Category: Neuroscience

Emotional Intelligence

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON LEADERSHIP

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is increasingly recognized as a critical component of effective leadership. As organizations prioritize creating dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative cultures, leaders must understand how to connect with and motivate their teams on a deeper level. This is where emotional intelligence comes in.

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Thinking Traps

The 12 Thinking Traps Leaders and Executives Must Avoid

In the high-pressure world of leadership and executive management, cognitive biases, or “thinking traps,” can cloud judgment and lead to suboptimal decision-making. These mental shortcuts offer an easy way to make sense of complex situations but often result in errors in judgment and biased decisions. Understanding these traps helps leaders

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Motivation

16 Strategies to Overcome Overwhelm and Reignite Motivation

Here are some 16 steps you can take to reignite your motivation and get back on track. As we talked about in the last post, Understanding Overwhelm to Overcome Productivity Slumps, overwhelm is natural and happens. Reignite your Motivation Take a Break: Sometimes, stepping away from whatever is overwhelming you

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Overwhelm

Understanding Overwhelm to Overcome Productivity Slumps

Feeling unmotivated or overwhelmed can be tough. It is something many people go through from time to time and happens due to numerous variables. When we are in a state of overwhelm or fighting motivation, it can be difficult to feel like doing anything.  Waiting for it to pass is

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brain plasticity

3 STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY BRAIN PLASTICITY

for Greater Access to Change and Reducing Stress Change is hard. Why? In life things change and we must adapt. At times we are more adaptable than others. As leaders we must be able to change and adapt, so how do we do that? How do we help our mind

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5 “THOUGHTS” TO WATCH OUT FOR

from the Soundtracks book by Jon Acuff I love the book Soundtracks by Jon Acuff. Are you aware of your subconscious thoughts? We all have subconscious thoughts that we say in our minds all the time. This is what Jon calls a “soundtrack”. We have lots of different soundtracks about different things.

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Negative Emotions

1 QUICK APPROACH TO SHIFT NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

Negative emotions can be challenging to deal with, especially when the events that cause them seem to pile on top of each other. Have you ever been having a great day, but you get a call or email that shifts your mood or energy? People will often tell you to

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Negative Emotions

SHIFTING NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

Have you ever been having a great day and then a phone call, email, or something happens that shifts you into negative emotions, mood, or energy?  Often people will say, “Just shake it off.” We feel ashamed and guilty to be “fixating” on something and struggling to “let it go”

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