by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 14, 2019 | Neuroscience
I grew up in the communications agency world. That meant tracking how I spent my time at work in 15-minute increments. It also started me on creating monthly and weekly “to do” lists to stay on track.Your Brain on “To Do”We all know the pleasure of crossing off a task...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 9, 2019 | Neuroscience
Sometimes people say “no” to us out of fear.They don’t think they can do something, or they’re afraid of making a mistake and looking bad. They have the ability or knowledge to step up — just not the confidence.I call them “Untapped...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 24, 2019 | Leadership
I’m dating myself here. But in one of the many Star Trek incarnations, the Enterprise was led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. One of his catchphrases was “Make it so.”Don’t we wish we could look at the people we work with, say “Make it...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 29, 2019 | Leadership
OK: I fixed my issue with YouTube! You can either watch the video or read the article.The Cold, Hard TruthA lot of times we suffer from something called “frozen thinking.” This is when we have such a long and deeply held belief in something that we no longer question...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Aug 6, 2019 | Neuroscience
As part of my research before starting communication mentoring with a new healthcare executive, I interviewed some of her colleagues.One of them was trying to be candid—but nice. “She has a ‘tell,’” the woman said. “You can always see what she’s thinking by the...
