All super-achievers and great leaders have something in common : They can ‘hack’ their own mind so that it operates the way it suits their goals, and not just they way it ‘s programmed to. Mind-hackers are the people who…
The most energy consuming managerial task for the brain, and what to do about it!
Would you imagine which of the task a manager has to do within a day is the most energy consuming ? A function that -if not done in a proper timing and under favorable circumstances- may just consume all the…
3 Practical Steps on how to Use your Emotions for Better Decisions
An HBR study on 2015 proved beyond any doubt, that emotions constitute THE most powerful, pervasive and predictable driver of decision-making in Business. Non-conscious managers are unaware of their ‘negative’ emotions or just tend to ignore them, therefore often resulting…
Better leaders = Better Riders of Elephants
A famous metaphor of eastern philosophy speaks about ‘the elephant and the rider’, where the conscious mind tries to control the uncontrollable -and much more powerful- unconscious mind. Neuroscience proves this metaphor right, as the prefrontal cortex, responsible for any…
How Neuroscience explains people with better insights
People who have more insights Don’t have better vision, they are NOT more determined to find a solution, they don’t focus harder on the problem and they are not necessarily geniuses. Based on the brain scans before an experiment, they…
Neuroscience shows how humans can thrive in a future where A.I prevails!
The following quote may synopsize the fundamental skills humans need to develop if they want to survive (or thrive) in the -very near- future of Artificial Intelligence. ‘Microscopic changes in brain functioning, made in a hundredth of a second, can…
How to use Dr Seligman’s ‘3 components of Happiness’ in your job:
1. Pleasure : put a real smiley face every day whatever you do, practice the art of finding something joyful at work in as many moments as possible. 2. Engagement : choose your own path to increase your depth of…
