by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 12, 2021 | Leadership, Neuroscience
How My Mother Still Teaches Me about This My mother has Alzheimer’s. I don’t tell you this for sympathy or a donation, but because it sparked my need to better understand kindness. Most people struggle to define kindness—ending up with “I know it when I see it.” After...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 6, 2021 | Leadership, Video
Be Aware of How Others Are Measuring You Here’s a life-altering leadership lesson: We measure ourselves based on our intentions. The rest of the world measures us based on our behavior. This quick video shows just how stark a difference there can be between...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 28, 2021 | Leadership, Neuroscience
Why This Leads Us to Make Bad—or No—Decisions You walk into a restaurant, looking forward to a good meal. Your server hands you a menu the size of the Bible. You stare at pages of options, and your eyes glaze over. There’s too much information, and you’re having...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 21, 2021 | Communication Silos, Leadership
Three Actions You Can Take to Make Life Better for Employees and Your Organization I started doing hybrid work 20 years ago. The chairman of my largest client told me I had to come into the office three days a week. Although he didn’t say so, it was clear he...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 16, 2021 | Communication Silos, Leadership
What a Movie Discussion Group Taught Me I’ve missed watching movies in theaters and talking about them with friends. That made me jump at the chance to join a discussion group. Our first film was the documentary “Misha and the Wolves.” It’s the story of a woman who...
