2013
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Imagine a world where all personality assessments use you as the benchmark, the center of the universe for the rest of us.... Read More
Attack Statistics, Solve Problems
Posted on15 Aug 2013
Tagsintangibles, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy, The Economist, tangibles, statistics, questioning techniques, problem solving, perspective, numbers, measure, definitions, assumptions, arbitrariness
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If you don’t like the rules, change them. The article, “Boundary Problems” [The Economist, August 3, 2013 edition], reports that the United... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 13): Overcoming Biases
One of the points Giovanni Gavetti makes in “The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership” (Harvard Business Review, July-August 2011 edition) about associative... Read More
