The key is to make change feel safe, get genuine buy-in, and build habits systematically. When you do this, you're not just implementing change; you're creating a lasting transformation that people actually want to sustain.

AGES Model: Attention, Generation, Emotion, and Spacing. Think of these as the four pillars your brain needs to build lasting memories. Miss even one, and your carefully crafted training becomes expensive entertainment.

Same Goal, Three Teams, Completely Different Outcomes: What Neuroscience Taught Me

People respond to feedback differently based on their mindset

Influence isn’t about authority—it’s about trust.

So, I go back to my ultimate why. Why do I do this leadership job? My why in life is to provide people with a great place to work. A place where they have security, certainty, autonomy, relatability, and fairness. A place to escape from home and take the focus off themselves and onto others. A place to not only work, but work with a greater purpose, to be a Difference Maker.

Have you ever wondered why some days drain you completely? It’s not just bad luck—it’s brain science. I learned this the hard way after a day of unexpected stress, multitasking, and one very messy dessert. Here’s what NeuroLeadership taught me. I knew this workday would be busy and different from most of my days. Earlier this year, I decided I no longer wanted my car because I work from home and travel rarely. I felt it was a waste of resources. My husband had recently retire

Why Do We Crave Teams—Yet Struggle to Build Them?  We have social brains, yes —even us introverts have a craving for social interaction. We love being part of a team, something that works toward a common goal. If that is the case, why is it so hard to build cohesive teams that operate beyond  what’s in it for me ? Work teams are especially difficult because not many of us get to pick the teams we are assigned to or work with. We join teams with all kinds of biases and predisp

One of the things that I always used to struggle with during the holidays was employee gifts. I have given some cool gifts in the past, especially when my operations were small. One year, my mom, who is very crafty, offered to make personalized holiday stockings for my team and colleagues. This gift was awesome. I filled them with cute items, like the ones listed below, and put them on their desks on the day of our holiday party.  I had a team of 15 people at the time. This w