I am often asked to speak at conferences on the Neuroscience of Learning and Memory, or The Neuroscience of Coaching or other topics where I use my knowledge of the brain and apply it to some real life topic. I have been studying the brain for about 30 years now,…Read More
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Influence and Inclusion – the Little Things that Make a Difference
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I sometimes tell this story* during workshops to illustrate how unconscious patterns can be played out – and how we can all display behaviour that is inadvertently biased.
“Imagine, you are conducting an interview with two people, we’ll call them Sally and John. John reminds you of yourself when you were…Read More
Who’s your inspiration?
Today marks the end of an era at my children’s school. After 14 years of dedicated service our Reception Teacher and Deputy Head, Sarah Beswick, is retiring and on the same day our inspirational Head Teacher, David Ball, is retiring too. Between them they rack up 33 years of service…Read More
The Currency of Appreciation
As another year draws to a close I’m reflecting on what I’ve appreciated about 2011, and in particular the people I have worked with, socialised with and lived with. I’m also reflecting on the extent to which I am appreciated (I do this from time to time, usually as…Read More
27 Critical Non-Essentials for Happiness at Work
Last month was not great for English Rugby, and as the England team reflects on their time in New Zealand and what might have been, I’m reminded of the tremendous success of 2003 when it was all so different and then captain Martin Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis trophy.
In his…Read More
When Confidence May Not be the Answer
It has come to my attention that there’s a design fault in the way we humans are put together. You perhaps know that our brains are configured to maximize reward and to minimize danger, and that the latter has the higher pecking order when push comes to shove. …Read More
Trust your instinct
‘Feeeel, don’t theeenk’, sings out the amiable voice of my French windsurf instructor as I brace myself to crash into the water for the umpteenth time. It’s my debut attempt at this already infuriating sport, and as I emerge, spluttering, from the warm sea I acknowledge, with a smile,…Read More
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Kaizen 101 Essentials of Continuous Improvement
This Kaizen Tip was written by James Rosenegk of the Kaizen Team
Scroll down to find out more about James’ only Kaizen Open Workshop during 2011.
Why do just one thing well?
Whether you’ve been in organisations for many years or whether you’re a recent graduate just entering the…Read More
Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity… (or how to train yourself to be happy!)
More evidence recently (if we needed it) of what we’ve been banging on about for years here at Kaizen - that our brains change depending on our habitual patterns of thinking. Professor Willoughby Britton, a neuroscientist at Brown University, has been studying neural networks and, specifically, the way they can be…Read More
Have you noticed this too?
I tend to like people who are in some way like me. What, you too? Isn’t that a coincidence!
It turns out that having things in common is one of those things that helps us decide whether a stranger is a friend (the default is ‘foe’*). That’s why salespeople look for…Read More
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