by Franklin Wordsmith | May 24, 2018 | Neuroscience
I held a garage sale last weekend. All sorts of people wandered through.After observing how they looked, spoke and handled objects, I started forming opinions and making judgments:The man who offered me $2 for a $5 electric hedge trimmer The woman who complimented...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 15, 2018 | Persuasion
As a neuroscience nerd, I love running into oddball information, making meaning of it, and sharing it so we all become better communicators. Here’s the latest bit. After you cringe a bit (I did), make use of this the next time you want to be seen as smarter and...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 8, 2018 | Leadership
I was one of the speakers at the International Conference on Nursing in London last week.It truly was international. There were nursing professionals and professors from Japan to Jordan, Bangladesh to Britain, and Texas to Turkey.That first morning, looking around the...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 24, 2018 | Leadership
I read a staggering statistic. Every crucial conversation you avoid having in your business costs an average of $1,500 per day– per person. We don’t have these because we’re not sure how. Here are some tools you can use to save money — and...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 19, 2018 | Neuroscience
I’ve had the flu for almost a week, with a buzzy and stuffy head.When I picked up my office phone this morning, there was no dial tone, and the static made me feel as if I was in the center of a bowl of Rice Crispies.It had snowed overnight and there was only a...
