by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 3, 2021 | Leadership
It Can Be a Great Organizational Change Tool or a Cultural Slippery Slope This started out as a missive on the “boiling frog syndrome.” You may have heard of it. In an experiment, a live frog was dropped into boiling water and it jumped out, because it...
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 | 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...
