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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

workplace environment is putting a strain on our brains and affecting our mental well-being. Our brains were not made for this moment Technology has advanced exponentially over the last few decades, and our brains are getting left behind. Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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Beyond Industrial Age Thinking

Clark Quinn

I’ve long maintained that our organizational practices are too often misaligned with how our brains really work. The premise comes from business. Yet we also are good at pattern-matching and meaning-making (sometimes too good; *cough* conspiracy theories *cough*). I’ve attributed that to a legacy from previous eras.

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Future of the Workforce

Learningtogo

But here’s the challenge: According to another report authored by the Institute For The Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world, 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. So, a good place to begin is with the human brain and how it learns.

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Future of the Workforce

Learningtogo

But here’s the challenge: According to another report authored by the Institute For The Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world, 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. So, a good place to begin is with the human brain and how it learns.

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The Great Resignation: What Cognitive Science Can Help You Do About It

Learningtogo

But the brain is a funny thing. Basically, the idea is that the human brain has a limited capacity to process information, and this capacity is severely affected by internal and external distractions. Schedule at least 15 minutes between meetings, to give the brain some time to reflect on one meeting and plan for the next. •

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Creativity in Business and Life: Why You Need It and How to Develop It

KnowledgeCity

Dictionary.com defines creativity as the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. Defined this way, personal creativity can include doing many things, such as leading a group , writing a story or starting a business.

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Future of the Workforce

Learningtogo

But here’s the challenge: According to another report authored by the Institute For The Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world, 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. So, a good place to begin is with the human brain and how it learns.

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