Labels Influence Our Evaluation of Content
Posted on25 Apr 2011
Tagsstatus, trust, Tilburg University, The Economist, Talent, symbolism, subjective, subconscious, security, Rob Nelissen, presentation, politics, packaging, Netherlands, Marijn Meijers, manufacturers, labels, knockoffs, Influence, ideas, I've Got You Labelled, flag, content, clothes, art
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Designer labels encourage us not only to believe that the wearer has status but also trustworthiness, talent and many other positive attributes.... Read More
When Best Technology Isn’t Best
Posted on17 Feb 2011
Tagscost-benefit, The Economist, technology, returns, options, military, low-tech, low-cost, jet fighters, humans, Harvard Business Review, customized, armed drones, alternatives, Air Power on the Cheap
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Sometimes we become enamored with technology for its own sake, automatically assuming that the most advanced technology delivers the best. Since the... Read More
Efficient Markets are Mirages
Posted on31 Jan 2011
Tagseconomic bubbles, Why Newton Was Wrong, The Economist, power behind beliefs, Paul Marsh, neoclassical economics, momentum effect, Mike Staunton, London Business School, investing, fundamental analysis, financial markets, EMH, Elroy Dimson, efficient market hypothesis, beliefs, behvioral economics
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Emotions drive human decision-making, a key assumption behind the effectiveness of intuitive approaches. However, mainstream economic theory – as represented by neoclassical... Read More
People Follow Leaders Not Facts
Posted on20 Jan 2011
TagsThe Economist, Rise of the Image Men, relationships, public relations, mass psychology, intuition, Influence, facts, Edward Bernays, convenience food, authority
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Intuitive approaches rely upon relationships. They work because relationships are more powerful than any other force when it comes to influencing, including... Read More
What the Failures of Online Dating Can Teach Us
Posted on06 Jan 2011
Tagsorganizational culture, who we think we are, who we are, upbringing, The Economist, The Atlantic, speed dating, religion, questionnaires, politics, online dating, hypocrisy, education
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In the last two weeks I ran across articles in The Atlantic and The Economist about online dating: “Take the Data of... Read More
Is Freedom for Everybody?
Posted on27 Dec 2010
Tagschaos, certainty, action, Choice, rules, uncertainty, thinking process, The Economist, Stanford, Sheena Iyengar, procedure, policies, Muslim, Mark Lepper, Iraq, freedom, driving, decisions, Columbia University
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This past month, I conversed with a resident of a Muslim country. He commented on how many of his fellow citizens couldn’t... Read More
Play Politics or Risk Your Job
Posted on04 Nov 2010
TagsPerformance, co-workers, confidence, drive, feelings, good job, interpersonal, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Job, Paths to Power, boss, politics, power, rationale, relationships, risk, Schumpeter, The Economist, The Will to Power, bank
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Once, a woman who had just joined a bank wanted to meet with me since I had experience working at a bank.... Read More
The Success of Failure and the Failure of Success
Posted on16 Sep 2010
TagsAcademy of Management Journal, anticipatory, decisions, emotions, employees, experience, failure, fear, feelings, flexibility, gain, history, intuition, joy, learn, legitimate, lesson, logic, mistakes, objective, organization, pain, perspective, Peter M. Madsen, planning, profitability, rationale, success, The Economist, Vinit Desai
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How many times have we heard, “Nothing breeds success like success?” In a study of the orbital launch vehicle industry by Peter... Read More
5 Unconscious Tells of Lying By Bosses, Coworkers and Others
Posted on06 Sep 2010
TagsAnastasia Zakolyukina, belief, confidence, David Larcker, honesty, knowledge, lies, Stanford Graduate School of Business, The Economist, words, positivity
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Lies are very hard to catch even for experts. Part of this is because we overlook lying for many socially acceptable and... Read More
Chance Encounters And The Repackaging Of Synchronicity
Posted on05 Aug 2010
TagsJohn Hagel, quantum mechanics, The Power of Pull, The Economist, technology, synchronicity, networking, Lang Davison, John Seely Brown, intuition, emotions, connections, coincidence, Carl Jung
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The July 24, 2010 Schumpeter column of The Economist discussed the book, The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can... Read More
