Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

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, on the other hand,  tend to show more indirect kinds of aggression such as exclusion and gossip. Check out details here.

Neither is better or worse … but both show a more complete solution to some of the common problems faced in today's fast-paced workplace.

The two areas in the brain connected to language tend to be smaller in men… which is why they may choose fewer words ... and may prefer to focus on active projects.

Links between both sides of the brains in women tend to help them draw from emotional intelligence as tools for workplace solutions or social situations.

Have you ever wondered why men and women tend to laugh at different jokes?

Luckily we can draw strengths from both genders – especially when we recognize how they brains function differently. We can also learn tactics from observing tools wielded well by the opposite gender.

In workplaces where one gender or the other is less valued from a full mix of intelligences – tensions arise and the best solutions are too often lost. Here are 25 quick brain facts to rate your full mix of workplace intelligences.

We gain more from both genders' brainpower whenever we …

1. Value specific strengths each one brings and state that value often
2. Accept the fact that brains hardwired differently – and best results often differ
3. Reward creative use of unique talents to reach higher standards
4. Encourage opportunities for men to learn from women and visa versa
5. Ask and act on both men and women’s solutions to daily workplace problems

These brain based tactics help workers to avoid stereotyping … . People refuse superiority from either gender when they benefit from the best in both. On a practical level, we begin to value differences more between anchors like Katie Couric say ... without any need to diminish talents of top men who report news.  

Not surprisingly, more balanced settings offer solutions to stress related tone and communication problems that plague many workplaces and shut out high-performance minds.

Any suggestions about how to value both genders more where you work?

This blog was also selected for posting at USA Today.