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» Tips to Take You From Brain Based Practices to Organizational Change from BrainBasedBusiness
Leaders who grasp current brain breakthroughs can also use these to launch and sustain mindful change…. Have you seen it done…?  Organizational transformation … that includes the nature and habits of the brain … will he... [Read More]

» Regain Passion for Work and Watch Business Grow from BrainBasedBusiness
In an inspiring post… John Jantsch reminded readers today … that Passion is a Wonderful Branding Tool. Like John claims… I too love what I do, and just as with John … my work sometimes doesn't feel like work. I... [Read More]

» Myths Alert You to New Year Success (2) from BrainBasedBusiness
Myths, about your brain’s capabilities … act like the fire alarm in your home … when they alert you to your chances of success in 2007. If you’ve settled for less because it seems to late for more… read on…Myth... [Read More]

» Tips to Increase Your Communication IQ from BrainBasedBusiness
Do you walk into a room with the air of confidence and zip that you admire in charismatic friends? What if you were to think more like a genius communicator – much like Aristotle or Einstein thought? Increasing  evidence shows... [Read More]

» I Just Need to Vent! from BrainBasedBusiness
How many times have you heard the expression – it is better to vent and get things out? Maybe people think venting is preferable … because we all know that to hold rage in is to work against your own... [Read More]

» 5 Things You May Not Know about a Common Rant from BrainBasedBusiness
You hear them fume at meetings, read the paper and see them rage, and turn your computer on to meet them seethe daily. I’m referring to the common rant. Full of emotion, people rage bitterly about human resourse leaders, or... [Read More]

» What Would Others Say About You? from BrainBasedBusiness
Are you the person you’d like others to see in you?People who give evaluations often complain that some more problematic workers tend to give themselves highest scores in every assessment category. When I ask graduate students to evaluate te... [Read More]

» Read the Lastest Research Before You Toss Your Next $ into a Gambler's Ring from BrainBasedBusiness
It could be as simple as a few tickets a month bought with pooled dollars at work. But it could also be the beginning of an addiction for some employees. According to the Central Michigan University gambling tends to be... [Read More]

» Eliot Sprizer's New York Brain Based Leadership from BrainBasedBusiness
Since Eliot Spitzer was sworn in as New York’s 54th Governor on January, 2007, we’ve had brain based leadership in this terribly broken state.  In his inaugural address, Governor Spitzer said: "Every policy, every action and every... [Read More]

» Verizon and Joe Selvaggio's Service with the Brain in Mind from BrainBasedBusiness
Today, Robyn McMaster, senior VP at the MITA Brain Based Renewal Center, and I upgraded cell  phones at Verizon Wireless.  Joe Selvaggio sold us the phone and then stuck around until we had the pieces assembled. Turns out that this... [Read More]

» Millionaire Lesson from a Verizon Cell Phone? from BrainBasedBusiness
It surprises me that I am writing about  lessons from a Verizon cell phone when I was the one who bought a PalmPilot, and then left it in a box until it grew too old to help me. My amazing... [Read More]

» Jim Walton Has Us All Going Again on IQ! from BrainBasedBusiness
Since my colleague and friend Jim Walton over at Black in Business, raised the issue of IQ developed later in life, and intelligence developed in poor compared to rich areas … I’ve been inspired to identify some good news about... [Read More]

» Chess Teaches Us About Minds Over 30 from BrainBasedBusiness
When I return to Ireland in June, an 11 year old chess player with a keen mind, and a spunk to win, will be ready to take me on for a far more challenging game. Jimmy had just started playing... [Read More]

» Think You're Smart? Survey Brainpower in Your Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
Think you’re smart? Here are 25 questions ... each with revolutionary new facts about the human brain ... that can benefit your workplace.How many questions can you answer from the following survey about brainpower in your organiza... [Read More]

» Questions College Faculty Asked About Brain Based Learning from BrainBasedBusiness
Recently a progressive higher education community asked key questions  during a MITA symposium on brain based learning, teaching and assessing for college level learners.  All questions could not be addressed due to time constraints... [Read More]

» Ask Women - Ask Men - Get Goods! from BrainBasedBusiness
Ask a woman and a man at work today… What’s up? … and begin to see what scientists saw in the 1960’s. Men’s brains come hardwired for faster aggression … according to Cambridge researcher, Simon Baron-Cohen. Women... [Read More]

» The Worst Bosses get Promoted Not Punished from BrainBasedBusiness
New research shows how bad bosses out there get promoted - not punished. You’ve likely met them….  He’s mean… she’s a grump … they’re moody…. You just want to hit the back button and restart thei... [Read More]

» Change Brings 9 Comebacks and Yours from BrainBasedBusiness
People react in surprisingly different ways - to proven changes - introduced to advance their lives and workplace. How do you respond?Here are typical reactions to change I’ve observed in over thirty years as change agent for brain based approach... [Read More]

» Halloween Stokes Human Brains from BrainBasedBusiness
As  Halloween approaches, even the most sedate workplaces …  scheme to trick human brains with phantom spirits and ghoul-like-banshees. But what’s the mental attraction? You may be surprised to see several ways that trickery weav... [Read More]

» Secondary Schools Stunt 3 Skills Business Needs from BrainBasedBusiness
What would it take to build intelligent schools for teens? Few disagree, that secondary schools seem to stomp out the very mental operations that teens need most in their careers. Business leaders for instance … ask for skilled ... 1.... [Read More]

» Learning that Inspires Invention from BrainBasedBusiness
Today I happened to hit on an amazing site – and met Paula Jagemann who seems to hold doors ajar in ways that welcome in readers to a learner's feast. Talk about an entrepreneur’s mind!The post was titled … You... [Read More]

» Will Your Brain Burn Out or Burn Strong Today? from BrainBasedBusiness
Before you answer the question about burning out or burning strong … check out the list that colleagues would use to describe you today: Burning out Instructions: 1. Criticize any failures you spot in your day.2. Vent to somebody who’s... [Read More]

» Lessons from Opposites from BrainBasedBusiness
Don’t you love to see differences come together in ways that respect the similarities and learn from the opposite sides.  In addition,  I admire the life-changing lessons from people who value colleagues and friends who differ in views ... [Read More]

» How You Communicate is Who You Become from BrainBasedBusiness
Does this mean that on that day when you snap at a co-worker … that you become a cranky snapper? Or does it mean that you’d become a caring communicator simply stepping back to communicate carefully if another person diminishes... [Read More]

» Drawer Stuffed with Change Plans from BrainBasedBusiness
Through crisis that strikes an organization, exceptional leaders learn to coalesce their allies, recognize a sense of urgency, and use mental tools needed to navigate the storms that come with change. Know any that fit? Timothy Clark tells the story... [Read More]

» Business Intelligence at the Consumer Electronics Show from BrainBasedBusiness
When it comes to electronics … I still have a long way to go. And it seems that whenever I take time to read the manuals or figure out the buttons … my knowledge is very short lived … before... [Read More]

» Business Intelligence at the Consumer Electronics Show from BrainBasedBusiness
When it comes to electronics … I still have a long way to go. And it seems that whenever I take time to read the manuals or figure out the buttons … my knowledge is very short lived … before... [Read More]

» Hire a Younger Leader for Your Firm from BrainBasedBusiness
A young worker in a well established electrical firm recently complained …  that change was stopped at every stage … by veterans who clung to long-standing practices. Age matters …  he insisted … and a younger pers... [Read More]

» Beat the Pathology of Aging Brains? from BrainBasedBusiness
Choose ice water over ice cream. Walk the stairs rather than wait on elevators. Laugh. Make new friends daily. Give away rather than hoard. Learn technologies that interest teens.  Step to music at times. Your brain is larger than life... [Read More]

» Bomb Boring Staff Meetings from BrainBasedBusiness
 Not one of us has escaped those meetings where one person drones on and the human brain drops out! Yet people admit to needing gatherings as a way to move a firm’s agenda forward. So what are the alternatives to... [Read More]

» Turn Talk into Tasks Through Questions from BrainBasedBusiness
Imagine yourself listening to  long … intensive … conversations where words tumble into your brain as fast as rice spills into a crock pot. Ever felt bored when a person pours out more words than you can respond to from... [Read More]

» Brainy People A to Z from BrainBasedBusiness
Learning institutes are endlessly reframing what brainy really means. Who’s smart and who’s not where you work? Some say that IQ makes or breaks genius possibilities …  and is likely fixed at birth. Others stress mental developm... [Read More]

» Stretch Your Brain Daily in March from BrainBasedBusiness
Just as the brain shrinks when we do the same things … the same way … it grows when challenged with differences. Here are suggestions for each day in March … culled from sites in the Brain Based Business community.... [Read More]

» Words that Whack or Win from BrainBasedBusiness
Have you ever wished you’d added a word of hope … when a situation seemed grim? Or have you regretted that you tossed in words of defeat … rather than insights for a solution? Words tend to shape the direction... [Read More]

» Lectures Block Brainpower from BrainBasedBusiness
While science is shedding light on the brain at work … practice is far from benefiting from these dynamic insights. Take the simple fact that too much talk works against learning or growth. Here’s the skinny:1. Lectures and staff  mee... [Read More]

» Giving Your Brain A Competitive Edge? from BrainBasedBusiness
 Increasingly competitive edge workplaces find hidden advantages within human brains.  People who make it in today's shifting horizons ... regularly redirect sight signals. It's a bit like refususing your camera to capture t... [Read More]

» Jefferson's Unstoppable Mind and Yours from BrainBasedBusiness
Did Thomas Jefferson describe you when he said … “Nothing can stop (humans) with the right mental attitude from achieving their goals?”Or did Jefferson sketch your brain in his words … “nothing on earth can help (humans)... [Read More]

» With Learning at the Center from BrainBasedBusiness
You can easily tell when learning lies at the center of an organization. People flourish at many levels, and the workplace rocks with state-of-the-art ideas. When the heart of learning is cut from any workplace, the opposite happens. People grow... [Read More]

» Build Invention into Your Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
 If you have an entrepreneur’s mind, you likely also invent. It’s best described in the well-respected philosopher Alfred Whitehead’s call to ... Romance the Joy of Learning!Whitehead’s words are really an invitation to sug... [Read More]

» Leaders, Age, and the Human Brain from BrainBasedBusiness
If I tossed out the words leader, age and the human brain what one observation would you shoot back first?If you zoned in on the word leader and considered current complaints in many companies … you might add: - arrogant... [Read More]