Get Calm and Focused for Peak Performance
Getting and staying calm is foundational to achieving peak performance. Even if you have formidable experience and competencies, negative moods and distractions will hamper your performance. Fear and anxiety, arising … Continue reading
Strengthening Whole-Brain Thinking
It takes “whole-brain thinking” for our world to turn smoothly and move in a positive orbit. Unfortunately, the world seems to be wobbling unnecessarily, because too many people and leaders … Continue reading
Neuroscience Approach to Productivity
Have you noticed that most people tend to describe productivity in terms of the number of things they can accomplish in a given time period? Few give thought to whether … Continue reading
Neuroleader Best Practices
Neuroleadership in the “Century of the Brain” A leader is anyone who interacts with and influences one or more people. On the most foundational level, each individual can choose to … Continue reading
Missing Link For Career Success
Have you ever been unhappy and desperate to change your job within the first year? You probably started out thinking that what you brought to the table aligned well with … Continue reading
A Clearly Simple View of Leadership
I frequently ask participants in our practical neuroscience workshops to raise their hands if they see themselves as “leaders.” Typically, 10% to 30% respond positively, even in a group comprised … Continue reading
Listening Aids Do More Good than Hearing Aids
Statistics indicate that about 1 in 10 people have some degree of hearing loss, with the prevalence of loss increasing to 3 in 10 over the age of 65. A … Continue reading
Accelerate Team Learning With Practical Neuroscience
One of the landmark references to “team learning” appeared in Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline (1990), where he said, “The discipline of team learning starts with ‘dialogue‘, the capacity of members … Continue reading
How to Create Powerful Shared Visions
Peter Senge describes “building shared vision” as “a practice of unearthing shared pictures of the future that foster genuine commitment and enrollment rather than compliance.” His description and application applies, … Continue reading
How to Talk Less and Listen More
Have you noticed that many people can’t remember what was said, interrupt others regularly, rarely ask genuine questions and generally have poor listening skills? Has attentive and respectful listening gone … Continue reading
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