New Study Shows Humans Are on Autopilot Nearly Half the Time
A new study by Daniel Gilbert (who wrote a great book called 'Stumbling on Happiness') and Matthew Killingsworth, confirms something we've all suspected: most of us are 'mentally checked out' a good...
View ArticleWhy Learning About the Brain Can Be a (Positive) Addiction.
I think that learning about the brain is giving some people similar benefits, cognitively and biologically, as practicing mindfulness meditation. Only without the hours of sitting quietly. Here's my...
View ArticleThe neuroscience of leadership
Want to be a leadership researcher? All you need are eyes and ears, and the ability to notice and describe patterns. Or if you want to test your theories, just set up some social science...
View ArticleRethinking How We 'Conference'
Been to a conference lately, excited to learn from big name presenters, then found your brain throbbing by the end of the first day, unable to take in another idea? If so, you're not alone.read more
View ArticleAnnouncing the Healthy Mind Platter
It is great that the US Government has revised our food pyramid. However there's another epidemic happening that may need attention too - the epidemic of overwhelm. Here's one possible way of...
View ArticleThe End of the Conversation?
I recoiled in horror recently at a story in the New York Times about using twitter-like tools in a high school classroom. The project is well-intentioned: they wanted to get kids more comfortable with...
View ArticleWhat's Occupying Us All
The 'Occupy' movement, as confused as it might seem, is clear about one thing. It wants to ask the modern world some uncomfortable questions. Contrary to media portrayal, the questions are not small...
View ArticleAre You a Born Genius? Being a Learner Is Smarter
We all like to feel smart and talented. Turns out that whether we attribute it to natural ability or to hard work is a strong predictor of how successful we'll be.read more
View ArticleRethinking Organizations with the Brain in Mind: The Big Pic
Big ideas from day 1 of the NeuroLeadership Summitread more
View ArticleRethinking Organizations with the Brain in Mind: Part 2, Cor
How do we create better leaders?read more
View ArticleThis Thanksgiving, Gobble Up the Goodness Without the Guilt
Financial turkeys getting you down? Here's a recipe for how to get the most out of thanksgiving, based on what your brain loves to gobble up the most. With no post-gluttony guilt required.read more
View ArticleRethinking Organizations with the Brain in Mind: Part 3, App
Leaders becoming caught in ‘Leadership Lockdown Syndrome'.read more
View ArticleAre Our Minds Going the Way of Our Waists?
Thanks to the multi-trillion dollar fast food industry, the average waistline of people in the developed world has increased 400% in 25 years, leaving three-quarters of adults now overweight or obese....
View ArticleHas Coddling an Entire Generation of Children Set Them Up fo
A helicopter parent is one who hovers over their child's every move in an effort to protect them from pain, disappointment, and failure in the process of achieving success. This type of parent is...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Hates the Boss
We hear people going on tirades about their bosses all time. Whenever a group of coworkers go out to eat, it's a safe bet their boss will be a hot topic of conversation. One of the most common...
View ArticleFacebook's Fallout
Facebook IPO was one of the most anticipated in Wall Street history, too bad it ended on a solemn note for many investors who are throwing up a thumbs down as they declare their dis-"like" for the...
View ArticleBack From a Vacation? Don't Waste Your Clear Mind
If you are one of those people who think for a living (like me), then you've probably noticed just how much clearer your mind is after a break of some sort.It turns out there is now some very good...
View ArticleWhy Race Still Matters
We still have that old evolutionary bias generating an intense fear of uncertainty.read more
View ArticleStop Trying to Solve Problems
Studies on brain activity while problem solving suggests that people struggling to solve complicated problems might be better off not trying.read more
View ArticleThree Ways to Think Deeply at Work
We've identified three particularly promising techniques, backed up by research, than can help you think more deeply at work.read more
View ArticleWhy Your Boss is Less Stressed Than You
An intriguing new idea has emerged from James Gross of Stanford University and six other researchers, flying in the face of the current thinking about leadership as it relates to the levels of...
View ArticleHow Bosses Accidentally Make You Less Creative
Leaders of today’s world know exactly what I mean when I say that it is becoming increasingly more important for newer and more innovative ideas to be brought to the table. Our workplace culture...
View ArticleWhy Radical Transparency Is Good for Business
Imagine you got to work on Monday and you knew exactly how you had performed the previous week, compared to everyone else, and could look up, in a moment, how everyone else was doing. Or a manager...
View ArticleBridge the Fiscal Cliff Through Brain Science
As the so-called fiscal cliff (spending cuts and tax hikes) looms, President Obama could benefit from understanding what brain research tells us about building coalitions and finding agreement with our...
View Article5 Big Discoveries About Parenting In 2012
Search Amazon for ‘parenting’ and you’ll find 120,000 books. Parents, myself included, clearly have a lot of questions. New research is providing fresh answers every year – though perhaps there are so...
View Article5 Big Discoveries About Personal Effectiveness in 2012
The science of self-improvement never ceases. Every year brings dozens of new quirky findings about how to be more effective, whether in managing our time, being more creative or just getting things...
View Article5 Big Discoveries About Leadership in 2012
Bad management appears to be an epidemic, costing the economy a total of $360 billion every year in lost productivity. 65% of employees say they would take a new boss over a pay raise, and 3 out of...
View ArticleThe Brain at Work and at Home
In the last decade, we’ve seen tremendous changes in our workforce. With all of the recent advancement in technologies, nearly three-quarters of employers give their employees the tools they need to...
View ArticleFind Out How Many Leaders are Both Goal and People Focused
Want a good scare this Halloween? A new study of 60,000 managers reveals how few are capable of operating both goal and socially focused.read more
View Article5 Big Discoveries About Personal Effectiveness in 2013
In 2013, we continued to push the boundaries of what we know about ourselves; going boldly into questions no researcher has gone before. Like, what should we do when we need a little lift – take a run,...
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