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The Five Best Fonts for Presentations and Why They Work So Well
Fonts, typefaces, and typography are topics covered in numerous books and articles. The majority of them describe fonts, typefaces, and how they appear in print. However, there are few books and articles that explain how to choose fonts for workshop presentations. I...
Brain Hemispheres: How to Get Them to Work Better
Currently, there is a tremendous amount of interest, among scientists and educators, in how each brain hemisphere processes information, how information is shared between the brain hemispheres, and how the two hemispheres work together to process information. This...
Pick a Date and Get It Done Successfully
Once again, I find myself turning in a new direction based on a new season in my life. After 25 years of going up and down and back and forth on airplanes all over the world, I have now put away my suitcase. I’ve unpacked my travel backpack and retired from the...
How to Use the Pygmalion Effect for More Success
At a recent coaching session for senior managers, I was asked whether I heard of the Pygmalion effect and how it can be used to improve team performance. I have no idea what the Pygmalion effect is except that I remember watching My Fair Lady, a musical based on...
How to Enhance Your Working Memory and Remember More Effectively
Have you ever walked into a room to get something, and then realized that you have forgotten what you walked in to get? If that has happened to you before, you need to do something about your working memory. You need to enhance your working memory if you want to...
Emotional Baggage: Why It’s Time to Stop Carrying This With You
Are you still carrying with you things that are toxic? Are you still upset over how your boss treated you? Are you still angry at a manager who has already left years ago? Typically, in most workplaces, there are many people who carry this emotional baggage. If you...
Change Your Thoughts and You Change Your World
The idea that when you change your thoughts, you change your world, has been an area of interest to scientists, psychologists, philosophers, and religious figures for years. Traditionally, while most philosophers and religious figures believe that your thoughts shape...
Does “Crossing Your Fingers and Hoping for the Best” Work?
When nothing works and you feel helpless, try crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. That's the advice one of my colleagues suggests I do since it has worked for her many times. So, does crossing your fingers and hoping for the best really work? "Crossing your...
Positive Brainwashing: Can It Improve Your Work Performance?
At lunch, a colleague raised an interesting question about "positive brainwashing". She asked whether we should do this. Should we brainwash our children to get them to do what we want? Should we brainwash colleagues and those that report to us so that their...