by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 26, 2019 | Neuroscience
Have you ever sat at your desk, felt “mentally dry,” and decided to push through this until you completed the task at hand? Me, too.Sometimes that need to cross things off your to do list can get stronger than your desire to come up with the best ideas.But...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 1, 2019 | Leadership
I remember the first time I heard about the second type of person who says “no” to you at work: Dead Weight Danny. My mother was the chief of the Midwest Property Division for the Department of Defense. She had a job open up, interviewed candidates, and...
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...