The Biggest Myth About Growth Mindset
Growth mindset has gained a lot of popularity in organizations over the past decade, now standing as many leaders’ favorite buzzword for boosting productivity. But […]
August 21st, 2018
The Benefits — and Risks — of Thinking Big Picture: A Summit Q&A with Marlone Henderson
The human brain can think about objects and events at various “levels of construal” — from the abstract, high-level, and conceptual all the way down […]
August 20th, 2018
How Microsoft Transformed Its Approach to Feedback
Microsoft turned to the NeuroLeadership Institute to enlist our help in designing a new approach to feedback — one grounded in the neuroscience.
August 14th, 2018
The Smartest Teams Embrace the ‘Diversity Paradox’
Business leaders can learn a lot about diversity from college kids solving fake murders. It was 2009. Northwestern University researchers had just given groups of […]
August 13th, 2018
What Pilots and Nurses Can Teach Organizations About Decision-Making
If leaders want to make the best decisions possible, it’s critical for their employees to feel confident about voicing opinions that challenge the status quo […]
August 9th, 2018
5 Habits for Holding Less-Biased Meetings
Bias isn’t just something that happens within a person. It also happens between people — namely, in meetings. Without meaning to, people at the head […]
August 9th, 2018