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Centering: The Body Drop Technique by Synthia Smith
AUDIO: A quick and easy way to cut through anxiety and become fully present and aware....anytime, anywhere - even in the middle of a business meeting.
$4.95
Fast Company
MAGAZINE: Smart attitudes and information for entrepreneurs and business professionals. "My 2 favorite magazines: Fast Company & Economist - hands down" ~ Janice, CEO Coaching Circles
Managing with the Brain in Mind by David Rock
Naomi Eisenberger, a leading social neuroscience researcher at the
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), wanted to understand what
goes on in the brain when people feel rejected by others. She designed an
experiment in which volunteers played a computer game called Cyberball
while having their brains scanned by a functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) machine. Cyberball hearkens back to the nastiness of the
school playground.
“People thought they were playing a ball-tossing game
over the Internet with two other people,” Eisenberger explains. “They could
see an avatar that represented themselves, and avatars [ostensibly] for two
other people. Then, about halfway through this game of catch among the
three of them, the subjects stopped receiving the ball and the two other
supposed players threw the ball only to each other.” Even after they learned
that no other human players were involved, the game players spoke of feeling
angry, snubbed, or judged, as if the other avatars excluded them because they
didn’t like something about them.
This reaction could be traced directly to the brain’s responses. “When people felt excluded,” says Eisenberger, “we saw activity in the dorsal portion of the anterior cingulate cortex — the neural region involved in the distressing component of pain, or what is sometimes referred to as the ‘suffering’ component of pain. Those people who felt the most rejected had the highest levels of activity in this region.” In other words, the feeling of being excluded provoked the same sort of reaction in the brain that physical pain might cause. (See Exhibit 1.)
Eisenberger’s fellow researcher Matthew Lieberman, also of UCLA, hypothesizes that human beings evolved this link between social connection and physical discomfort within the brain “because, to a mammal, being socially connected to caregivers is necessary for survival.” This study and many others now emerging have made one thing clear: The human brain is a social organ. Its physiological and neurological reactions are directly and profoundly shaped by social interaction. Indeed, as Lieberman puts it, “Most processes operating in the background when your brain is at rest are involved in thinking about other people and yourself.”
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“Think!” by Accompli
Many of us are unknowingly trapped by sensory input/output or within the confines of memories and experiences. free
“Future Leadership” by Marshall Goldsmith and Robert M. Fulmer
Developing executive talent is necessary to remain competitive.
The need for executive education is apparent. Key questions include: how can we learn from today’s best practitioners to understand the trends and challenges that will become the norm in the future? free
“What Ships Are Built For” by Robert Gunn & Betsy Bullickson
The key to navigating transitions is the ability to watch for hidden assumptions that distract from the real work of the moment free
“Seven Neurotic Styles of Management” by Dr. Kurt Motamedi
Here are the 7 examined in detail.
1. The Explosive
2. The Implosive
3. The Abrasive
4. The Narcissist
5. The Apprehensive
6. The Compulsive
7. The Impulsive free
“ThouLOSTght (Lost in Thought)” by Robert Gunn & Betsy Bullickson
Some people contend that shows how seriously we take an issue, and that anger is motivating. But both actually divert attention and energy from the business at hand. free
100 Days of Weight Loss: The Secret to Being Successful on ANY Diet Plan
BOOK: If you have ever struggled with excess weight and couldn't motivate yourself to stick with a diet for the long haul you should read this book.
The Brand You
BOOK: Reveals fifty ways to reinvent yourself along with the tools needed to meet the challenges of a wired world.
Non-Adversarial Communication: Speaking and Listening from the Heart
BOOK: "A must read if we are going to make a better world." ~ Randall Huntsberry
Managing with the Brain in Mind 
