by Franklin Wordsmith | May 14, 2020 | Communication Silos, Leadership
Asking Unusual Questions Is a Gift to Your People and Yourself We’ve all had leaders who were curious in the “odd” sense. One of mine was COO Mort Zalk. He was renowned for sitting next to new employees on the corporate jet and asking them to justify their salaries...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 6, 2020 | Neuroscience, Video
Your Brain, Your Heart and Your Body Will Thank You — and So Will All Your People We are watching the COVID-19 body count rise every day, looking around the house at the ones we love (who are now getting on our nerves), and stressing about the future of work....
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 28, 2020 | Neuroscience
What Your Brain Does to Try to Keep You Safe—and When You Need to Redirect It My friend is an outgoing, funny and wise small business owner. She also is in the high risk group for COVID-19 and hasn’t left her home for almost two months. The only exception is...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 21, 2020 | Leadership
We Love Their Charisma and Inspiration — and Need to Keep Them from Wasting Us when Stressed Out At the PR agency where I worked in Minneapolis, everyone wanted to be on Marilyn’s team. She was sharp. She was funny. And she went out of her way to support...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 14, 2020 | Leadership, Video
What to Do when a “Data Junkie” Is Under the Gun — So You Don’t Find It Pointed at You Ron was one of my clients at the Financial Relations Board, where I did investor communications. He was the chairman and CEO of a company that manufactured...
