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» Cambridge Mall Shoppers Stood Frozen in Fear from BrainBasedBusiness
 I read in Saturday’s Boston Globe today that “City Fire Commissioner Roderick J. Fraser Jr. is ‘convinced that Boston will eventually be attacked by terrorists and vowed to prepare the fire dept to meet the challenge.” Jus... [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]

» Brain Waves for Sleep or Peak Performance? from BrainBasedBusiness
At your peak performances your mind is energized by the highest brain waves – called beta waves. Start to daydream during a boring committee meeting, and your brain waves shift down a gear to alpha brain waves. You’re still awake but... [Read More]

» A Silent Killer - In Defense of Poor Tone from BrainBasedBusiness
It often surprises me how people who lack tone skills tend to defend their poor tone. “Oh, she’s just feeling overwhelmed this week,” one employee told another about her manager. Have you ever heard people make excuses for other peopl... [Read More]

» 5 Top Ways to Jumpstart Your Brain in the Morning from BrainBasedBusiness
Feel sluggish or want to punch out those high pitched demands that come with the alarm ... too early in the morning?  it’s likely because you're attempting to start another workday without fully waking your brain. Sound familiar? Ma... [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]

» What Do You Do With Stressors at Work? from BrainBasedBusiness
People who deal with stress remind us how to take control of that “out of sorts feeling” and how to avoid the kind of cortisol an angry customer might bring…. We are also told that on average 22 stressors hit us... [Read More]

» 5 Surefire Ways to Zap Brainpower from Any Room from BrainBasedBusiness
Here are 5 surefire ways to zap brainpower from any room you enter. 1. Tell people how great you are and how much experience you have in any topic they raise. Why learn new skills or make spaces for other... [Read More]

» Delta Service for Slumping Sales and Stress to Stranded Flyers from BrainBasedBusiness
Yesterday my Delta airline seat – slated for Ireland – sat empty on Rochester's tarmac  … because of thunderstorms at JFK. The storm offered Delta unique opportunities to show us its work ethic, or at least show some se... [Read More]

» MITA Tone Survey Scores - What Do they Signify? from BrainBasedBusiness
What does your score mean anyway? Let’s analyze your Tone IQ Results to see where you are operating at your best – and where new smart skills can help you benefit from even more positive tone. Scores are valued at... [Read More]

» What Gets in the Way of Leaders' Change? from LeaderNotes
People often experienced more stress from changes than they do from seemingly more serious problems such as loss of a close friend or job. Why is that so? David Engle’s book Ambivalence in Psychotherapy suggests that dealing with ambivalence is... [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]

» Racism Isn't What We've Been Told from BrainBasedBusiness
Ask anybody at work if they’re racist – and you’ll likely get a resounding NO. So why then, do many people tell us they suffer stress from racist exchanges? Or why do racial slurs continually pop up from entertainments figures... [Read More]

» Mental Advantages of an Early Start from BrainBasedBusiness
My A team is invited to create an alliance … two weeks from now… between MITA Brain Based International Center … and a major New York organization. In spite of the fact that we are far too busy to think... [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]

» It's Brain Attack Awareness Week - Ready? from BrainBasedBusiness
A new initiative is hoped to slow down the number of people whose lives create risk factors to their brains. Check out the details for Brain Attack Awareness Week – which starts on August 13th and ends on the 19th.... [Read More]

» 5 Setps to Civility in Larry King's Questions from BrainBasedBusiness
While I am not a TV person, nevertheless,  whenever I get the chance I tune into CNN for the Larry King show. Larry holds the kind of fireside chat that rarely happens with people,  and luckily CNN turns on cameras to share... [Read More]

» Two Words Can Transform a Workplace from BrainBasedBusiness
Say thanks to somebody – for something - according to Dr. Robert Emmons ... and watch the power of gratitude transform the human brain. It also brings benefits not found in any ordinary workplace. Not surprisingly ... people who thanked... [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]

» Opposites to Judgement that Spike Business from BrainBasedBusiness
In workplaces that thrive – the opposite of judgment is a jazzy solution.  Why so? Instead of an emphasis on the problem … people who come with solutions look to create a winning process. Have you seen it? It’s much... [Read More]

» Wired for Optimism - New study from BrainBasedBusiness
Recent research studies show how pessimism prevents people from taking action that improve their future. Have you seen it? For some time now … we’ve been told by brain specialists to run from negativity – because it’s a cortiso... [Read More]

» 5 Signs Your Brain's Headed Over the Hill from BrainBasedBusiness
If people realized their brain’s full potential … they’d likely be more apt to help it along. More and more misconceptions though … are replaced recently by mounting research evidence … that human brains are fearfully a... [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]

» Stress Strikes Gender Differences from BrainBasedBusiness
Research just affirmed that stress creates different responses from men and women. Lead researcher Dr. JJ Wang showed how men tend to follow the “fight-or-flight” approaches to stress … while women tend to “tend-and-befriend.&r... [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]

» 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]

» Flee From Focus to Find Another Side from BrainBasedBusiness
Yesterday I met a man who’d just been downsized and lost his job. With Christmas just around the corner and a young family – this young man had no idea how to tell his wife the bad news – and... [Read More]

» From Stress to Learning Adventures from BrainBasedBusiness
How do you spark stress free conversations that are both interesting and informative. Research shows that we each get hit with about 22 stressors each day. Were you aware, though, how good tone turn stressors into learning adventures.People who tend... [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]

» 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]

» 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]

» Top 10 Reasons People Hate Work from BrainBasedBusiness
Follow dissatisfied peers around for a day and you’ll likely see one or all of these reasons people hate their jobs.1. Relationship problems surface in projects at work … so that people take potshots at rivals without elevating any discuss... [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]

» Communication Scales Go Up and Down from BrainBasedBusiness
Is communication problematic or profitable where you work?   Did you ever find yourself lashing out in an email before you realized it? Or do you your words tend to support … encourage … solve … and laugh?Few would disagree... [Read More]

» Stop! Wait! Toxins at Work! from BrainBasedBusiness
Over time you may have stopped noticing those things said or done that damage morale or pick away at productivity where you work. If toxins taint your organization … you are not alone. According to The Conference Board … more... [Read More]

» IRS - Penalties or Penitence? from BrainBasedBusiness
Just home from a week in Canada, I was stunned to open a hefty and rather blunt 10 page letter from IRS.  Laden with penalties and consequences for a perceived error … the letter claimed to have caught flawed figures... [Read More]

» Change Your Brain, Change Your Business from BrainBasedBusiness
 Adrienne Fox senior editor at HR Magazine showed how human resourse specialists are turning knowledge about the brain at work – into practical use that improves an ordinary workday. It changing horizons at work - and worth a look! In... [Read More]

» Spttzer Sabotaged by Choice from BrainBasedBusiness
 Today we’re all poorer because Eliot Spitzer sabotaged himself, his family and the rest of us … by choices he made to visit prostitutes on the side. Some have extended the olive branch of compassion in response to his fall.... [Read More]

» Cortisol Crisis and Comair Care from BrainBasedBusiness
Last week I scrunched into a Comair Flight 5353 seat … without my computer bag allowed onboard … and considered consequences of current cortisol crises ... and our lost art of flying.It’s no secret that to fly anywhere anymore&helli... [Read More]

» Human Brains Spike or Stunt Learning from BrainBasedBusiness
Within your brain lurks five pinch points that stomp out learning success …  and stomp on skill development.Sadly, since dangerous mental triggers often mask as diligence … mental toxins go undetected.Only re... [Read More]

» Memory's Often A Choice from BrainBasedBusiness
 Interested in remembering more? It’s a matter of bypassing your brain’s basal ganglia ... which holds long term memories, and using more working memory to draw from new research. Since memory’s often a choice, why not choose mor... [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]

» 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]

» 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]