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Sandeep Gautam's curator insight,
February 19, 2015 3:32 AM
the soft side of coaching and the neural evidence behind it! 
Catherine McAnally's curator insight,
February 19, 2015 11:27 AM
Does coaching change your brain? You bet it does!
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Habits are those little energy bolts of action that propel you closer to your goals. Checkout this easy to read Infographic that outlines the 10 habits of the
Kasia Hein-Peters's insight:
Which out of these 10 you already practice?
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How many times have you heard variations on this conversation? Person A: How’s it going? Person B: I’m insanely busy. You know, the usual. Person A: Yeah, me too. I've scheduled 2015 already. Person B: I get it. Haven’t taken a real vacation in over a year. Person A: Well, gotta count our blessings for being busy, right? Person B: Amen. It seems to me that we wear busyness like a badge of honor. I’m busy, therefore I’m important and valuable, therefore I’m worthy. And if I’m not busy, forget it.
Kasia Hein-Peters's insight:
Are you addicted to busyness?
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Find out why it's important for leaders to understand how people feel about the freedom they have and their relationships at work. Via Anne Leong, Morag Barrett
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A signature speech positions you as an expert and allows you to market your products or services effectively. Learn how to create one in 7 simple steps. Via Stefano Principato
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Multitasking is an essential skill in the era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter. But, argues neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin, it’s actually making us less efficient
Kasia Hein-Peters's insight:
Brain versus multitasking
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There is increasing evidence that bilingualism can affect how the brain works. Older, lifelong bilinguals have demonstrated better cognitive skills in tasks that require increased cognitive control. These…
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For years, research into the aging brain has examined what is usually lost—hearing, vision, memory. Age is synonymous with decline. But current research is refuting that discouraging perspective. New techniques in cognitive neuroscience are revealing regions of the brain that actually improve with ...
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Good news for my aging brain... ;-)
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A few years ago, DisneyWorld executives were wondering what most captured the attention of toddlers and infants at their theme park and hotels in Orlando, Florida. So they hired me and a cultural anthropologist to observe them as they passed by all the costumed cast members, animated creatures, twirling rides, sweet-smelling snacks, and colorful toys. […]
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The business world embraced neuroscience as the key to breakthrough performance in 2014.
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Don’t wait to get into the c-suite to make an impact and leave a lasting impression. Maximise your influence with these powerful story techniques.
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"Industry and determination can do anything that genius and advantage can do and many things that they cannot." — Teddy Roosevelt You've all heard about "thinking outside the box." It's a tired exp...
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Learn what the latest neuroscience studies reveal about the importance of emotions to successful leadership in today's organizations.
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General Management: Marketing Podcast - Tom Gimbel's staffing firm, LaSalle Network, has an employee retention rate of 90% and absenteeism at his company is less than 1%. Tom shares advice on creating a company culture ...
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How to hire and train the best people
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made waves with his purchase of the Washington Post (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jeff Bezos’s purchase of The Washington Post has caught our collective attention. We’re eager to see what the Internet entrepreneur, “digital native,” and boundary-breaking trailblazer with a track record for building new business models in [...]
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My perception of myself was so tied into my work and my output that I had to stop and ask myself: “Who am I when I’m not working?”
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Who are you when you are not working?
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Language, like anything else, can be hacked for greater effectiveness. Here are some techniques to make your wordsyour best tool at workmore powerful.
Kasia Hein-Peters's insight:
Key point: open-ended questions will get you further than closed questions.
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Some researchers believe that by writing and then editing our own stories, we can change our perceptions of ourselves and identify obstacles that stand in the way of better health.
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The latest research on the brain proves that working fewer hours doesn't just make you healthier. It makes you smarter, too.
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Relax! It may sound counterintuitive, but relaxing may become your way to success ;-)
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Tell better storiesand leave your audience wanting to hear morewith these tips on tale-spinning.
John Michel's curator insight,
January 12, 2015 6:42 PM
We tell ourselves stories about why we do what we do; about why we act the way we act; about what we said and why we said it; about how something should be done or not done. The stories that go on in our head prove positively that stories are a natural mode of communication.
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At the most basic level, your world is constructed by your brain. Making sense of the world and its happenings is nothing more than our individual brains’ interpretation of the signals it receives as we go about our days interacting with our environments. Color is nothing more than cone cells in your retina being stimulated …
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It is common to complain about the constraints in our lives: too little time, not enough money, too small of a network, barely enough resources. Certainly, some of these constraints do hold us back. However, there is also a positive side....
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When our curiosity is piqued, learning can be a snap and recalling the new information comes effortlessly. But when it comes to things we don’t care about—the recipe to that "delicious" holiday fru...
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Curiosity is good for you
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