by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 26, 2019 | Neuroscience
As a neuroscience nerd, I like to pour through research, find new information on how the brain works, and figure out practical ways to use it.This week’s tip comes from studies done by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.All these years, we thought...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 2, 2017 | Leadership
Last week, I sadly ended a partnership for creating and putting on an event. Why? Because of the Drama Triangle.After I invited a third person to help my partner and me develop this program, friction arose. It soon became clear that as long as one person felt...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | May 9, 2017 | Leadership
It’s a memory that still haunts me.I had the chance to say something helpful to a person in need. Instead I thought about “getting in trouble” and got out instead.Here’s what I wished that younger version of me had known. What Do We Lose When...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 4, 2017 | Communication Silos, Neuroscience
Once I worked at a company with a very reclusive president. He sparked my contribution to the corporate culture.I invented “Mort Zalk Day,” wherein Mort comes out of his office, sees his shadow, and we have six months more of budget cuts and layoffs. And if you see...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 28, 2017 | Culture, Persuasion
It happens to us all.We spend a lot of time crafting that compelling message — to be delivered in person or in print — and it gets a ho-hum reaction.Our first instinct is to look around at other people or situations to blame. (It can’t be us, right?...
