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...
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...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 21, 2021 | Leadership, Neuroscience, Uncategorized
Three Ways to Make it Safe for Others to Fail When was the last time you or your people took a chance on being innovative, and it didn’t work out? That happened to me in March 2020. I created a program called “The Remote Leadership Series.” It featured virtual...
