Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Let’s see: where have we got to? Three articles in, we know about the three parts of the human brain (read about the triune brain) and the dominance of the unconscious. We also know that one of the main purposes of the human brain is sense-making (read again about what the brain is for). […]
Read MoreHello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Are you enjoying the summer? I’m writing from the South of France and it’s just blissful! Today, I’d like to address decision-making. Remember that I posited in an early post that “there is no thinking which is not emotional which in turn implies that our decisions and behaviours are […]
Read MoreHello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And I promise, no more about paying attention! I appreciate that four articles – fascinating though they were, weren’t they? – on that topic is enough. But before we move on, wasn’t it interesting to see how neuroscience – and notably understanding how our brains process stimuli, including social cues […]
Read MoreHello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Last month, we discussed other-awareness and landed on the notion that disagreement – about beliefs, values and behaviours – is more likely to be the norm. I advocated tolerance but also proposed that you put on a metaphorical Detective Columbo’s raincoat (no need for the cigar nor the dishevelled look) and go look for the […]
Read MoreHello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And of course: best wishes for happy 2018! In last month’s blog, we discussed the fact that voluntary attention – what we consciously focus on – is the instrument thanks to which we can shape our reality – rather than it being just the result of an interpretative process based […]
Read MoreGetting under Someone Else’s Skin (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) How did you find using “SWAY”©? For those readers who may have missed the article on this model of persuasion, a very brief recap: ‘S’ is for ‘Significance‘ where you investigate the interest and need of your audience – […]
Read MorePersuasion Tools (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) As promised last month, in this article on how to influence others, I’m going to show you the core elements of a persuasion strategy. I will share with you a four-step model called “SWAY”©. I have called it “SWAY”© because when you have […]
Read MoreBeing Able to Persuade Others is Key to Your Success at Work (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello and welcome to the first of three posts on the topic of how to influence people. In this article, I will examine what happens when we try to influence people without […]
Read MoreFour Tips to be more Comfortable in your Workplace (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) This article follows on from the previous one which walked you through a self-assessment to determine whether you are at least reasonably happy at work. If you missed last month’s article, you catch it […]
Read MoreBeing Able to Know Whether You are Happy at Work (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Welcome to the first summer edition of Career Tips! To help us shift gears away from work considerations, let’s ask: are you happy at work? In the morning, do you look forward to going into the office? […]
Read MoreThe Art of Negotiating your Career Transitions, Big and Small Hello and welcome to Career Tips! In this edition, a bit of an original offering: an hour-long webinar on career transition! Wow! I designed this workshop for everyone currently thinking of changing jobs, whether the change means just a progression within your current employer or involves a switch to […]
Read MoreHow to Create a Constructive Outer Dialogue (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello and welcome to the second of two articles on the subject of diversity. In a preceding article, we went on an inner journey, one which looked at what we tell ourselves when we meet someone we perceive […]
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