Workplace Behavior
Let’s face it. The best leadership and human resource management minds in America have been trying for decades to find the formula for optimizing human performance. We’ve looked at sports teams, extreme adventurers, and heroes for ideas about how to get more with less. We’ve... Read More
If you are just starting to learn about how brain science can impact us at work, here is an article that provides a bit of brain science and a perspective about how understanding it can make a difference in your work environment. Read More
The onslaught of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites has raised questions about privacy and reputation at a personal level, and now it’s becoming a concern to employers about how they are represented by their employees in the “social media” realm. As a recent... Read More
You multitask all the time, right? Drive and talk on the phone. Talk with someone and answer your email. Participate on a conference call and catch up on email. So how can it be a myth? Our brains automate everything possible, absorbing and integrating our... Read More
Years ago, it was commonly accepted that “allowing people to vent” was an effective management behavior. We believed that it was like releasing the steam from a pressure cooker – the analogy “felt” right to us. So we adopted stories about it that reinforced the... Read More
A common complaint by business leaders is that it is too hard to get people to do the work they are paid to do. “You have to hold them accountable” is a common cry. Here’s how. “If you do not hold people accountable, they will... Read More
When we become frustrated with the behavior of someone else, our old brain can push us to doing exactly the wrong thing! What works for us in the short term can blow up on us later! If you feel like poking someone in the eye,... Read More
It would be great if – as we entered the doors of our workplace each day – each of us calmed our Old Brains and maintained that calm all day. Fat chance! The best any of us can do each day is avoid having our... Read More
The more Old Brain energy you have in your work environment, the more opportunity you have to improve. So let’s see what might be causing it! Wondering if you work in an old brain environment at work? Here are some clues: What you do is... Read More
