Category: Mind

Throughout a typical workday, we often face difficult situations. Some are familiar, like a manager pressuring us to finish a project, or a meeting thrown on our calendar when we’re already booked. Others are still fairly new to us, like trying to participate in a virtual meeting with a bad internet connection. Oftentimes, these circumstances…

Emery Bergmann, like many young adults, has experienced a great deal of change in the last few years – from high school to college to her first job. But unlike a lot of her peers, her experience has gone viral. In 2017 she made a video about the challenge of transitioning to college at Cornell…

For Eric, a sales manager, one of the perks of working from home is being able to take a quick cat nap when even the strongest coffee can’t keep him from nodding off while reading a dull report. Unlike at the office, he doesn’t have to worry about his boss or coworkers catching him snoring…

Starting a new gig has always been tough, but the challenges of a hybrid workplace have made it even more so. Maybe you haven’t met your new colleagues in person, so you find it hard to participate in the somewhat-frivolous practice of bonding over a favorite sports team or hobby. Maybe you don’t realize the…

The NeuroLeadership Institute Expands Diversity Practice Promoting Janet M. Stovall to Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Promotion reflects company’s next phase of growth with Stovall’s expertise helping businesses dismantle systemic inequity. NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 – The NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), a cognitive science-based research consultancy dedicated to making organizations more human since 1998,…

You’ve probably heard someone say, “Let’s connect! I want to get to know you better.” But then they reschedule several times, and when you finally do connect, your time is spent listening to them talk to you for an hour about their own interests. Or maybe you’ve experienced a Zoom check-in where someone seems disengaged,…

For decades, organizations have struggled with a conundrum: For a company to succeed, employees need to feel like their leaders care about them. But the moment you put someone in a position of leadership, research shows, they begin focusing less on people and more on big-picture goals. Although power doesn’t always corrupt, it does make…

Humans innately want to be great. Our drive for status – a need to be seen by others as capable, worthy, or impactful – is so fundamental to human survival that the brain releases feel-good chemicals like dopamine and serotonin when we get a status boost, so that we keep coming back for more. In…

Drew Herrema has a keen eye for design and an uncanny ability to conceptualize how aspects of a project are intertwined, but due to restrictive hiring practices, such as the importance placed on writing skills and quick thinking, he has been unable to land a job. Nascaeda Blake made it through the hiring process, but…

By now, you’ve probably heard the stories: the manager who relaxed the dress code to include sneakers in an effort to lure his employees back, or the small firm that offered free car washes once a week. And then there’s the tech behemoth that’s hosting a private concert with Lizzo. For all the efforts organizations…

We’ve all had the experience of starting a new job that’s unfamiliar and for a moment thinking, “That last gig wasn’t so bad after all.” Or looking back at a romantic relationship gone sour and thinking, “What if I stayed with that person?”  This common type of reminiscing affects us all, and new research shows…

S7E3   [INTRODUCTION]   [00:00:02] SW: Welcome back to season seven, episode three of Your Brain at Work podcast. Over the past few years, we’ve learned that rest is a necessity for avoiding burnout. In this episode, our internal team members will dive into a conversation, exploring gender parity as it relates to downtime and…