9/23/13 – How to Hit and Think at the Same Time
Yogi Berra claimed that you can’t hit a baseball and think at the same time; the choreographer George Balanchine would tell his dancers, “don’t think; just do,” and the psychologist Sian Beilock has conducted experiments which support, as she sees it,Read More »
9/9/13 – From Freud to Football: A Journey
From Freud to football, the title of this session, is suggestive of the variety of subjects that Patricia Shields will discuss. Her background as an award winning teacher and eclectic scholar should result in a variety of topics including techniques for writing research papers that lead students to creative insights,Read More »
8/26/13 –
Neuroscience and the Art of Being Awesome
Your mindset is a major factor in determining your level of success in life. The latest discoveries in neuroscience give us the tools we need to change our mindset and our behaviors at will. In this episode, Umar Hameed will show you how to use these tools and techniques to take charge of your most valuable asset: your mind.Read More »
8/19/13 –
A View from the Psych ER: Is Our Society Abandoning the Seriously Mentally Ill?
Speaking as a frontline clinician with 20 years of experience in the psychiatric emergency room at San Francisco General Hospital, Dr. Paul Linde believes that people with chronic and serious psychiatric illness, politically powerless and voiceless,Read More »
8/12/13 – Feel Better With Technology – The Leading Edge of Mental Health
The famous iPhone advertisement tagline “There’s an app for that” is ringing true in many areas of our life, but what about mental health? David Burt and Eron Cohen will discuss the current state of software applications that help mental health patients and what the ramifications are for the future.Read More »
8/5/13 – Insanely Happy: Why Good-Enough is Better than Great
Lori Gottlieb noticed in her private therapy practice that many people attributed their unhappiness to something external in their lives – their spouse or lack of a spouse, their boss, their income, their children. Over time, however, she came to believe that often,Read More »
Coaching leaders, managers, and up-and-coming talent is increasingly accepted as a proven, effective way for people to improve capabilities and results. In this interview, Andrew Neitlich, Founder and Director of the Center for Executive Coaching, discusses coaching as a powerful tool to help people achieve their most ambitious aspirations and improve their results. You will discover what coaching is,Read More »
7/22/13 – Practical Applications of Brain Science in Business
Brain science has been increasingly highlighted in executive coaching, but is it something that can truly be used, and how is it helpful? Joining us today is Dr. Srini Pillay, CEO of NeuroBusiness Group (NBG), voted one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Leadership Development Companies in The World by Training Industry in 2013.Read More »
7/15/13 – SOAR Selling: How to Get Through to Almost Anyone—the Proven Method for Reaching Decision Makers
This interview will focus on the mindset and mechanics it takes to get your sales force into the C-Suite of your prospects. Most selling systems in the world are about what to do once you’ve finally reached a decision-maker,Read More »
7/8/13 – Diseases of Affluence, Their Causes and Cures: Philosophical Remedies for the Collapse of American Culture
In Germany they’re called “diseases of civilization”; in Japan, “lifestyle maladies”; in Sweden, “diseases of affluence.” The USA leads the world in producing them, but doesn’t even have a name for them. They have now reached epidemic proportions: obesity,Read More »