It was once held that adult brains cannot grow new cells or regenerate old ones, but that wisdom comes with age. Recent research on aging though, is trumping commonly held myths about brain cell growth and about age as a free ticket to wisdom. It turns out that choices made daily overtly impact your brain’s [...]
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Brainpowered Leaders Invest Soul and Spirit
Brainpowered leaders invest soul and spirit with vulnerability. Leaders who invest in practices that offer space to develop soul, also tend to facilitate innovation with spirit. That takes the kind of vulnerability that only the most successful leaders risk! We found that out first hand in the MBA Leadership course, Lead Innovation with the Brain [...]
5 Ways to Soar with Ravens, Walk Forward, Lead Innovative Change
When I worked in the High Arctic in the 90’s, I met a wise Inuit elder who told me that ravens on Baffin Island surprised everybody when they began to walk one-day in the 80s. “Before that, ravens hopped along clumsily,” he said. “Then they learned to take one step at a time, and everything [...]
5 Words for Wise Leadership
Some say wisdom’s locked securely inside sacred books. Others claim the wise represent few folks only after lifelong struggles. I say wisdom’s a bit like hitching your wagon to a distant star. It tethers the best leaders’ abilities, looks to lofty visions beyond self, and uses shared talents to trek to the top. It asks [...]
