Neuroscience

Leadership and the Female Brain

4 Nov, 2011Advice, Business, Coaching, Communication, Executive Teams, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Meetings, Neuroscience, Patterns, Psychology, Relationships, Stress, The Country Place, Uncategorized, Women in the workplace, Workplace Relationships

Yesterday I talked about the male brain under stress and the need to stimulate the brain to stay present by the click, tap, drum, or hum methods in meetings. I guess the click top pen was designed just for men to be able to handle the anxiety of difficult meetings....

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Teaching Leadership

6 Jul, 2010Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Diversity, Ethics, Executive Teams, Family Business, Family Conflict, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, motivation, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Power, Reflections, Relationships, Stress, Total Leaders, Transformation, Workplace Relationships, Young Leaders

There has been a fascinating discussion going on for several weeks on the Leadership Think Tank Group on LinkedIn. The question is “If you could teach one thing to a young leader what would it be?” There have been over 250 responses and the vast array of answers creates a...

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Leadership and Self Awareness

1 Mar, 2010Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Diversity, Education, Employers, Ethics, Executive Teams, Health, History, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Media, Money, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Psychology

There is an interesting new TV program airing this Friday; “Who Do You Think You Are?” based on finding the long lost ancestors of celebrities. This is not just for the rich and the famous. I believe we all would benefit from finding out more about where we came from,...

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Relationships and Neuroscience – 3 Things to Know – Their Impact On You at Work!

25 Feb, 2010Accountability, Avoider, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Diversity, Employers, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Psychology, Reflections, Super Achiever, Transformation, Trust

Sometimes there is a frustrating moment when you are not sure what you see, hear, and feel is making sense to anyone but you. It is making you crazy. Are you the only one wondering what is going on in this meeting? Are  you are the only one sensing the tension...

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Women Leadership and Change Management

22 Feb, 2010Accountability, Avoider, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Consulting, Diversity, Education, Ethics, Executive Teams, History, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Marital coaching, Media, Money, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Power, Psychology, Reflections, The media, Transformation, Trust, Uncategorized, Women in the workplace, Workplace Relationships

  This is a time for women to pat themselves on the back for all the successes that have come in the last 60 years. The role of women has changed dramatically, and it has been mostly a quiet revolution.   But there have been some loud bumps and bleeps...

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Leadership and Too Much Happiness

17 Feb, 2010Accountability, Avoider, Boss, Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Consulting, Diversity, Education, Employers, Executive Teams, Fear, Health, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Media, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Psychology, Reflections, Transformation, Trust

We are living in an era of polarities. Our government is a house divided, not just by being Republicans and Democrats, but by taking extreme views on just about everything and then, as we all see, nothing happens. We are polarized, and we are stuck. Same thing happens in the...

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Listen Up!!!

27 Jan, 2010Accountability, Avoider, Boss, Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Education, Employers, Executive Teams, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Trust

We all hear each other, can’t help that. Even when we put our fingers in our ears, much of the sound bleeds through. It’s easier to close our eyes and block out the view. With sound, it is much more difficult. When a leader is making a point and wants...

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John Edwards and Leadership Values

22 Jan, 2010Accountability, Avoider, Business, Honor, Leaders, Leadership, Marital coaching, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Political distrust, Politics, Power, Psychology, The media, Transformation, Trust

The saga of John Edwards is more tragic than it is disgusting. Here is a man who has lied and lied, not just to the world, but most importantly, to himself. And my big question is why we, as a nation, are so gullible? Why did we take so long...

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Elegant leadership: Higher Standards

8 Jan, 2010Accountability, Coaching, Communication, Conflict, Consulting, Diversity, Education, Ethics, Health, History, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Media, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Power, Psychology, Reflections, The media

When is enough enough? Cultural diversity is here to stay, and in order for the ordinary individual to become aware of our actions, and how they affect others, our "leaders" must first step up to the plate and take responsibility for their actions!

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Elegant Leadership and Chocolate

5 Jan, 2010Accountability, Boss, Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Consulting, Diversity, Employee burnout, Employers, Ethics, Executive Teams, Fear, Health, History, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Money, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Power, Psychology, Reflections, Transformation, Women in the workplace, Workplace Relationships

What does chocolate and being treated fairly have in common? They both make us feel good!!

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