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Having a theme for the year has served me well over the past few years. There is a part of your brain called the RAS (Reticular Activating System) that decides what data – from outside and inside your body – your brain will pay attention to. You need your RAS because there is way too […]
There is no doubt that, as leaders, we are amazing people who know best, and by golly, aren’t our people so privileged to be the receivers of our well-intentioned advice! As humans, we don’t like being told what to do, yet we do love giving advice, and all of us have valuable experience and information to share. […]
Big, successful organisations, across the globe, are dropping performance ratings. It’s on the agenda, and it’s on the increase! YES, really! And their experience shows that it is something we should all consider in some form or another. Take a moment now to allow your fight/flight centre to calm down, because it’s pretty hard to […]
I’m 50 years of age. And despite all my life experience, and how much I know about the human brain, I still make crap decisions – though I think many fewer than I used to! In my youth I was one of those people who stood out as having ‘potential’ and was given many opportunities […]
For over 20 years we have been talking about the importance of diversity and inclusion. This conversation has focused more on the ‘fairness’ aspect of inclusion for minority groups in the workplace, such as women and minority racial groups. You may remember the days of ‘Affirmative Action’ where legal and regulatory bodies were set up […]
Last week I spent a day with a delightful group of professionals in Melbourne. They were attending my Rewire Your Brain program. They were well versed in the topic – so I was concerned about whether they would get value from the day. They did. For some it took them deeper. For some there was […]