by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 20, 2018 | Culture, Neuroscience
It’s one of my favorite phrases: amygdala hijack. That’s when a part of your brain believes that you’re under too much stress, so it shuts down two thirds of your brain: your emotional and your human brain. All you have left is fight, flight or...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 6, 2018 | Neuroscience
Has this happened to you? You’re at a new business meeting. A party. A conference. You introduce yourself and strike up a conversation. One minute later, you can’t remember the person’s name. You HOPE someone who knows this man will...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 23, 2018 | Storytelling
A great group of business leaders and I had a blast at last week’s “Real Talk” workshop.While they mentioned many takeaways, here are two that resonated with most of them.(Wish you had been there? Come to the next one on February 23.)There are plenty...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 16, 2018 | Leadership
I’ve been on several boards for not-for-profits and organizations.The toughest moment in any meeting is when we identify an issue or opportunity that needs a leader. That’s when we hear someone ask, “Who’s willing to take this on?”Crickets …How can we create a better...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 9, 2018 | Neuroscience
We all believe we’re independent thinkers. Unfortunately, research shows that our brains are set up to follow the crowd — even when we know it’s going in the wrong direction (like a cliff)! The Principle of Social Proof states that the greater the...
