by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 20, 2017 | Culture, Neuroscience
In the original cast of Star Trek, Mr. Spock was my hero.Instead of getting mired in the messy world of emotions, he rose above it. (Although I often noticed how hard his human shipmates worked to shake him out of this.)It turns out he would have made a lousy...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 19, 2017 | Leadership
In the last week, a lot of attention has focused on President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.There appear to be two camps on this: 1) those who believe his being sent packing is troubling, and 2) those who are incensed by the way it happened. (Maybe I’m...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 9, 2017 | Leadership
It’s a memory that still haunts me.I had the chance to say something helpful to a person in need. Instead I thought about “getting in trouble” and got out instead.Here’s what I wished that younger version of me had known. What Do We Lose When...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 2, 2017 | Leadership
My last boss asked, “How am I doing as a supervisor?”When people ask a direct question, I respond in kind.“You have my favorite quality in a boss! You don’t hover over my shoulder and second-guess me. But what’s hard is that whenever I have a question – no matter how...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 26, 2017 | Culture, Persuasion
There’s been a big kerfuffle about United Airlines forcibly removing a passenger from a flight to Nashville.Before we get all superior about this, we need to take a closer look at what caused the incident — and realize we often do the same thing. How...
