Yes, it’s true that studies show we clamp onto disaster and bypass delight! And it’s also true we can hard-wire to make misery a common plight. However the opposite is also true! If we practice kindness and act from a grateful heart – we also hard-wire our neural networks to… Read more »
At the core of all learning lies ethical behavior that shapes its impact and value! Potter Stewart perhaps said it best, “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do, and what is right to do.” Ethics is to the brain’s sense of right or wrong,… Read more »
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Albany needs ethics reform according to this New York Times editorial, and most would agree. Each time we lead without ethics, we literally change the chemistry of our brains! Have we rewired our nation’s brainpower to live without ethics? If so – what questions could guide us back to brilliance… Read more »
Can people be considered genius – without a stellar moral compass to guide actions such as integrity or kindness to others? Are swindlers enabled in your circles, under the guise of intelligence? In an age where horizons shift, truth is claimed to not be truth and leaders look past moral… Read more »
Change the question from HOW SMART ARE YOU? to ask instead: HOW ARE YOU SMART? and you’ll ready your brain for life-changing discoveries. Einstein once claimed he was no smarter than others, but that he simply stayed with problems long after others left. Could we solve more problems with finer… Read more »
Those who refuse to unpack idols worshiped in the past era, struggle to risk innovative alternatives for the coming era. We still tend to worrship 10 barriers to innovation …
If you agree that democracy as we deem it – can make a mockery of human engagement – you likely also see value in facilitation that communicates across differences. Few disagree that a well run democracy adds immense brainpower by raising worker engagement. Yet Gallop Management Journal surveyed annual worker… Read more »
Well known savant, Daniel Tammet who easily recites 22,514 numbers in order, also reminds readers in Wide Sky, that he struggled to do simple sums in math class. If that failure to fit math methods favored in school speaks to you, you likely find yourself among those of us who… Read more »
Have you noticed people who speak meta-messages that leave victims running for escape hatches? You begin to question flaws between their lines because what you hear is not what the speaker means. How does it happen? People who lack interpersonal intelligence, tend to use meta-messages instead of honest communications, and… Read more »
Ethics is to the brain’s sense of right or wrong, what a noble life is to a highly intelligent and thoughtful person. Truth is – the brain comes with moral potential. It equips people to do what is good – even when that good comes with personal cost. Sure, it… Read more »