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» Tips to Challenge the Tyranny of the Majority from BrainBasedBusiness
From the moment your alarm goes off at the crack of dawn … until lights go down the next night … you shape your brain for benefit or bust. The amazing plasticity of the human brain rewires it overnight, depending... [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]

» Exhaustion's All in the Head? from BrainBasedBusiness
 If you feel too tired to crawl out of bed in the morning or lack energy at work, you can often find both causes and solution in your head. Luckily, your brain can rewire against overwhelmed feelings that accompany exhaustion.... [Read More]

» Unique Capabilities of An Entrepreneur's Brain from BrainBasedBusiness
   Entrepreneurs often act as lighthouses in workplaces marked by unrelenting consumerism and desperate lives.  But what defines a successful entrepreneur’s brain?  Scott Allen says that entrepreneurship is not for all.  ... [Read More]

» Think You're Smart? Survey Brainpower in the Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
Think you’re smart. How many questions can you answer in the following survey about brainpower in the workplace? 1. What surprising new facts about boredom can help you escape it?2. What does a brain based business look like? 3. What’s... [Read More]

» Tip to Take on Tone Problems that Ambush a Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
Each time we use good tone in tough situations we impact tone in any workplace, because that's how the human brain's plasticity works. People call it politics ... it's really poor tone ... and it cons insecure people int... [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]

» Questions College Students Asked About The Brains and Boredom from BrainBasedBusiness
If you were a college student at any age and a conference leader asked you this question – how would you respond? What questions could  today’s symposium answer to  help you gain more tangible benefits from your brain’s amaz... [Read More]

» Bank any Serotonin Today? from BrainBasedBusiness
Some people show up at work in great spirits and their tone suggests they seem to hold onto hope even when conflict comes. Their brains appear to be wired for zip and others tend to reward them with promotions, or monetary incentives.... [Read More]

» Serotonin - Magic Molecule of Mental Wellbeing from BrainBasedBusiness
Many people know serotonin as the molecule of happiness and it’s that – but it’s also more than that. Serotonin is the chemical that adds focus and higher success to any day. How so?1. Golf with it and you’ll get... [Read More]

» Why We Hold On and How to Let Go from BrainBasedBusiness
A few days ago I sat in on a meeting where a new leader took over a major project – that the former leader clearly could not let go. The project pace slowed to grinding halts each time the past... [Read More]

» Can Neuroscience Add Zip to Your Leadership? from BrainBasedBusiness
   My friend and fellow blogger Stephanie West Allen reminded me today of a fascinating article in Business Week -- The Business Brain In Close-Up that poses the question? Can neuroscience offer insights into the 'soft' art of leaders... [Read More]

» Kramer's Racial Rant from Cortisol Triggers - from BrainBasedBusiness
 We stood stunned to see Kramer, a favorite TV comedian and former Seinfeld star, Michael Richards’ racist rant. Does it happen where you work? What started out as a regular standup gig last year ended up as profane and racial... [Read More]

» Daniel Sitter Leads the Way to Profit for Learners from LeaderNotes
When Benjamin Franklin said … An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest…” he could have been describing Dan Sitter’s  book Learning from Profit. To learn new skills faster, easier and with more applications... [Read More]

» Create an Oasis in Your Mind from BrainBasedBusiness
There is an unvisited oasis inside the brain – that neuroscience has begun to chart for those interested in deeper pools to scoop out new solutions. Daniel Siegel – who helps to direct the Mindful Awareness research Center at UCLA,... [Read More]

» Hot Wire Your Brain with New Research from BrainBasedBusiness
As recent as ten years ago – if you claimed a human brain rewired itself – you’d likely lose your position as a brain researcher. Not so today. Nevertheless …  the key is to use these new facts in ways that... [Read More]

» Naked as a Jaybird - or Avoiding Ruts? from BrainBasedBusiness
When I taught at UBC – a fellow faculty rushed home after a brief cell conversation that reported her aging mom naked as a jaybird out on Main Street. For the second time that week, the woman simply left home without... [Read More]

» A Brain for Balance and Profit from BrainBasedBusiness
If you agree that unbalanced doctor – nurse relationships often hold both professions back… or that CEO – employee rapport problems stall profits for most firms … you’ll also agree there are likely better ways to relate ... [Read More]

» Mind Over Matter Gets Techie Lift from BrainBasedBusiness
We’ve all worked with people who defy the odds with more than human strength, willpower or determination. Especially when the chips fall  … these people tend to inspire an entire workplace with superhuman strengths. How do they do it?... [Read More]

» Ethics to rewire a Human Brain from BrainBasedBusiness
With medical breakthroughs related to rewiring the human brain, it’s past time to catch ethics up to the electrodes, currents and rewiring efforts now out there. For instance …1. People who experience brain stimulation have been known to t... [Read More]

» 10 Steps to More Mind Power at Work from BrainBasedBusiness
People who work with the brain in mind tend to capitalize on more of its wonders. How so? 1. Avoid groggy backlash that comes to those who awaken their brain during its deeper sleep cycles. Rhythmic patterns last for 90... [Read More]

» What the Media Forgot to Report on Jena from BrainBasedBusiness
I can’t help hoping the media will spot and report the real story behind Jena, Louisiana – because it affects all of us more than you may think. Check out the video to see tension in Jena’s story ... played... [Read More]

» What does Herd Mentality Cost? from BrainBasedBusiness
It may be faster and easier and bring in more money to teach everybody the same, build stuff the same, and follow all the same rules daily. But where will it lead?My friend and fellow writer Galba Bright raised the idea... [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]

» Is Time Running Out on You...? from BrainBasedBusiness
 Good news - time is more in your control than you may think…. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.,  a New York Times best seller suggests you prepare your mind for better time use. He warns: Don't say you don't have enough time.... [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 real feast. Talk about an entrepreneur’s mind!The post was titled … You... [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]

» Cutting Edge or Ruts? Surprising Choices from BrainBasedBusiness
Successful entrepreneurs leave ruts behind by building neuron pathways at two levels. On one level      they hold onto but enliven what’s working well … On another level      they move past old socks... [Read More]

» Beyond Illegal Immigration to Cultures as Currency from BrainBasedBusiness
I’m a bit bothered by our growing resentment toward legal immigrants. It's time for a change of focus. Why so? As weapons mount to nab undocumented workers … so does anger seem to grow toward those who simply differ. Have... [Read More]

» Teach New Tricks to Old Neurons from BrainBasedBusiness
With recent good news about the brain’s ability to change … why not make add a few mental resolutions to your New Year’s list.  Your first day back to work could just reboot the chemistry of your own brain and... [Read More]

» Support Soliders to Rewire for Work after War from BrainBasedBusiness
When troops return from war ... fellow workers can often help them to readjust … far more than many realize. It’s rarely easy ... as violence literally changes a soldier’s brain … yet armed with a few brain based&nbs... [Read More]

» MITA Brain Based Business Manifesto ( Part 2 of 5) from BrainBasedBusiness
You may have read the first MITA Manifesto. MITA Brain based Manifesto 2 holds thesis 10 to 20 for growth highlighted at MITA. Do you identify with any of the 10 theses below?11.  Attach wings to your best ideas and... [Read More]

» The Entire MITA Manifesto from BrainBasedBusiness
Here’s the entire MITA manifesto. Which theses below would turn your business around this week?1. People of every race contribute solutions faster when asked key questions with solutions in mind.2. To transfer winning ideas into profitable practi... [Read More]

» Tossing the Old - Reframe for New from BrainBasedBusiness
Today I stopped into Wegmans for a quick coffee and glance at the newspaper. People all around my seat dismantled Christmas greens … and discussed plans for their newest displays. Holiday bells and bobbles were labeled and boxed … holly... [Read More]

» Marks of Brain Based Business from BrainBasedBusiness
People often ask… How does a brain based business differ from a regular business? Good question. I’m not sure it does differ much from any other successful business … since we can always learn from others who sustain business at... [Read More]

» 50 Smart Skills for Brain Based Business from BrainBasedBusiness
 How many of these 50 smart skills … which combine traditional hard and soft skills … does your firm use? 1. Diverse.2. Transferable.3. Collaborative. 4. Innovative.5. Relevant.6. Intelligent.7. Efficient.8. Communicative.9. Progress... [Read More]

» Are You Burning Out or Burning Strong? from BrainBasedBusiness
Are you burning out or burning strong … when faced with rigid routines or stubborn problems at work? Here are 20 ways to move beyond ruts that hold people back:  1. Question the key issues from more diverse angles.2. Talk... [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]

» http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/2008/03/when_he_scored_125_on.html from BrainBasedBusiness
 When he scored 125 on an IQ test a man was refused the job of police officer. In what appears to be unfair discrimination ... the courts once again opened the great debate ... and considered  controversies that still... [Read More]

» What I Learned from Bureaucracy from BrainBasedBusiness
 An interesting challenge came today from Bob Hruzek’s Middle Zone Musing. In response … I laid out bareboned lessons I learned from bureaucracy’s effect on the human brain. Not pretty ... you'll likely agree. I came up... [Read More]

» Hand out Exit Slips - Expect More Brainpower from BrainBasedBusiness
While some leaders seem mystified that people dislike their meetings … and question why staff disappears faster than the flick of a light switch … take heart. Cognitive scientists are uncovering facts that show how meetings work for or ag... [Read More]

» Learning is Contagious from BrainBasedBusiness
This morning I fly out to engage two progressive universities … in what it means to learn creatively … with more of the brain in mind. Without doubt ... many scholars and leaders at the conference will be far smarter than m... [Read More]

» Working with Your Brain in Mind? from BrainBasedBusiness
   Do you benefit from facts about the human brain that build business and bank bucks where you work?Want more capacity to detect and manage change opportunities in rapidly shifting workplace horizons? Wherever you discover brain based&n... [Read More]

» From Brainpower to Support at Work from BrainBasedBusiness
A shocking 75% of workers dislike their jobs … while others find support to help them advance in their career goals. Have you noticed that in your organization? More importantly … have you wondered why some grow in the same... [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]

» Look At What's Not There and Pay! from BrainBasedBusiness
 If you’ve heard people tell endless stories about a parent who left home … and yet rarely mention one who remained to raise them … you’ll get where this post is going.The human brain is a bit of an odd... [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]

» Secrets for Change Within Your Brain from BrainBasedBusiness
Unless people deliberately alter their brain’s plasticity … they’ll rewire daily against the very changes most people crave in education and careers. How does it happen?It's no secret that educational systems tend to resist growt... [Read More]

» Action Awakens A University from BrainBasedBusiness
Science is shedding light on how brains learn best through doing and how to transform complex concepts into doable actions. Yet when higher education ignores the wonders of acting on or applying ideas … entire education systems soon struggle fro... [Read More]

» Why Run from Change Winners Crave from BrainBasedBusiness
Most would agree that we can solve racism with a few straightforward respect tactics, overcome financial loss with distinctive services, get past worker apathy with innovative dividends, and create new zest at work. So why do we kill brainpow... [Read More]

» Brain Benefits at Your Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
Some people work at home to get more done in less time. Others beat the winds of the upper air to get into the office daily for the same reason. What about you? Do you prefer home or find more... [Read More]

» Could Brain Fitness Boost Universities? from BrainBasedBusiness
Can you imagine a center for more effective learning, teaching and assessment growth – more in line with the brain’s real capabilities? New discoveries at the University of Michigan, now affirm that brain training can improve memory and pro... [Read More]

» Brain Survey Scores from BrainBasedBusiness
Ready to check your survey scores … to see if your brain leans toward solidarity or if it chases more after adventure? 1. A yes answer equals basal ganglia lean. No = working memory.2. A yes answer equals basal ganglia... [Read More]

» Plan a Brain Fitness Week at Work from BrainBasedBusiness
Care to zap your brain into shape for a new mental adventure today? It’s the difference between feeling trapped in routines or ruts … and challenging your brain for higher productivity. Brain fitness often involves doing daily routines in ... [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]

» When Work's Bad for Your Brain from BrainBasedBusiness
Your brain’s egg-like consistency takes cares of everything from getting you onto the job daily … to landing you that choice promotion you craved.You’ve likely noticed though … that cutting edge workplaces keep brains alive to... [Read More]

» Scowl and Change Your Brain's Circuitry from BrainBasedBusiness
Scowl on the way into the office today? If so,  you’re already on your way to becoming a crank tomorrow. The opposite is also true. Laugh and you’ll likely find yourself laughing more during  the week.Due to the brain’s cons... [Read More]

» Wiring Against Your Firm's Brains? from BrainBasedBusiness
Believe it or not … your company’s brainpower may be poorly suited to innovations that could keep you competitive. More surprisingly … this problem is less related to age and more to daily practices that wire… re-wire &h... [Read More]

» Gaining From Global Brainpower? from BrainBasedBusiness
How far beyond your workplace do networks expand in a day? Not surprisingly, Jane Clark, editor at USA Today, reminded us that some Americans hope to change our global image. In her feature, “That Ugly American Image is Getting a Makeover... [Read More]

» Sustainable Brainpower or Expendable Staff? from BrainBasedBusiness
The more I consider the brain at work, the more I see unique approaches to workplace challenges that inspire, prosper, and win! It takes sustainable brainpower though, at a time when many firms downsize workers as highly expendable.Consider 5 linchpins... [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]