by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
ALL EMOTIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS So you walk into an office and your boss is visibly unhappy about something. Or you are an athlete, and your team member is upset, or a fellow competitor starts to get under your skin. The probability that you will subsequently adopt the...
by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
THE SCIENCE OF NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION I have read for years that what we communicate non-verbally is about 90% of what the audience interprets. It was not until recently that I ran into the neuroscience to corroborate this widely-held view. In a study of brain...
by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
WORKPLACE ATHLETES As someone who lives both in the business workplace and in the professional sports world, I often get asked what the similarities and differences are between the two. I have answered this question in many ways but now realize that the biggest...
by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
HAPPINESS PART 2 Last week, I offered a simple neurological definition of Happiness – the constant pursuit of eliminating fear in how we feel, think, and do. This week, let’s discuss where and how fear manifests itself so that you can recognize those experiences both...
by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
GOSSIP VS CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK Giving feedback continues to be one of the more challenging tasks for many leaders. Recipients struggle with the process just as much, as emotional temperatures typically rise during the process. It is my contention that the primary...
by admin-lw | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
POWER OF APPRECIATION This is by no means a new topic. Who can really argue that showing appreciation to others – friends, family, coworkers, employees and others – is not a good thing? So why is it still an issue we see recurring in exit interviews of employees and...