NeuroSafety: When Familiarity Fuels Fear for Women in Workplaces Mar 08, 2024

On International Women’s Day this year, I want to share a bit about the challenge with creating safe cultures where people can thrive, particularly for women. 

Businesses started with most roles being primarily held by men. In large part, women are still a minority in many rooms...

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Getting to the Root: The Neuroscience Behind the Remote Work Debates Oct 20, 2023

Remote Work Issues are a Symptom of a Bigger Issue

If you were trying to pull out a weed you wouldn't try to pull its leaves, would you? No! You’d dig deep and grab it at the root to pull it out and make sure it didn’t come back.

The debates around remote work are like pulling leaves....

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War, Violence, & Human Suffering: Why the World Urgently Needs More Wisdom Oct 13, 2023

Yesterday, Hamas called for a Global Day of Jihad today (October 13th). They've called for a day of violence, anger, protest, and potentially death. My sister texted me last night fearful to send her children to school.

Despite being thousands of miles away from the violence and conflict...

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Mastering Body Coherence: The Neurological Key to Unlocking Peak Performance and Well-being Oct 12, 2023

What is coherence?

Coherence is when all of the parts fit together or work together at their best. The quality of forming a unified whole.

What is body coherence?

Body coherence is the coherent flow of information within and between the physiological systems and processes within the body.

Without...

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Blind Spots of Brilliance: The Unconscious Pitfalls of Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World evolve evolving workplaces exceptional life gut brain head brain heart brain nervous system neuroperformance neuroscience Oct 05, 2023

A challenge many leaders (especially senior leaders) have and may not recognize are the blind spots created by their high level of competence and success. In order to earn their positions, Leaders have typically learned and developed the skills required and demonstrated a high level of competence...

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Challenges with Childcare Sep 29, 2023

I’m not just writing this article because I’ve had a sick child home every day this week (although I have!). It has, however, certainly highlighted the issue for me personally in light of the impending crises we are facing this coming weekend.

If you haven’t seen the news...

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People don’t come with Warning Labels Sep 27, 2023
“I bet you think this song (article) is about you don’t you! Don’t you! You’re so vain!”

 (If you don’t recognize the song quote above, look up “Your so Vain” by Carly Simon)

If you think this article is about you...

It’s not!

It's not...

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The Hurt of our Humanness gut brain head brain healing heart brain nervous system neuroperformance neuroscience Sep 18, 2023
Our existence as humans if we choose to access and listen to all our intelligences is filled with opportunities for both hurt and healing.

As we live our lives interacting with others and having experiences, we inevitably will have experiences that result in our hurting.

I recently experienced...

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Excellence takes Experience & Resilience Requires Repetition Aug 23, 2023

In order to create new neural pathways in our brains and bodies we need to have the courage to take repeated action in order to gain experience and resilience that create long-term excellence!

 

 

 

 

A few months ago, at the Missouri Employment Conference (MEC), I...

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The Loneliness Paradox: Unveiling the Epidemic, Cracking the Code, and Embracing Connection Jun 02, 2023

The Loneliness Epidemic

In an era dominated by social media and virtual interactions, one might assume that loneliness would be on the decline. However, studies indicate the contrary, revealing a loneliness epidemic that cuts across generations. Earlier this month, the U.S. Surgeon General issued...

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The Lasting Impacts of Burnout: Recognizing the Long-Term Consequences and the Urgent Need for Action May 24, 2023

Last week, I delivered a keynote to about 200 HR Professionals at the Missouri Employment Conference, speaking publicly for the first time about my journey to burnout. Just re-telling the story reminds me of how much I endured that ultimately led to my burnout experience.

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When I asked the...

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Unleashing the Power of NeuroPerformance: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of AI in a Changing World May 11, 2023

AI is quickly sweeping the world and creating transformation and change on an unprecedented scale. The significance of this technology and its impact is highlighted by the warnings issued by those who are helping to create it.

“AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or...
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