by MAI Team | Education, Feedback, Flourish, Flourishing, High Performance, Intelligence & Abilities, Learning, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Values
Imagine there’s a heaven… Where every kid learns at his or her own pace, in accordance with their learning style, with an emphasis on what interests them. Well, heaven has moved a step closer to reality, as described in this article by Wired Magazine and in...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, High Performance, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Our three golden retrievers have very distinctive personalities, as was illustrated when my husband Glenn and I took them all out for ice cream the other night. We walked over to the local ice-cream parlour and purchased a vanilla kiddie cone for each of them. Ben,...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Gratitude, Strengths, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Values
If there is a human trait that rubs me raw it’s officiousness, and its close cousins, piousness and righteousness. A most unholy alliance. Due to my Scottish ancestry, I’m naturally a dark brunette, or at least I was for the first chunk of my life. Now I owe my...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence, Intelligence & Abilities, Team Dynamics, The Mind
How do you take a bunch of ordinary kids, impair their performance and turn them into liars? Tell them they’re smart, that’s how. Praising children’s intelligence worsens both their motivation and their performance. So much for the self-esteem movement. Carol Dweck,...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Physical Health, Self Confidence, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Laura, a young friend of mine, died a month ago, ending a six year struggle with anorexia nervosa. The funeral was one for the memory bank, filed under Unforgettable, Heartbreaking. Her former baseball coach, her pastor, and searingly, her father, all spoke movingly...
