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

People respond to feedback differently based on their mindset

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

If you’d met me in 1998, you’d have seen a young mom balancing textbooks in one arm and my toddler in the other, running mostly on coffee and stubbornness.