by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
HOW You Deliver a “No” Lingers Longer than the Effects of the News Itself In the brain, any bad news feels like a form of rejection. Our brains process this the same way they do physical pain. It’s no surprise that when it’s time to say no, too...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 17, 2021 | Culture
Help Remote Participants to Up Their Engagement We’ve seen the dreaded black square, with a name typed over it, during our virtual meetings. Then we asked all participants to turn on their cameras. This may nudge a handful of folks. But there are always those...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 10, 2021 | Neuroscience, Video
What Giving and Receiving Advice Does to Our Brains My friend “Mary” has a daughter going through the sudden and unexpected end of her marriage. Mary is a loving mother. “I want what’s best for her,” she explained. “But my daughter...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 10, 2021 | Leadership
Making Smart Choices about Pushing Through What makes you roll your eyes in exhaustion and want to quit? Maybe it’s another pointless Zoom meeting. Or a report that goes into eye-bleeding detail. Or a repetitive exercise (like deleting all those emails you’ve been...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 25, 2021 | Leadership, Uncategorized, Video
Last week, we talked about how leaders can help employees when they fail. Let’s focus on the reasons behind failure for leaders. The number is pretty sobering. Research indicates that 50% of leaders who were initially successful in a job will be fired. It turns...
