Cerebyte Blog
Finding Time with the Neuroscience of Transformational Leadership
I enjoyed reading a recent interesting article in the New York Times titled, “Can We Slow Down Time in the Age of TikTok?” This article was inspired by a college art professor’s efforts to have her students slow down enough to see and experience the world, instead of making everything completely utilitarian. The general idea…
Read MoreMeta-cognition: learning about learning helps the health insurance industry
In the past few weeks, two events converged that caused me to reflect on the importance of being a self-directed learner in today’s fast-paced, complex world. First, we launched a program for one of our clients in the health insurance industry. The program’s goal is to develop people who work with “providers,” such as doctors,…
Read MoreThe Undoing Project unwrapped Part 2 – An in-depth look at the science of leadership and change
In my blog post, “The Undoing Project unwrapped – Part 1,” I discussed the book “The Undoing Project” and how it relates to decision-making. Now, I will describe how “The Undoing Project” is directly relevant to our work at Cerebyte. First, one of the messages from the book is that there are far too many…
Read MoreThe Undoing Project unwrapped part 1 – a close look at decision-making
A warning about this blog: As many of you know, I can, at times be “Dr. Bill,” meaning I can get into nerdy things that I find fascinating and others may not. This is a nerdy blog. I have been reading a book called “The Undoing Project,” by Michael Lewis. The book is a history…
Read MoreChanging Commitment to People Development
Recently, I read two articles in the Wall Street Journal that presented an interesting picture of labor markets and organizations’ commitment to developing their people. The first article, “The End of Employees,” describes how many companies are shifting their work to “temporaries, contractors and vendors (TVC).” As the article states, this trend is “radically altering…
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