by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 17, 2020 | Leadership, Video
Use COVID-19 as a Wake-Up Call to Improve Your Skills as a Communicator Last Thursday night, I nipped into the grocery store to pick up a few items. Little did I know it was apocalypse in there! I grabbed the last shopping cart. The aisles were filled with...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 4, 2020 | Neuroscience
What Is Amygdala Hijack and What Can You Do about It? I’m one of those “get crap done” kind of people. Show me a problem: I figure out the alternatives, usually find the best ones and make solid suggestions. There are times when none of this is...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 20, 2018 | Persuasion
Maybe you watched the “60 Minutes” interview with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (March 11, 2017).If not, chances are you either saw video or read excerpts of places where she stumbled. And that her performance was called “messy” or “rocky” or a “train wreck.”DeVos’...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 28, 2017 | Leadership
The chiropractor looked at me and said, “I hate to give bad news. But the truth is your back issues mean you’ll be in pain for the rest of your life.”Then she proceeded to explain what the x-rays showed.It didn’t matter. My brain had left the building …As leaders, we...
