by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 18, 2022 | Leadership, Video
Ever notice when your reaction seems out of proportion to a situation? Maybe your board of directors canned your good idea before you had the chance to finish presenting it. Or a peer turns down what you believe is a reasonable request. Or your team promises to get...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 13, 2022 | Leadership, Neuroscience, Video
Free Yourself and the People Around You Maybe this has happened to you. A prospective client was enthusiastic about working together. We agreed to speak again in two weeks. Then he sent an email to cancel our scheduled call. I followed up with a Loom video. A...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 14, 2022 | Leadership, Video
Know How to Identify This and Get Beyond It There can be something almost shameful in admitting to having imposter syndrome. Maybe that has a bit to to with its origins. Professor Pauline Clance and psychologist Suzanne Imes at Georgia State University came up with...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 15, 2022 | Neuroscience, Video
Why Your Thoughts Default to the Negative and What to Do About It When you get bad news, it’s so easy to get sucked into the negative swirl. Blame your ancestors for this. It’s called negativity bias. Our brains look for — and learn best from —...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | May 24, 2022 | Leadership, Video
Why Imitation Is the Fastest Way to Lasting Business Success The “innovation management” industry is expanding at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate. By 2026, it will generate $1.7 billion in global revenues (MarketsandMarkets). Here’s the...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | May 3, 2022 | Neuroscience, Video
Why Where We Live Makes Us Think Negatively — and What We Can Do about It I call it “the swirl.” It starts with the moment when I have a negative thought about something I’ve said or done — or didn’t say or do. “I feel guilty...
