How to Create a Growth Mindset Culture

How to Create a Growth Mindset Culture

What is a growth mindset culture? How do you create a growth mindset culture?  A growth mindset culture is established when individuals make mistakes and then learn from those mistakes, rather than ignoring them. A growth mindset culture believes that failure is expected and that failure should be a tool for learning.  Read more to understand the concept of a growth mindset culture and how to create one. 

Fake Memories: Why and How Do They Occur?

Fake Memories: Why and How Do They Occur?

Do you ever remember an event differently than someone else who was there? How do fake memories form in the brain? A fake memory is one that is remembered differently from how it happened or one in which details of a thing or event are wrong. But, don’t worry—everybody has fake memories. It’s part of how the human brain functions. Here’s why your memory may be playing tricks on you.

Should You Script Your Speech? Advice From TED Talks

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Is it a good idea to write a speech script? What are the potential downsides of speaking from a script? According to Chris Anderson, the author of TED Talks, scripting has both benefits and downsides, and depending on your confidence level, it may or may not be a good idea. If public speaking evokes great anxiety, scripting can help. But speaking from a script can make your speech bland and dispassionate. If you decide to write a speech script, consider if you are going to read off the script or memorize it. Let’s consider the risks and benefits of both.

The 3 Marketing Myths That Most People Fall For

The 3 Marketing Myths That Most People Fall For

What are the most common marketing myths that are easy to fall for? How are these misconceptions hurting businesses? In How Brands Grow, Byron Sharp claims that modern marketing strategies are less likely to gain businesses profits. Instead, he says that traditional marketing is still the superior strategy, as it avoids dangerous marketing myths. Keep reading to learn more about these marketing myths, and why you shouldn’t believe them.

Stephen Covey: Paradigm Shifts Create Leaders

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What is Stephen Covey’s theory on paradigm shifts? How are they instrumental in how we perceive the world and ourselves? A paradigm shift is a concept coined by the American physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn, and it describes a fundamental change in our beliefs about the world. In his book The 8th Habit, Stephen Covey applies the concept to human development and leadership. Keep reading to learn about Stephen Covey’s paradigm shift theory.

What’s Insider Trading? The Texas Gulf Sulphur Case

What’s Insider Trading? The Texas Gulf Sulphur Case

What’s insider trading? Is it wrong? What can you learn from the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company case? John Brooks writes about a landmark insider trading case against Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, in which the law’s ambiguous definitions of “material evidence” and “a reasonable amount of time” were put to the test. The SEC took the company to court for illegally using insider information and misleading the public. Read more to learn about this historic case of insider trading.

What Is a Cognitive Distortion?

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What is a cognitive distortion? How can humans combat cognitive distortions to handle situations effectively?  A cognitive distortion is an unconscious mental distortion of facts that may come into play for a number of reasons. In the book Black box Thinking, the author discusses how cognitive distortion is a mechanism that we use when we fail to accept and learn from our mistakes.  Read on to discover: what is a cognitive distortion?  

How to Make Better Decisions: Don’t Do These 6 Things

How to Make Better Decisions: Don’t Do These 6 Things

Do you want to know how to make better decisions about your future? What common mistakes do people make when considering the future? In his book Stumbling on Happiness, social psychology researcher Daniel Gilbert details six poor choices people make when planning for the future. By avoiding doing these things, you will be in a better position to make decisions that lead to happiness. Here are the six poor choices you should avoid when making decisions.

How to Handle Tough Topics to Talk About

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Do you have some tough topics to talk about? How do you handle difficult situations that may arise? The book Crucial Accountability teaches readers how to deal with tricky situations that may arise when you have tough topics to talk about. These points can apply to many kinds of difficult conversations. Keep reading to find out how to handle tough topics to talk about in life, work, and relationships.

How to Give an Explanatory Speech: Tips & Strategies

How to Give an Explanatory Speech: Tips & Strategies

What’s an explanatory speech? What are some things you should consider when explaining a difficult concept or idea to an uninitiated audience? An explanatory speech is one where you’re teaching your audience something new or explaining a difficult concept. The key to delivering an effective explanatory speech is to be mindful of your audience’s level of knowledge on the matter in question. To that end, beware of the curse of knowledge: just because something is basic knowledge for you, it doesn’t mean it is so for everyone. Here are some things to keep me in mind when giving an explanatory