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How To Rewire Your Brain To Be A More Effective Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This week brings the new book, The Mindfulness Edge , a fascinating manual that teaches you how through mindfulness training you can become a better leader. Mindfulness training also helps leaders to make decisions that have better impacts on gross margins and expenses," explains the book's author Tenney.

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Nonprofit Content Creation: Back-To-The Basics of the Writing Process

Bloomerang

The brain dump. Just write whatever comes to mind. Start to put some structure to your ideas. Punctuation, spelling, sentence structure. Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. Pre-writing. . Drafting. . This is the part where you start with your first rough draft.

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Mind-Melding Online

Connection Cafe

Author: One of my favorite science/interests stories in the news recently was a report published in late July by Science Magazine about how researchers have found that the brain of speakers and listeners become synchronized as they talk. Really, I thought? So must these types be excluded from consideration?

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Planning is about using structure and rituals to keep organized. It is important for your team to have the right amount of structure in their workflow. Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

We once thought the problem was simply about a lack of calories, but now we know it’s more about not having enough nutritious food to support body and brain development. About the Author. Of course, nutrition insecurity is far from a new problem, and it’s gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cristina Jones.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. It is also important to target the right level of authority. I also keep in mind dips in the circadian rhythms for humans that have impact on their ability to pay attention and learn – and I design different types of activities accordingly.

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Is Information and Technology Overload Creating an ADD Era?

Tech Soup

Is our brain changing as a result? I will let Dr. Maher, the author of the book Is It ADHD or My iPhone , shed some light on the topic. By training the brain to shift activities rapidly for multitasking, we may be decreasing the brain’s ability to focus. Is this ADD? Is this permanent or reversible? What can we do?