Are you really tuned in? Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt is about mindful listening. Not only is it important to understand and retain what someone says, it’s also a way to communicate that what they have to say is important to you. Our brains only retain about 25% of what we hear from others on average, but you can increase that number with some intention. Take out your journal and spend…
How do you know if someone you are speaking to is listening? I use to media train senior executive and C-Suite leaders to prepare them to go on national news and morning shows. One thing that I noticed my women leaders did that my male leaders did not was nod their heads excessively throughout the interview. For television appearances, it was crucial that we addressed this and broke…
Listen mindfully. Know any one who no matter what you share, always chimes in with I, me or my and a whole story about them after you’ve shared? Or maybe they cut you off before you’ve finished? Or perhaps you know they just didn’t hear you because of their response? Maybe you have been the perpetrator, and you didn’t even know it. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day…
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Are you too busy being busy in meetings to remember, let alone lead? The responses have been interesting across all of my platforms regarding how the brain remembers, but especially what one should do in meetings. As for the note taking, for context, this is the kind of task that lands on the “scribe” in the meeting, and typically more junior, often inequitably, female professionals. Sis, you have…
Give them a reason to remember. The science behind storytelling. Need your team to remember something? Here’s a hint: don’t simply give them a list. Give them a reason to remember. Tell a story. It’s not just more relatable, it helps your people to remember better. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day explains the neuroscience behind memory. It’s also a great tip for you if you’re trying to…
Sometimes, what’s obvious isn’t what’s causing the problem. I remember once when there seemed to be a colleague hell-bent on my undoing. It was odd to me because until a certain point, I thought that we were good. In fact, it was so disturbing because this colleague seemed to be going to great lengths to undermine me, but I would learn eventually that what was obvious wasn’t the…
Ready to take back your time? ⏲️ Let’s get focused. 👓 That means you need a plan. You can begin to be intentional about retraining your brain from distracted to more productive with today’s #NSCJournalPrompt. Break out your journals and start with your first step. Take back your time, Sis! You’re doing the most. Working smarter will render your work even more excellent, and you won’t lose your…
I shared this with my Black women leaders and others in my private online community SLAYNET on Monday, and I think its worth sharing broadly here. In Tuesday’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip, we talked about competitive neuroplasticity, in other words, the way you train your brain to be more distracted when you attempt to “multitask.” Neuroscience has nicknamed this phenomenon the brain tax. How might this impact Black women leaders?…
Start planning for your next 👏🏽 I know. It’s exciting, and you’ve wanted to be in this new role or on this big project for a while. You did it! Now it’s time to focus on the work before you. Absolutely. But, Sis, are you forgetting something? Sometimes we get to new roles and think that we will be there forever, or at least we act like…