by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 22, 2020 | Neuroscience
What the Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Brains Means for Your Team Have you ever been amazed (not in a good way) at what one of your team members—of the opposite sex—said at a meeting? Chances are good you’re rolling your eyes just remembering it. I...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 14, 2020 | Neuroscience, Video
Know What’s Happening in Your Brain and Short Circuit It There’s lots of advice out there on thinking happy thoughts and keeping yourself busy during the pandemic: some better than others. You know you can rely on me to come at it from a neuroscience...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 30, 2020 | Neuroscience
Take the Bad News Quiz and Find Out The CEO of an industrial parts manufacturer told me about a previous job he held: leading an Italian subsidiary for a Fortune 500 firm. He said it was the most frustrating post in his career. “I was there to turn around a division...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 22, 2020 | Neuroscience
Be Aware of Your Unconscious and Casual Racism A friend—another white woman businessowner—and I were talking about racial inequality. It’s true: we believed we knew something about unfair treatment in the business world. For me, it was being offered a lower salary...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 19, 2020 | Communication Silos, Neuroscience
Be Willing to Open a Window in Your Mind According to Investopedia: “A communication silo occurs when teams talk exclusively amongst themselves at the expense of big picture company goals.” (OK: who says “amongst”?) Of course you’ve experienced this nearly every place...
by Franklin Wordsmith | May 6, 2020 | Neuroscience, Video
Your Brain, Your Heart and Your Body Will Thank You — and So Will All Your People We are watching the COVID-19 body count rise every day, looking around the house at the ones we love (who are now getting on our nerves), and stressing about the future of work....
