My Training 2016 Top 10

I just got back from the Training 2016 conference, sponsored by Training Magazine. Here are the top ten things I took away. 10. “Wearables” are here to stay and will probably become common training devices within a few years. I didn’t get this idea from any of the...

How do we Really Choose a Candidate?

With President’s Day around the corner for those of us in the U.S., I find myself thinking about our political system and the increasingly divisive tone of political debate today. As I recall, there was a time when Americans could have different political views and...

The Mysterious Moon Illusion

The predecessors of humans, the early mammals, developed an acute ability to see predators from many angles, which gave them an edge in the survival competition known as natural selection. However, that same survival skill can render us susceptible to wrong or falsely...

Our Brain in (Work)Space

At the University of Waterloo in Canada, scientists are studying how we humans interact with our man-made environments and what effects these interactions have on our brains. They’re trying to figure out why some spaces attract us, and other spaces don’t. The insights...

The Brain and the Herd Mentality

In a previous post, we looked at leadership and how leaders can use their understanding of neuroscience to build a relationship with their followers. The “herd instinct” is another aspect of the leader-follower relationship that is illuminated by neuroscience. The...