by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 28, 2020 | Leadership
How This Makes Everyone Happier, Healthier and Better Versions of Themselves Kathy was my first assistant, when I was working at a public relations agency in my twenties. I made a point of writing thank-you notes to her when she finished something for me. Walking...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 21, 2020 | Neuroscience
How the Sunk Cost Fallacy Wastes Your Time, Money and Happiness This is another of those times when your brain is designed to shoot you in the foot. Let’s say you bought stock in a company. You were excited about its prospects. Then the price went down. And...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 14, 2020 | Leadership
Neuroscience research shows the best way to learn is to fail.Sometimes I hate neuroscience!Of course we get this. If I make a bad choice, the consequences are enough of a deterrent that I’ll never do that again.But I’m embarking on something I’ve never done...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 7, 2020 | Culture, Neuroscience
It’s one of our biggest fears as leaders. We look at our people and see troubling behaviors:They forget what we tell themThey are more anxious and stressedThey aren’t coming up with creative ideas to solve problems or identify new opportunitiesTheir...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 12, 2019 | Leadership
It was one of the best moments in my executive communication coaching career.Chief HR Officer “Bill” was working with me before rolling out a new company-wide human resources program. We video recorded him doing a trial run of this announcement. He did a...
