How Busy Professionals Can Reduce Their Distress and Meet Their Goals

You wouldn’t be in business if you believed what you did or made didn’t have some sort of value for somebody else. Also, there would be no point in putting yourself through the stress you feel every day. There are too many in business who are just skating by, making no effort and still managing…

Synaptic Health Alliance to Trial Blockchain for Improved Data Quality

Major U.S. healthcare companies have formed an alliance to trial blockchain solutions in order to improve data quality and reduce costs, U.S. weekly news outlet Modern Healthcare reports Monday, Dec. 3. The Synaptic Health Alliance group consists of Humana, Multiplan, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, UnitedHealthcare, Quest Diagnostics, and has recently been joined by Ascension — the…

Simple Strategies to Help Focus

In today’s always-on, information-overloaded world, it can be hard to stay focused throughout the day. How often do you find yourself distracted by inner chatter during meetings? Or how often do you find that emails are pulling you away from more important work? We’ve surveyed and assessed more than 35,000 leaders from thousands of companies…

How to Train Your Brain to Think in New Ways

You can train your brain to think better. One of the best ways to do this is to expand the set of mental models you use to think. Let me explain what I mean by sharing a story about a world-class thinker. I first discovered what a mental model was and how useful the right…