by Flight Digital | Jun 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why having difficult conversations is so difficult! As our earlier blog explains, most of us have a lot of emotional baggage when it comes to the idea of conflict. It’s a term used to describe everything from a minor disagreement (whether in the workplace or at home)...
by Flight Digital | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our physical response to difficult conversations Difficult conversations cause us to not only experience uncomfortable emotions, they also can prompt a physical response. As tensions rise, some common reactions include your palms beginning to sweat and your breathing...
by Flight Digital | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why we form habits In order to save energy, our brain constantly tries to turn our repeated thinking into habits. As leaders, we obviously want those hard-wired behaviours to be useful ones! Habits are created through a neurological feedback loop involving the...
by Flight Digital | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why our memory matters Understanding some of the neuroscience that underpins our productivity allows you to identify the optimal structure to the way you work. For simplicity’s sake, let’s focus on our two different types of memory: Working memory – driven by our...
by Flight Digital | Apr 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why mindset matters As you may recall from our previous article, taking a traditional approach when giving employee feedback is likely to put your employees in an ‘away’ state. (Recap our discussion about why neuroscience matters here.) In an ‘away’ mindset, people...
by Flight Digital | Apr 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you asked most leaders how important feedback is, they’d probably say it’s critical. After all, it’s believed to be a key technique to help improve performance. Employees, on the other hand, are likely to complain about a lack of useful feedback in engagement...
