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Mar31
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People tend to resist changes … even those bearing benefits … when leaders fail to get their buy-in. Have you seen it happen?
It only makes sense … human brains oppose delivery of changes they had no part in creating. Similarly … people often fail to implement changes somebody else dictated. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. How so?
 1. Instead of saying … we’ll meet at such and such a time … ask people to suggest convenient times.
2. Rather than tell people what to do differently … ask their advice and gather suggestions about the action plan you have in mind.
3. Rather than criticize what went wrong … reward more of what goes well.
4. Before sending that memo to announce change plans … email a few questions to get people’s insights.
5. Avoid showing one side of either advantages and disadvantages … but instead … brainstorm both sides of the change issues … to ensure change adds value for diverse thinkers.
Perhaps people who resist change more because of its traditional impositions … would take a productive part in solutions ... if invited in as part of the process. It’s the difference between a staff meeting where one person only – talks … and a lively exchange about possibilities beyond problems.
Think it would get buy-in for improvements where you work?
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Mar30
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With growing college drop out rates … some say universities are losing their relevancy. Others say that neuroscience discoveries open unique opportunities to transform the brain’s capabilities into world class universities. What do you say? If learner retention is the key to...
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Mar23
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Have you noticed all the headless manikins out there? If icons impact choices as the neurology of attraction suggests … what influence do headless displays have on our spending habits? I asked yesterday ... in several stores at the mall...
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Mar22
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Could your firm benefit from more visual spatial intelligence?For some time now neuroscience discoveries have shown why we do not learn well through words or lectures. Too often ... multiple intelligences simply sit idle when words alone are used to...
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Mar21
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Here are 10 myths that have been removed in theory only ... with neuroscience discoveries. Most though, still await application to improve business. Each myth … in as much as it shapes actions … can lower productivity at work. Each one also waits...
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Mar20
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He calls in sick more and more. She is secretly looking for another job … even if it means she has to go back to school to upgrade. Familiar? Have you seen people who contribute to toxic work environments? Or...
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Mar17
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Charles and Camilla set aside the traditions of his royal crown in favor of a business venture today. It’s much like a business you or I might start … or is it? The royal couple kicked off their high-end organic business...
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Fanatic followers buy Jack Bauer 24-hour messenger bag … portray his violence through speed painting … and launch web sites for Jack Bauer addicts.Are you one of the millions of followers on the edge of your seat waiting for Jack...
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Mar16
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Seth Godin sees change almost always made during the down part of a cycle and so do I. Seth calls change the opportunity of a lifetime ... with all the excitement and future opportunities that entails. Have you experienced it? When...
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Mar15
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NPR announced on Inside Albany today that never before have they seen so many irate messages as the Eliot Spitzer scandal attracted. And it's about more than one man's choices for call girls.People are increasingly angry about the falling dollar … rising gas prices …...
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Mar14
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Could the right risk ... land you or your firm in a better place? If so ... you'll want to read on. Researchers in Switzerland and the United States recently reported an important neurological discovery to illustrate how people approach...
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Mar13
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When Harvard educated brain scientist … Dr. Jill Taylor woke up with a headache from a stroke in progress … very little of her training helped. Check out this 18 minute video to discover fascinating details of the brain’s magic...
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Mar12
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We’ve all been told to breath in deeply to relieve stress … or relax. It's not that simple though - and it depends on where you work whether you'll want to risk sucking in any air at all. A new study …...
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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....
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Mar10
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Recall that extra jolt of adrenaline to the brain … when you jump into compelling discussions … and leave with novel discoveries that brighten your day.Should war be used as a tactic for change? Is health care fair? Will a...
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Some say ineffective universities are the reason 40% drop out of college. Do you agree?Have universities lost their relevancy to life and learning beyond class … I’m speaking of the life their students face daily. Researchers suggest that universities could...
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Mar 9
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If you’ve ever sensed an urgent need to grow smarter… more alert … or better skilled to face tough challenges at work … it could be that you are competing with peers who pop drugs daily to enhance their brains.Interestingly...
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Mar 8
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In a matter of hours now … clocks will spring forward … workers will drag drowsy brains behind… and many will struggle against that sleepy syndrome as they walk into work. Even experts find it hard to explain why the...
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While some leaders seem mystified that people dislike their meetings … and question why staff disappear faster than the flick of a light switch … take heart. Cognitive scientists are uncovering facts that show how meetings work for or against...
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Mar 7
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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's changing horizons at work - and well worth a look!...
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Mar 6
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As new and younger managers parachute into cubicle jungles … some older workers complain of being sidelined unfairly. Have you seen it happen?Interestingly, this trend is at sharp odds with new information about the aging brain … which is seen...
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Mar 5
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Business and caring communities intersect naturally for Jerry Greenfield … co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. Do they come together where you work? Most would agree that a firm’s economic and creative pulse depend on rhythms of emotionally intelligent...
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Mar 4
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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 with more lessons than expected...
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffet just reported that the US is already well into recession. Whether you believe Buffet’s alarming claim or not … human brains are being wooed into recession’s depressed slumps daily. How so? Five recent facts about your...
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Mar 2
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To celebrate Women’s History Month ... Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle highlighted leadership lessons from area women we admire and respect most. What a terrific idea! Because my own work often includes newly discovered differences in women's brains ... I'm especially thrilled to see women...
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What topic in the news sparks your interest on one hand and leaves you a bit curious on the other? This subject area ... if written about ... could advance and perk up your world in unexpected ways. You may...
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Mar 1
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When he scored 125 on an IQ test a man was refused the job of police officer. The reason? Too smart ... he may get bored with the job and leave ... after costly training.In what appears to be unfair discrimination ... the courts...
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