Last night in the Superbowl, the South Carolina Panthers were outplayed and trounced by the opposing Denver Broncos. Knowing the final score pretty much exhausts my knowledge of the sport of football. But I watched the post-game interview with losing quarterback Cam Newton, and like many other […]
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Challenger Brand or Also Ran
If you follow marketing trends, then you are very aware of the term Challenger Brand. For those of you who don’t know the term, let me explain. The Challenger Brand enters a well-developed market as David to the market-leader’s Goliath. It is Airbnb to […]
Distracted Brain
According to recent research at the University of Washington, immersion in a virtual reality, snowy landscape has measurable effects on both the areas of the brain responsible for pain, and on the experience felt by patients suffering from chronic pain. We see another example of a similar effect […]
Being a Screen
We all struggle with our reactions when we are frustrated or when we are inadvertently exposed to drama or upsetting moments at work and in life. When that happens, often we react in ways that we later come to regret. Those moments of intense “reactivity” are frequently the […]
Bad News?
One of the more interesting reasons that we procrastinate or fail to take action is due to thought patterns that are fundamentally irrational. That may not be surprising on its face, because we have all come to understand that there are psychological causes of our behavior at play […]
Put on Your Thinking Cap
Most people arrive at their desks and the only thing scheduled in their calendars are meetings; that is, places to put their bodies. If you are slightly more evolved in the management of your time and productivity, then along with meetings, you also have scheduled actions like writing […]
Elevating Others Makes Them Better
Are there people in your team or life who are coasting? I think we all have experienced this principle, that a few folks on a team do most of thew work while a larger percentage do what seems like the bare minimum to get by. The challenge for […]