Chief Learning Officer - April 2008 - (Page 61) FIGURE 1: 1936 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS NH 4 WA 8 OR 5 MT 4 ID 4 ND 4 SD 4 NE 7 MN 11 WI 12 VT 3 ME 5 MA 17 RI CT 4 NJ 8 16 DE 3 WY 3 MI 19 IN 14 KY 11 TN 11 MS 9 AL 11 GA 12 OH 26 NY 47 PA 36 NV 3 CA 22 AZ 3 UT 4 CO 6 IA 11 IL 29 KS 9 OK 11 MO 15 MD 8 W VA 8 VA 11 NC 13 SC 8 NM 3 TX 23 AR 9 LA 10 FL 7 Democratic (Roosevelt) Republican (Landon) Third Party/ Write In 98.5% 523 1.5% 8 2.5% 1,200,982 36.5% 16,679,583 61% 27,751,597 Popular Vote Total: 45,632162 Electoral Vote Total: 531 People often purchase books, subscribe to journals, watch news channels or attend conference sessions to gather information to support their positions. Republicans at-large did not rush out to purchase Al Gore’s book An Inconvenient Truth. Conversely, Democrats generally aren’t logging on to Amazon.com in droves to purchase Wynton Halls’ book, The Right Words: Great Republican Speeches. We read, listen to, hear and seek out information that will confirm our position, ideas and concepts rather than risk being proven wrong by positioning our beliefs to be challenged. This can result in conclusions based on incomplete information. What Someone Else Wants Us to See The influence of others often has the greatest impact on how we draw conclusions. We may be rock solid in our position, yet when one persuasive person or group tells us something different, we fold. Authority is the biggest culprit in influencing how we view information and draw conclusions. Enron, WorldCom and HealthSouth felt the consequence of this particular lapse in reason. People have an underlying tendency to obey authority figures. Groups also influence our views and decisions. When members of groups think alike, they insulate themselves from the opinions of others. Surrounding yourself with others who think like you limits the information available as well as the options for varying conclusions and decisions. Even when members of groups have differing perceptions, as members of the group change their opinions, greater pressure often is placed on those who do not. This Chief Learning Officer • April 2008 • www.clomedia.com 61 http://Amazon.com http://www.clomedia.com
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