How bad learning drains/pains the brain

How many “knowing-doing” gaps did you deal with during the recent holiday season? Because of calendar quirks, I experienced two gaps—one pleasurable and one painful.   On the pleasure side, even though I know better than to gorge on unhealthy food choices, I didn’t...

5 insightful business books for 2015

Staying cool under pressure—whether self-imposed, brought on by others or caused by the environment, especially the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. Then figuring out how to work better with others and then performing at the top of your mental...

5 benefits of flipping how you learn

Can’t easily find learning and development opportunities that fit your schedule and needs during this back-to-school season? It’s time to try something that respects you and your brain. Flip how you learn! Rather than seek out old-fashioned experts, hang out with...

Bless your biased brain!

“If you have a brain, you are biased,” stated Dr. Josh Davis in his recent NeuroLeadership Institute webinar, Decide: A Scalable Learning Solution for Breaking Unconscious Bias in the Workplace. Being unconsciously biased isn’t because we’re unaware. Or uninformed. Or...

Bust these 5 myths that hurt work performance

Let’s bust five myths that hurt our work performance. As I’ve been reflecting on my learnings from my applied neuroscience program, I’m struck by the stickiness of five myths that seem as powerful and magical as unicorns. Even though neuroscientists have disproved...