by Franklin Wordsmith | May 6, 2020 | Neuroscience, Video
Your Brain, Your Heart and Your Body Will Thank You — and So Will All Your People We are watching the COVID-19 body count rise every day, looking around the house at the ones we love (who are now getting on our nerves), and stressing about the future of work....
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 21, 2020 | Leadership
We Love Their Charisma and Inspiration — and Need to Keep Them from Wasting Us when Stressed Out At the PR agency where I worked in Minneapolis, everyone wanted to be on Marilyn’s team. She was sharp. She was funny. And she went out of her way to support...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 14, 2020 | Leadership, Video
What to Do when a “Data Junkie” Is Under the Gun — So You Don’t Find It Pointed at You Ron was one of my clients at the Financial Relations Board, where I did investor communications. He was the chairman and CEO of a company that manufactured...
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 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...
