by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 1, 2022 | Neuroscience
Why Gesturing Helps Everyone’s Brain The first time I watched the video of my TEDx Talk on “How to Be a Mind Reader,” I was appalled. My hands were always moving. I thought, “How distracting! I have to learn to let my hands drop to my sides. Or at least not do the...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 23, 2022 | Neuroscience, Video
Listen to Your Body and Choose What You Call Your Feelings We’ve been taught that we’re at the mercy of our emotions. And that, as leaders, we need to take control of these and not be swayed by them. Otherwise, we’re just weak. Not so. It helps to...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Answer Two Questions to Spark Empathy and Clarity Power struggles can feel inevitable. Two beliefs can be at the bottom of this: Mine is the best approach (and everything would be better if people just did what I said) There is no way that both parties can get what...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 18, 2022 | Leadership, Persuasion
A Practical Approach to Emotional Intelligence We hear a lot about Emotional intelligence (EI) at work. Here are some quick statistics from an OfficeTeam survey: 95% of HR managers and 99% of workers believe it’s important to have a strong EI The top two benefits of...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 11, 2022 | Persuasion, Video
Know When to Give Up on an Agenda to Meet a Goal Have you ever tried to force an outcome at a meeting? Had information you thought you needed to share? Worried that you wouldn’t make it through all of your agenda items? Me too. This experience makes us confront...
