Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Being an appreciative leader is not about giving compliments, gift cards or trophies. It’s not about recognition, rewards, kudos or “atta boys.” While these are certainly actions that can boost morale and egos, they are superficial. They’re the easy way out. Being an appreciative leader requires an uncommon kind of thoughtfulness. It requires entering another’s world, experiencing it and then letting that person know what you’ve seen. It’s about sharing the difference that a person’s unique contribution has had on you. Appreciation has a measurable impact on health and well-being Appreciation is not just warm and fuzzy; it has measurable health benefits, including reducing stress and rewiring the brain. When you express appreciation and receive the same, your brain releases dopamine and serotonin, the two crucial neurotransmitters responsible for your emotions. They enhance your mood immediately, making you happy from … [Read more...] about This Leadership Trait Goes A Long Way
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Yes, PPE can be reusable. AmorSui is making sure of it
Beau Wangtrakuldee, Ph.D., is a scientist, entrepreneur, and founder of AmorSui, a modern protective apparel company redesigning personal protective equipment (PPE) to empower women with greater function and protection in lab and medical settings. She spoke to Doreen Lorenzo for Designing Women, a series of interviews with brilliant women in the design industry. advertisement advertisement Doreen Lorenzo: Have you always had an interest in design? Beau Wangtrakuldee: The way I think about it, science and design are really closely related. You design to solve a problem. You conduct a science experiment to solve a problem. I’m a former Ph.D. scientist, so I’d work in the lab on drug discovery, antibacterial drugs, and material science. It’s all about problem-solving, creating something that can actually resolve an issue or a challenge. What inspired you to launch AmorSui? advertisement One day when I was conducting an … [Read more...] about Yes, PPE can be reusable. AmorSui is making sure of it
How to Get a Higher Royalty Rate For Your Invention
Have an idea for a new product? Early on, spend some time determining what your strategy for bringing it to market will be. Is venturing required, or can you license it instead Personally, after venturing uniquely shaped guitar picks geared towards fans and licensing many of my ideas , I'd choose the latter every time. That's because running a small business, even an ultimately successful one, stressed me out. Who wants to worry about cash flow? I much preferred the freedom to keep creating that licensing affords. Primarily because you can get to market faster, licensing to a large company is also one of the best ways of protecting yourself. These are among the many benefits of licensing . If this is the route you choose, it's understandable, then, that you might be asking yourself how to get the highest royalty rate possible. Royalty rates differ across industries. Knowing what's typical can be extremely helpful when negotiating, so get familiar with the … [Read more...] about How to Get a Higher Royalty Rate For Your Invention
Hummingbirds Are The Most Spectacularly Colorful Birds Of All
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A newly published study found that the range of colors in the plumages of hummingbirds exceeds the total color diversity of all other bird species combined © Copyright by GrrlScientist | @GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes I’ve written about bird colors before (more here , here , here , here and here .) And, as you’ve probably noticed, there are a lot of extremely colorful birds in the world, especially in the tropics (for example, more here ), but which group of birds are the most colorful of them all? And how do they create their rainbow of plumage colors? These were the questions investigated by a team of scientists at Yale University (some members of this team have since migrated to new locations), under the guidance of evolutionary ornithologist Richard Prum, who is the W. R. Coe Professor of Ornithology and the Curator of Ornithology at the Yale Peabody Museum . The findings indicated that … [Read more...] about Hummingbirds Are The Most Spectacularly Colorful Birds Of All
Arianna Huffington: Putting Empathy Into Action Yet Again
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Arianna Huffington is no stranger to wanting to make the world a better place. Her empathic reputation is renown and world-class. She continually demonstrates what it means to be a leader who puts humanity first no matter the circumstances. Huffington has been busy lately developing two unique partnerships with organizations to further her humanity-first ambition. First, Huffington's organization, Thrive Global , a behavior change technology company, recently partnered with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and launched a mental health and wellness pledge. Huffington divulged that in concert with Johnny C. Taylor, SHRM CEO, the two of them felt very concerned that employee mental health and wellbeing services could be de-prioritized as a result of worsening economic conditions and a challenging business environment. As a result, both Thrive and SHRM partnered to institute an organizational pledge for … [Read more...] about Arianna Huffington: Putting Empathy Into Action Yet Again