How to lead in a brain-friendly way
How to lead in a brain-friendly way A RECENT SURVEY REVEALED 84% OF PEOPLE BLAME WORK FOR STRESS.* THIS IS NOT REALLY SURPRISING, GIVEN THE EXPLICIT PRESSURES IN THE WORKPLACE THAT CAUSE EMPLOYEE STRESS; HIGHER EXPECTED OUTCOMES WITH FEWER RESOURCES AND IN LESS TIME. HOWEVER, ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERS CAN BE INADVERTENTLY CREATING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON...
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Three ways neuroscience can improve your performance
Three ways neuroscience can improve your performance Understanding the brain helps both HR professionals and employees, says Gill McKay, as she looks at its impact on everyday working life Neuroscience is fashionable, no doubt about it. But as fashion fades to make room for the next style, neuroscience is here to stay. As an emerging...
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FEATURED: CIPD Podcast: Neuroscience: insight, intuition and creativity
play_circle_filledpause_circle_filledvolume_downvolume_upvolume_off What does neuroscience have to do with HR management? This episode looks at the benefits to businesses of applying behavioural science research and findings in the workplace. In this podcast we explore the work of Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith, who researches and writes on insight, intuition and creativity. Eugene talks us through the meaning and processes...
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Brain Scientists Probe the Mechanisms Behind Self-Identity
Brain Scientists Probe the Mechanisms Behind Self-Identity Occasionally, when I’m emerging from the depths of a long sleep, it takes me a few seconds to orient myself. With the first beams of light that hit my retina, and the sound of my cat begging for breakfast, comes the realization that this is my room, and that I...
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The Neuroscience of Identity
The Neuroscience of Identity Human beings are biologically driven—that is, we are compelled by our natural drives. We seek friends and support, we seek a pair-bond or partner, we seek happiness, and we seek an identity. How does one find and construct an identity? A Peek Below the Surface UCLA neuroscientist Matt Lieberman shows that there are...
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How to Develop a Growth Mindset: 10 Strategies to Success
How to Develop a Growth Mindset: 10 Strategies to Success Stanford psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck and author of "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" explains how there are two types of mindsets: growth and fixed mindset. Dweck describes how a growth mindset embraces challenges and views failure "not as evidence of unintelligence but as a...
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