People ask how they can rekindle brainpower to do something novel. If you’ve slipped into potholes of anger, disappointment, or anxiety lately – you likely feel the need for a new shot at success. For some it’s a matter of moving beyond ruts and into renewed opportunities. For others it’s… Read more »
Unless you’re aware of exact expectations at work, you’re likely heading for failure. In funding, hidden expectations can block out top innovations, and disappoint inventors. All through lack of awareness. People crave leaders who grow aware of their concerns. In contests, concentration on one focus area only, often blinds judges… Read more »
Work in innovation and you’re bound to be saddened by situations, often beyond your control. Letdowns tend to come faster when you’re tired, or when you leap too high, too soon. Lack of awareness usually leads the way! If you measure the size of your success by the strength of… Read more »
Stories pinpoint the best and the worst of times. Some people share stories of money and health problems daily, and cortisol follows to create a potent reason to go down with the trends. Other stories brim over with hope for a wider reach, regardless of setbacks. Have you noticed? Narrative… Read more »
Has your workplace sunken you into a quagmire of broken practices, cranky managers, or a shrinking public purse? Few deny that frustrations follow from spinning your wheels and getting nowhere. Stress that increasingly bombards workplaces, also lowers brainpower. If that watch-your-back syndrome consumes your time and talent, you are not… Read more »
To create a culture such as Wegmans – is to harmonize diversity and trust in ways that flourish for the organization and for individual workers. Regardless of which Wegmans Master level students enroll in my MBA Leadership course at St. John Fishers, we hear awesome tales about how to rise… Read more »
Amazing brainpower advances any workplace that taps into its plasticity. Does yours? Will new facts about plasticity’s knack to turn novelty into advantage, offer you dividends at work today? Let’s say you knew how plasticity rewires brainpower for more success when you simply act on a novel idea. Would you… Read more »
It likely comes as no surprise that human brains cannot vent and invent at the same time. Some media programs, and many organizations for that matter – enable venting in ways that preclude its opposite. How so? See innovative meetings e-handbook here for dozens of practical strategies that bring meetings… Read more »
Have you noticed how organizations that risk change also tend to leap forward, in the direction of that shift? Some even find potential for global recognition, simply because they moved forward on stepping stones past limitations toward more diverse opportunities. It takes a learned flexibility. Toss in a new zest… Read more »
If gridlock feeds ego and shuts out brainpower, transparency fosters innovation and generates trust. We’ve all seen bullying and cynicism keep doubt alive, by banishing trust through backdoor deals for personal gain.
