The i4 Neuroleader - Effective Leadership For The Demands Of A 21st Century Workplace
By Matthew Galik on 3 August 2014
Last week, About my Brain's i4 Neuroleader Model was the featured topic of Juan Carlos Cubeiro's leadership blog (Talking about Talent) in a story entitled 'Five Hours on Neuroleadership.' Below I have provided a summary of his post, as it contains some very important and clarifying d …
A Guide To A Good Night's Sleep
By Carmel Harrington on 10 July 2014
With the office buzzing as we prepare the final details for our Book Launch next Thursday, we thought it was important that the team embraces a healthy approach to their sleeping habits and try to get the recommended amount of hours per night - a feat that our web gurus and designers …
Brain Fitness - Much More Than Crossword Puzzles And Blueberries
By Mel Dumas on 11 November 2013
With the growing occurrence of degenerative brain conditions in modern society, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, comes an increased awareness and interest from people of all ages, in the preventative tools available to help slow the ageing process and improve general brain health and …
Welcome To Our New Website
By Silvia Damiano on 9 June 2013
This month we are launching the About my Brain Institute, and we would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the work that is underway. Having been on this journey since 2009, we have seen significant growth in people’s interest towards learning more about their brai …
Respect Gender Differences As You Would Cultural Differences
By The About my Brain Institute on 12 May 2013
Our Founder Silvia Damiano is interviewed by HR Daily and says "Most employers recognise the need to be aware of cultural idiosyncrasies when doing business in other countries; but when it comes to doing business with men and women, important differences are all too often overlooked."
Data Visualisation And The Brain
By Phillip Gough on 30 October 2011
Many of the talks and papers I see on data visualisation start by saying something about how we’re generating and storing more data than we can process. The solution they present is, of course, data visualisation.
Working Memory
By Silvia Damiano on 29 June 2011
Last week I met with a friend who now works for a company called COGMED. This company specializes in assisting people to improve their working memory. As we all need it for working and learning I thought it would be useful to my readers to learn about some of the important aspects of …
What Does It Take To Focus
By Silvia Damiano on 28 February 2011
With only 5 days remaining before the Launch of an event like the Brain Art Exhibition, it is hard to think about anything else. Apart from reminding everyone to join us this coming Thursday March 3rd between 5 and 9 pm, today I want to talk about the importance of a having a focused …
Strategies For Enhancing Memory In The Workplace
By Silvia Damiano on 19 September 2010
My workplace is mainly the classroom where I conduct most of the workshops on the topics of leadership and emotional intelligence. One of the challenges these days is to keep participants from dividing their attention between their mobile phones and what is going on in the room.
Social Rejection
By The About my Brain Institute on 26 June 2010
Today’s animation was designed to illustrate some new findings within the field of social cognitive neuroscience. Most people will experience at some point in their lives what scientists called “social pain”, caused for example, by exclusion from a group or by being ignored by a frien …
Are You A Control Freak?
By The About my Brain Institute on 1 June 2010
In his latest book “Drive” author Daniel Pink talks about the importance of giving autonomy to people to improve their engagement and performance. This concept scares many leaders in business; particularly those who have difficulty in letting go and want to control everything that cro …
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.