Neuroscientist Uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become “aligned,” when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. “We can communicate because we […]
Investigation? N.C.A.A. Scrutiny? Business as Usual in Grassroots Hoops
| By Marc Tracy, www.nytimes.com | CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Russell Westbrook sat at the end of Team WhyNot’s bench next to the final reserve, his legs extended courtward and his eyes tracking the ball. “Good D! Let’s go, let’s go!” the N.B.A. star shouted, fulfilling his role as patron saint of the youth basketball team named after […]
Why Legalizing Sports Betting Is Good for the NCAA
| By John Wolohan, www.chronicle.com | Last week the United States Supreme Court, in a long-awaited decision that is sure to have major implications for college athletics, struck down the federal ban on single-game sports betting in states other than Nevada (where the ban did not apply). In Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (formerly […]
4 Signs Your Leadership Team Needs Help
| By Susan Steinbrecher, www.inc.com | Leaders in all sectors across the board continue to realize that feedback and self-improvement feeds into the old adage “knowledge is power,” and is certainly not a sign of weakness. An executive coach can help you solve problems, offer honest feedback and bolster leadership skills. The most predominant impetus for a coaching […]
The Servant Leader vs the Human Ego
| By Ken Blanchard, www.greatleadershipbydan.com | Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. These leaders want to make a difference in their organizations and in the lives of their […]
The Power of Listening in Helping People Change
| By Guy Itzchakov, Avraham N. and Kluger, hbr.org | Giving performance feedback is one of the most common ways managers help their subordinates learn and improve. Yet, research revealed that feedback could actually hurt performance: More than 20 years ago, one of us (Kluger) analyzed 607 experiments on feedback effectiveness and found that feedback caused performance to decline in […]
Six Essentials Proven To Produce Results For Your Women’s Leadership Program
| By Cari Coats, www.forbes.com | Corporations across the globe are working to solve their gender leadership gaps. Study after study reveals the financial and competitive advantages to greater gender balance in executive and board leadership ranks. Leadership development programs for women proliferate. But there’s just one problem: Many of them don’t seem to be moving the […]
Build a Tower, Build a Team
TEDTalks Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the “marshmallow problem” — a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the tallest tower with these ingredients? And why does a surprising group always beat the average?