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Oct31	Smoke Gets in Your Brain Dr. Ellen Weber October 31, 2007 Know More: Problem Solving 2.0, Problem Solving Do you remember the Platters crooning … Smoke Get’s in Your Eyes … or am I simply aging myself here? Either way … you'd likely enjoy YouTube's version. It seems that secondhand smoke gets into more than just your eyes, though. That die-hard smoker who still lights up in the workplace ... also affects your brain adversely, according to a new study. It seems that researchers at Temple University found that teens exposed to secondary hand smoke in enclosed buildings – failed Standardized tests 30% more than their peers without smoke exposure. Does it happen where you work? Mounting evidence suggests that smoke affects cognitive development – and so it only makes sense that it can also lower a person’s problem solving or decision making capabilities as well. What do you think? Posted at 8:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct30	Secondary Schools Stunt 3 Skills Business Needs Dr. Ellen Weber October 30, 2007 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.... Continue Reading Posted at 7:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct29	5 Signs Your Brain's Headed Over the Hill Dr. Ellen Weber October 29, 2007 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 and wonderfully made. 85%... Continue Reading Posted at 5:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct28	5 Common Conflicts That Shrink Revenue Streams Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 Somebody said … It’s amazing what we’d achieve if we put aside conflict about who gets most credit for innovations. We’d also open new revenue streams if we resolved conflicts in ethical areas. Check out 5 common conflicts, that cause... Continue Reading Posted at 4:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Creative Brains Differ in 2 Areas Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 What causes one person to create and another to criticize in the same situation? In other words … What’s the neural basis for creativity? We know that the critical brain finds it far tougher to move forward – because it... Continue Reading Posted at 2:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Your Brain Fights to Forget Names Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 Toss people’s names into a conversation and you’re more likely to land a deal … or at least build goodwill in that direction. If names help to build better business and seal relationships, then, why do we find them impossible... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct27	Wired for Optimism - New study Dr. Ellen Weber October 27, 2007 Recent research studies show how pessimism prevents people from taking actions 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 cortisol trigger... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct26	Hit Your Head - Unwire Your Brain Dr. Ellen Weber October 26, 2007 Smash your head on a door left open by a co-worker lately? Or did you bend over and pop your brain on a table corner coming back up … in cluttered work spaces? Some work spaces amount to accidents waiting... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct25	Business Driven by Fear Dr. Ellen Weber October 25, 2007 Because fear plagues us daily through perceived lack of security … Bruce Schneier, author and world leader on computer security ... argues we often stop thinking sensibly about real security … or about how to create genuine safety. Does your business operate... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Turkey Traditions to Chop and 1 to Add Dr. Ellen Weber October 25, 2007 With Thanksgiving Day galloping across my calendar, I see people already racing to gather garnishes and dust off their holiday guest lists. Have you made plans yet? Some traditions though … tend to unravel Thanksgiving Day Dinners .. into a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct24	10 Tips to Talent from Gender Differences Dr. Ellen Weber October 24, 2007 While you likely spot significant differences between guys and gals at work … you may be surprised … to see research that shows strengths most miss in each. No question … firms that welcome differences – also tend to value strengths in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct23	Sleepy Equals Cranky - So Look Out! Dr. Ellen Weber October 23, 2007 Sleep enough last night? If not, you may want to catch a siesta over the lunch break today. Why so? A tired brain apparently reverts back to primitive behaviors, gets cranky and over-reacts emotionally, when stressors strike – and they will!... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct22	22 Causes for Chemical Bankruptcy at Work Dr. Ellen Weber October 22, 2007 Check out new research to see why people deal differently with stress.It comes down to chemicals we carry around … and you've likely noticed how some people hit mental bankruptcy … while others grow chemical dividends for well being. How so? People... Continue Reading Posted at 9:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct21	Even Rats Help a Rat in Need Dr. Ellen Weber October 21, 2007 Kindness has a way of catching on … according to mounting research … so that even rats go out of their way to help a rat in need. At least that's what scientists discovered recently.Why then, do people tell you... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Mental Problems or Powers Packed into One Lunch Bag Dr. Ellen Weber October 21, 2007 Have you considered hidden workplace benefits packed into well balanced lunches? Simply put, what people eat at noon plays a far greater role in landing regular raises, promotion to better jobs, favor from peers, or big boosts in business …... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct20	10 Brain Based Distinctives of an Entrepreneur's Day Dr. Ellen Weber October 20, 2007 What transformations distinguish any ordinary day where you work? If you answer that question - without much hesitation ... you're likely more fueled with curiosity than boredom at work. Do you agree? According to MITA Entrepreneurship - 1. You learn more by chasing 2 footed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct19	Successful Entrepreneurs, You, and Liz Strauss' Party Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 Brain Based Business is invited to over to Successful Blog, and it promises to be quite a bash! Why not join us. On October 24th we'll all be over at Liz Strauss’ site ... all day ... at an Open Comments Party. You’d be... Continue Reading Posted at 8:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reflections of Successful and Outstanding Entrepreneurs Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 People everywhere see entrepreneurs as successful and outstanding uptakes for the business stage of the future, and so do I. So what does it take? When I think of entrepreneurs leading the pack … I think of innovative leaders like... Continue Reading Posted at 8:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Entrepreneurs Move More Intelligences into the Mix Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 Successful entrepreneurs distinguish their firms by the way they move mental resources, into practical tools for stirring up talents. First, they deal with differences in ways that ratchet up productivity. How so? For instance, innovative thinkers who add feet to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct18	Be Careful - Entrepreneurs Get What They Expect Dr. Ellen Weber October 18, 2007 If entrepreneurs get just what they go after… and I believe they do … then it makes sense to expect the best. Recently, I met with an innovative young leader who explained a new plan to improve productivity in his... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Targets Add Wings to Advance Entrepreneurs Dr. Ellen Weber October 18, 2007 One reason many entrepreneurs fail to realize their best ideas … is that they lack clear daily targets that add wings to plans. The opposite is also true .... Successful entrepreneurs can tell you precisely what their next winning target... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct17	5 Questions Millionaire Entrepreneurs Ask Dr. Ellen Weber October 17, 2007 Here are 5 questions millionaire entrepreneurs ask to skyrocket their business into success:1. How do you handle cynics and skeptics? Listen to Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield’s story and hear how they repeatedly were called crazy to abandon law practices to start... Continue Reading Posted at 11:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct16	Flight For Transformation Dr. Ellen Weber October 16, 2007 In the last two days I’ve had the honor of working with and learning from two exceptional leaders in my city. Both had me curious about the wonder of progress!I could tell you far more about the amazing flights of Don Milton at... Continue Reading Posted at 6:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct15	5 Brain Based Questions for Fox Business Network Dr. Ellen Weber October 15, 2007 I love to see the start of something new – especially when an older empire cannot meet the growing needs of many leaders out here. That something new will soon be reality, in a promising business channel that speaks to executives... Continue Reading Posted at 6:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct14	10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains in Flow Dr. Ellen Weber October 14, 2007 Ten habits of highly effective brains in flow1. Dance to tunes of a different drummer – and focus on wonder that inspires top performance. Check out video of world renowned dancing mare and rider. 2. Outsource details to free up... Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why We Focus More on Fear at Work Dr. Ellen Weber October 14, 2007 If you’ve wondered why fearful people tend to draw more attention than content people … you’ll be interested in research that suggests why. Vanderbilt University researcher David Zald … discovered that the human brain detects fear cues faster in people's expressions... Continue Reading Posted at 5:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct13	Tone Transforms the Face of Conflict Dr. Ellen Weber October 13, 2007 Tone separates critics from creators when problems strike. How so? Tone’s a mind-bending skill that successful leaders use to get past overload, or stress, or exhaustion. Problems … magnified perhaps … by those who resist change become stepping stones to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	Cool Right - Left Brain Quiz Dr. Ellen Weber October 12, 2007 Highly successful people develop and use their multiple intelligence strengths to benefit business at work. And while we each bring a unique mix of intelligences, we now know that with motivation and practice – people can develop strengths in each... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brain Wave Business in Second Life Dr. Ellen Weber October 12, 2007 Care to stroll through rich virtual worlds – controlled by your own brain waves? The Japanese call it Second Life and it draws from human imagination, to control an avatar. We’ve all seen how computer cursors can be moved through... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Watch Wiseman's Video for Tell-Tale Quirks Dr. Ellen Weber October 11, 2007 Ah … the mind is far more fascinating than most realize. Did you know that people would rather wear a jersey that was dropped in dog plop, for instance, than don a near-new sweater once owned by a mass murderer? Or are you... Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Images of Noose or Wings? Dr. Ellen Weber October 11, 2007 Research shows how people reshape their brains to fail or succeed based on responses to the world around them. Icons and images project on mental screens within your brain to indicate how you’re doing. They’re often pro or con …... Continue Reading Posted at 2:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct10	One Eyed Golf Brainiac? Dr. Ellen Weber October 10, 2007 Fix on the flag with your dominant eye – and watch the ball fly straight to the pin. That’s how the one-eyed-golf-brainiac does it anyway. Are you one? If not ... try this competitive edge golfer technique. You'll likeley win your next match, and become... Continue Reading Posted at 2:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Ads Mess with Minds Dr. Ellen Weber October 10, 2007 What advertisers may not have told you is that Neuromarketers now create mind-bending ads … based on how they can direct your brain to work in their favor. Yikes!Have you noticed yourself buying what you don’t need or really want, lately?Brain-imaging technology... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 9	Will Coors - Miller Merger Dumb Down or Raise IQs? Dr. Ellen Weber October 9, 2007 Coors and Miller Lite plan to combine their U.S. brewing operations and compete together for a lion’s share of the market. Some describe it as a ganging up on Budweiser. Can this new joint venture … to be called MillerCoors... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 8	Halloween Stokes Human Brains Dr. Ellen Weber October 8, 2007 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 weaves its intrigue through dendrite brain... Continue Reading Posted at 7:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 7	New Spin on Forgetting Names Dr. Ellen Weber October 7, 2007 If you’ve worried about hearing and then forgetting a name or two – take heart. Scientists now tell us that forgetting names is deliberate, not accidental. The loss of names … we’re told … is simply the brain’s way of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Skewed Decisions at Work - New Research Dr. Ellen Weber October 7, 2007 Few people deny a desperate need for new decision-making tactics that help workplaces back to health. Increasingly, we see morale sinks along with fleeing productivity. A closer look, though, shows that too many decisions are skewed because we … hop on one foot... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 6	Nurse Entrepreneurs - Fast Leading Field Dr. Ellen Weber October 6, 2007 Nurse entrepreneurs are rising up so fast in many states … that the Bureau of Labor Statistics named nursing in the top ten fastest growing US professions for the coming decade. Why the change? The National Association of Independent Nurses states... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Why's Your Music My Noise? Dr. Ellen Weber October 5, 2007 Increasingly we hear about power of music on concentration and focus. So why do some people prefer silence? And why is music best one day, while silence works the next? Few deny that music can enhance different operations of the brain... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	From Panic to Peak Performance - Possible? Dr. Ellen Weber October 4, 2007 If you find yourself overwhelmed with workloads, venting about demanding colleagues, or panicked through financial pressures … you’ll be interested in new research that links panic to heart trouble down the road. Your own brain actually holds answers that could... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 3	Why Women Avoid Math, Science and Technology Dr. Ellen Weber October 3, 2007 Fortune tells us that women have come a long way in business and they show proof by listing the 50 most powerful women. At the same time though ... concern grows from both men and women, over the unfortunate fact that... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	They Made Me Do It ... Or Did They? Dr. Ellen Weber October 2, 2007 Have you ever slipped into a… They-made-me do-it-mode? In other words…. 1. Do you stress at work because they treat you badly… and make it happen?2. Do you lack motivation because they bore you … and leave you uninspired? 3. Do... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 1	Innovation Born or Aborted? Dr. Ellen Weber October 1, 2007 Innovation is either born or aborted because of the way we communicate change.Too many great ideas fizzle and die before any innovation is birthed in ways that can change a practice. And some deaths may be legitimate … such as lack... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Oct31	Smoke Gets in Your Brain Dr. Ellen Weber October 31, 2007 Know More: Problem Solving 2.0, Problem Solving Do you remember the Platters crooning … Smoke Get’s in Your Eyes … or am I simply aging myself here? Either way … you'd likely enjoy YouTube's version. It seems that secondhand smoke gets into more than just your eyes, though. That die-hard smoker who still lights up in the workplace ... also affects your brain adversely, according to a new study. It seems that researchers at Temple University found that teens exposed to secondary hand smoke in enclosed buildings – failed Standardized tests 30% more than their peers without smoke exposure. Does it happen where you work? Mounting evidence suggests that smoke affects cognitive development – and so it only makes sense that it can also lower a person’s problem solving or decision making capabilities as well. What do you think? Posted at 8:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct30	Secondary Schools Stunt 3 Skills Business Needs Dr. Ellen Weber October 30, 2007 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.... Continue Reading Posted at 7:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct29	5 Signs Your Brain's Headed Over the Hill Dr. Ellen Weber October 29, 2007 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 and wonderfully made. 85%... Continue Reading Posted at 5:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct28	5 Common Conflicts That Shrink Revenue Streams Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 Somebody said … It’s amazing what we’d achieve if we put aside conflict about who gets most credit for innovations. We’d also open new revenue streams if we resolved conflicts in ethical areas. Check out 5 common conflicts, that cause... Continue Reading Posted at 4:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Creative Brains Differ in 2 Areas Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 What causes one person to create and another to criticize in the same situation? In other words … What’s the neural basis for creativity? We know that the critical brain finds it far tougher to move forward – because it... Continue Reading Posted at 2:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Your Brain Fights to Forget Names Dr. Ellen Weber October 28, 2007 Toss people’s names into a conversation and you’re more likely to land a deal … or at least build goodwill in that direction. If names help to build better business and seal relationships, then, why do we find them impossible... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct27	Wired for Optimism - New study Dr. Ellen Weber October 27, 2007 Recent research studies show how pessimism prevents people from taking actions 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 cortisol trigger... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct26	Hit Your Head - Unwire Your Brain Dr. Ellen Weber October 26, 2007 Smash your head on a door left open by a co-worker lately? Or did you bend over and pop your brain on a table corner coming back up … in cluttered work spaces? Some work spaces amount to accidents waiting... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct25	Business Driven by Fear Dr. Ellen Weber October 25, 2007 Because fear plagues us daily through perceived lack of security … Bruce Schneier, author and world leader on computer security ... argues we often stop thinking sensibly about real security … or about how to create genuine safety. Does your business operate... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Turkey Traditions to Chop and 1 to Add Dr. Ellen Weber October 25, 2007 With Thanksgiving Day galloping across my calendar, I see people already racing to gather garnishes and dust off their holiday guest lists. Have you made plans yet? Some traditions though … tend to unravel Thanksgiving Day Dinners .. into a... Continue Reading Posted at 8:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct24	10 Tips to Talent from Gender Differences Dr. Ellen Weber October 24, 2007 While you likely spot significant differences between guys and gals at work … you may be surprised … to see research that shows strengths most miss in each. No question … firms that welcome differences – also tend to value strengths in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct23	Sleepy Equals Cranky - So Look Out! Dr. Ellen Weber October 23, 2007 Sleep enough last night? If not, you may want to catch a siesta over the lunch break today. Why so? A tired brain apparently reverts back to primitive behaviors, gets cranky and over-reacts emotionally, when stressors strike – and they will!... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct22	22 Causes for Chemical Bankruptcy at Work Dr. Ellen Weber October 22, 2007 Check out new research to see why people deal differently with stress.It comes down to chemicals we carry around … and you've likely noticed how some people hit mental bankruptcy … while others grow chemical dividends for well being. How so? People... Continue Reading Posted at 9:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct21	Even Rats Help a Rat in Need Dr. Ellen Weber October 21, 2007 Kindness has a way of catching on … according to mounting research … so that even rats go out of their way to help a rat in need. At least that's what scientists discovered recently.Why then, do people tell you... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Mental Problems or Powers Packed into One Lunch Bag Dr. Ellen Weber October 21, 2007 Have you considered hidden workplace benefits packed into well balanced lunches? Simply put, what people eat at noon plays a far greater role in landing regular raises, promotion to better jobs, favor from peers, or big boosts in business …... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct20	10 Brain Based Distinctives of an Entrepreneur's Day Dr. Ellen Weber October 20, 2007 What transformations distinguish any ordinary day where you work? If you answer that question - without much hesitation ... you're likely more fueled with curiosity than boredom at work. Do you agree? According to MITA Entrepreneurship - 1. You learn more by chasing 2 footed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct19	Successful Entrepreneurs, You, and Liz Strauss' Party Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 Brain Based Business is invited to over to Successful Blog, and it promises to be quite a bash! Why not join us. On October 24th we'll all be over at Liz Strauss’ site ... all day ... at an Open Comments Party. You’d be... Continue Reading Posted at 8:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reflections of Successful and Outstanding Entrepreneurs Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 People everywhere see entrepreneurs as successful and outstanding uptakes for the business stage of the future, and so do I. So what does it take? When I think of entrepreneurs leading the pack … I think of innovative leaders like... Continue Reading Posted at 8:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Entrepreneurs Move More Intelligences into the Mix Dr. Ellen Weber October 19, 2007 Successful entrepreneurs distinguish their firms by the way they move mental resources, into practical tools for stirring up talents. First, they deal with differences in ways that ratchet up productivity. How so? For instance, innovative thinkers who add feet to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct18	Be Careful - Entrepreneurs Get What They Expect Dr. Ellen Weber October 18, 2007 If entrepreneurs get just what they go after… and I believe they do … then it makes sense to expect the best. Recently, I met with an innovative young leader who explained a new plan to improve productivity in his... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Targets Add Wings to Advance Entrepreneurs Dr. Ellen Weber October 18, 2007 One reason many entrepreneurs fail to realize their best ideas … is that they lack clear daily targets that add wings to plans. The opposite is also true .... Successful entrepreneurs can tell you precisely what their next winning target... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct17	5 Questions Millionaire Entrepreneurs Ask Dr. Ellen Weber October 17, 2007 Here are 5 questions millionaire entrepreneurs ask to skyrocket their business into success:1. How do you handle cynics and skeptics? Listen to Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield’s story and hear how they repeatedly were called crazy to abandon law practices to start... Continue Reading Posted at 11:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct16	Flight For Transformation Dr. Ellen Weber October 16, 2007 In the last two days I’ve had the honor of working with and learning from two exceptional leaders in my city. Both had me curious about the wonder of progress!I could tell you far more about the amazing flights of Don Milton at... Continue Reading Posted at 6:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct15	5 Brain Based Questions for Fox Business Network Dr. Ellen Weber October 15, 2007 I love to see the start of something new – especially when an older empire cannot meet the growing needs of many leaders out here. That something new will soon be reality, in a promising business channel that speaks to executives... Continue Reading Posted at 6:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct14	10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains in Flow Dr. Ellen Weber October 14, 2007 Ten habits of highly effective brains in flow1. Dance to tunes of a different drummer – and focus on wonder that inspires top performance. Check out video of world renowned dancing mare and rider. 2. Outsource details to free up... Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why We Focus More on Fear at Work Dr. Ellen Weber October 14, 2007 If you’ve wondered why fearful people tend to draw more attention than content people … you’ll be interested in research that suggests why. Vanderbilt University researcher David Zald … discovered that the human brain detects fear cues faster in people's expressions... Continue Reading Posted at 5:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct13	Tone Transforms the Face of Conflict Dr. Ellen Weber October 13, 2007 Tone separates critics from creators when problems strike. How so? Tone’s a mind-bending skill that successful leaders use to get past overload, or stress, or exhaustion. Problems … magnified perhaps … by those who resist change become stepping stones to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	Cool Right - Left Brain Quiz Dr. Ellen Weber October 12, 2007 Highly successful people develop and use their multiple intelligence strengths to benefit business at work. And while we each bring a unique mix of intelligences, we now know that with motivation and practice – people can develop strengths in each... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brain Wave Business in Second Life Dr. Ellen Weber October 12, 2007 Care to stroll through rich virtual worlds – controlled by your own brain waves? The Japanese call it Second Life and it draws from human imagination, to control an avatar. We’ve all seen how computer cursors can be moved through... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Watch Wiseman's Video for Tell-Tale Quirks Dr. Ellen Weber October 11, 2007 Ah … the mind is far more fascinating than most realize. Did you know that people would rather wear a jersey that was dropped in dog plop, for instance, than don a near-new sweater once owned by a mass murderer? Or are you... Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Images of Noose or Wings? Dr. Ellen Weber October 11, 2007 Research shows how people reshape their brains to fail or succeed based on responses to the world around them. Icons and images project on mental screens within your brain to indicate how you’re doing. They’re often pro or con …... Continue Reading Posted at 2:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct10	One Eyed Golf Brainiac? Dr. Ellen Weber October 10, 2007 Fix on the flag with your dominant eye – and watch the ball fly straight to the pin. That’s how the one-eyed-golf-brainiac does it anyway. Are you one? If not ... try this competitive edge golfer technique. You'll likeley win your next match, and become... Continue Reading Posted at 2:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Ads Mess with Minds Dr. Ellen Weber October 10, 2007 What advertisers may not have told you is that Neuromarketers now create mind-bending ads … based on how they can direct your brain to work in their favor. Yikes!Have you noticed yourself buying what you don’t need or really want, lately?Brain-imaging technology... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 9	Will Coors - Miller Merger Dumb Down or Raise IQs? Dr. Ellen Weber October 9, 2007 Coors and Miller Lite plan to combine their U.S. brewing operations and compete together for a lion’s share of the market. Some describe it as a ganging up on Budweiser. Can this new joint venture … to be called MillerCoors... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 8	Halloween Stokes Human Brains Dr. Ellen Weber October 8, 2007 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 weaves its intrigue through dendrite brain... Continue Reading Posted at 7:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 7	New Spin on Forgetting Names Dr. Ellen Weber October 7, 2007 If you’ve worried about hearing and then forgetting a name or two – take heart. Scientists now tell us that forgetting names is deliberate, not accidental. The loss of names … we’re told … is simply the brain’s way of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Skewed Decisions at Work - New Research Dr. Ellen Weber October 7, 2007 Few people deny a desperate need for new decision-making tactics that help workplaces back to health. Increasingly, we see morale sinks along with fleeing productivity. A closer look, though, shows that too many decisions are skewed because we … hop on one foot... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 6	Nurse Entrepreneurs - Fast Leading Field Dr. Ellen Weber October 6, 2007 Nurse entrepreneurs are rising up so fast in many states … that the Bureau of Labor Statistics named nursing in the top ten fastest growing US professions for the coming decade. Why the change? The National Association of Independent Nurses states... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Why's Your Music My Noise? Dr. Ellen Weber October 5, 2007 Increasingly we hear about power of music on concentration and focus. So why do some people prefer silence? And why is music best one day, while silence works the next? Few deny that music can enhance different operations of the brain... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	From Panic to Peak Performance - Possible? Dr. Ellen Weber October 4, 2007 If you find yourself overwhelmed with workloads, venting about demanding colleagues, or panicked through financial pressures … you’ll be interested in new research that links panic to heart trouble down the road. Your own brain actually holds answers that could... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 3	Why Women Avoid Math, Science and Technology Dr. Ellen Weber October 3, 2007 Fortune tells us that women have come a long way in business and they show proof by listing the 50 most powerful women. At the same time though ... concern grows from both men and women, over the unfortunate fact that... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	They Made Me Do It ... Or Did They? Dr. Ellen Weber October 2, 2007 Have you ever slipped into a… They-made-me do-it-mode? In other words…. 1. Do you stress at work because they treat you badly… and make it happen?2. Do you lack motivation because they bore you … and leave you uninspired? 3. Do... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 1	Innovation Born or Aborted? Dr. Ellen Weber October 1, 2007 Innovation is either born or aborted because of the way we communicate change.Too many great ideas fizzle and die before any innovation is birthed in ways that can change a practice. And some deaths may be legitimate … such as lack... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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