A Good Laugh Fosters Creative Thinking
by The About my Brain Institute on 23 May 2010
Creative thinking is not only for people working in the field of arts. Anyone can be creative by developing a new way for handling customer's complaints, solving a conflict or improving a process.
What’s The Point? The Magic Of Purpose
by Silvia Damiano on 17 May 2010
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” William Shed. Over the weekend, I have been watching Jessica Watson arriving into the Sydney Harbour in her small yacht named Pink Lady.
Multi-tasking
by The About my Brain Institute on 13 May 2010
Over the last two days I had the pleasure of presenting a keynote speech on the "Biology of Engagement" for a telecommunications company in Sydney. One of the participants asked me about multi-tasking.
Why An Effective Leader Needs To Provide Certainty
by Silvia Damiano on 11 May 2010
While conducting interviews and doing the research I needed for writing my book on engagement at work, it became apparent to me that several crucial ingredients are needed to being fully engaged with what we do.
Engage Me - Inspirational Insights For Leaders Who Want To Engage
by The About my Brain Institute on 4 May 2010
Have you ever wondered what engages people at work? Have you ever explored and shared with your boss what engages you? Are you curious to know what has changed in terms of how engagement is viewed from the perspective of neuroscience?
Prejudice And Empathy
by Silvia Damiano on 29 April 2010
Is “being human” a function of how our brain responds to certain types of people? Is “dehumanization” towards others the reason why some leaders are not empathetic? How does the lack of empathy affect the bottom line? How many times do we miss opportunities due to the inability or the …
Decisions And Attention
by Silvia Damiano on 27 April 2010
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about decisions and attention is how little most leaders in organisations know about the impact of technology and its use on our ability to concentrate and maximize what we need to do at work. We have been led to believe that we are ver …
Key Trends That Will Shape The Way We Learn
by Silvia Damiano on 16 April 2010
I have recently come across “The Horizon Report 2010″, a publication by The New Media Consortium and Educause Learning. This annual report is put together every fall by an Advisory Board with the aim of identifying and describing emerging technologies that most likely will impact on t …
Unraveling the Mysteries of Dopamine: How It Influences Learning, Motivation, and Leadership
by Silvia Damiano on 13 April 2010
What Is Dopamine? Discovery and Functions Dopamine, a vital neurotransmitter, is produced by a select group of cells known as dopaminergic neurons or dopaminergic cells located in the brain stem. Its discovery can be attributed to the groundbreaking work of Swedish scientist Arvid Car …