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» Know More Media Review: Obama Blunders, a Universal Search, and Imus Protecting His First Amendment Rights from Know More Media
Barak Oboma may have been trying to protect himself by controlling the social media message but according to ElephantBiz author Bill Hobbs, his seizure of an unofficial MySpace page created in his honor was a big blunder that may... [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]

» 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]

» 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]

» Balancing Brains For Profit's Sake from BrainBasedBusiness
If you agree that unbalanced doctor–nurse relationships cut out weath from both sides … or that CEO–employee rapport problems stall profits for most firms … you’ll also agree there are likely better ways to relate at wor... [Read More]

» 10 Incentives to Think It Through from BrainBasedBusiness
Wherever you spot a highly successful visionary and leader … you’ll also see reflection as a growth engine. That’s because reflective people tend to ride the bus – while pushing it at the same time. How so?  Successful ent... [Read More]

» Things are Getting Worse - Please Send Chocolates! from BrainBasedBusiness
Rarely a day goes by that we don’t hear horror stories about toxic workplaces … and I am wondering if they’re on the rise. Have you noticed it also? Just the other day I spotted a poster on one office... [Read More]

» MITA Brain Based Manifesto (Part 5 of 5) from BrainBasedBusiness
In this final post of this manifesto series I’d like to suggest how reflection works here at the MITA Brain Based Center. 41 Successful leaders tend to be those who reflect on both their past and futures in ways that... [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]

» 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]

» Intelligent, Personable, or Learning? from BrainBasedBusiness
 You can be both intelligent and personable but Multiple Intelligences, Personality types, and learning styles … are not the same. Similarly, learning styles are NOT intelligences, but instead indicate people’s preferences about how t... [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]