Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People

Driven to Distraction at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 12, 2014

Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive Edward M. Hallowell, MD Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to “modulate distraction and overload while becoming happier, healthier, and more productive in the process” I have reviewed…

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Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform

June 21, 2013

Here is a summary of key points examined in a “classic” article written years ago (January 2005) by Edward M. Hallowell for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of…

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Willful Blindness: A book review by Bob Morris

December 10, 2011

Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril Margaret Heffernan Walker Books (2011) How and why all of us should develop  “fierce determination to see” whatever we need to understand Margaret Heffernan’s background in business is wide as…

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A five-step process to achieve and sustain peak performance

April 9, 2011

As Edward M. Hallowell explains in his most recent book, Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People, published by Harvard Business Review Press (2011), “Many people need help in getting rid of the obstacles in their…

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How to “find and mine the gold that resides in everyone”

March 5, 2011

Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People Edward M. Hallowell, MD Harvard Business Press (2011) How to “find and mine the gold that resides in everyone” I agree with Edward Hallowell: “Put simply, the best managers…

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How to help people grapple and grow

February 16, 2011

As Edward M. Hallowell explains in his most recent book, Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People, published by Harvard Business Review Press (2011), “Many people need help in getting rid of the obstacles in their…

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