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Asian EditionThe impact of success and failure on your brainBreakthrough research in neuroscience has shown that success triggers plasticity – the brain’s ability to alter in response to experience. Perhaps more interesting, is that failure seems to have no impact on the brain at all. The brain tracks success and failure in the prefrontal cortex and a study undertaken at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, saw noticeable changes in brain activity when a task was completed successfully but very little change after failure. Lead researcher, Earl Miller, says that if you get a reward for success, then the brain remembers what it did correctly and becomes more efficient. But with failure, unless there is a clear negative consequence (such as getting a shock when attempting to climb over an electric fence) the brain doesn't change at all. Being aware of this is useful because it gives us more reason to keep on trying when we fail. Our brains don’t store failure so there’s no need to be scared of failure. As trainers and managers, this information is crucial to motivating others and understanding the importance of rewarding success – which doesn't take more than a quick pat on the back or an appreciative email. The importance of ‘mental sit-ups’ – Celebrating Brain Awareness Week - 15 – 21 March 2010With brain awareness week around the corner it’s a timely reminder of the benefits of ensuring your brain is well exercised. Research indicates that regular ‘mental sit-ups’ will help keep diseases like Alzheimer’s and Dementia at bay. Visit http://www.brainaustralia.org.au for some great tips on how keep your brain healthy. What we like this monthWe’ve hunted out some cool websites that might appeal to each thinking quadrant. If you’re whole brained then you probably won’t be able to decide which to try first! If your preferred thinking is blue then take a look at www.wolframalpha.com. All you need to do is enter your question or calculation into the website and it will spit out all kinds of statistics, numbers and facts. For example, if you enter your birth date it will tell you when the sun rose and set on your day of birth, what phase the moon was in, exactly how many days ago you were born and so on and so on. For those of you who prefer green quadrant thinking, you’ll love what www.docs.google.com can do for you. It allows you to create documents such as spreadsheets and then edit and access them from anywhere, store them online and publish your work to share with others. Best of all, it all happens in real time so multiple people can view and make changes to documents at the same time.
A real feel-good website, www.1000awesomethings.com/the-top-1000/ is bound to appeal to red quadrant thinkers. It’s a list of life’s simple pleasures with one more being added every day. Here are some examples: Yellow thinkers should check out www.arounder.com – an amazing website with 360° imagery of cities and towns around the world. Why not meander through the streets of Berlin or check out the views from George Clooney’s house in Lake Como! Coming soon – Whole Brain Selling
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The position is based in our Sydney offices in Gordon. If this is you and you are interested to know more, please contact Michael Morgan at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Online praise for HBDI® - Read what our fans have to sayAs Herrmann Certified Practitioners, we’re all great believers in HBDI® and what it can achieve. And we’re not the only ones! Below are some excerpts from an online forum (a training website www.trainingzone.co.uk) where a user asked about people’s experiences with HBDI®. These unsolicited testimonials are inspiring examples of HBDI®’s infinite value. Fan #1“I started using HBDI in 1988 when I worked for a financial advisory firm and watched the advisor in the next office turn his career and life around by using the tool. He was in the bottom 20% in production until the HBDI turned the light on for him and showed him that he was disposed to do the business differently. He changed his approach literally over a weekend and was in the top 10% in a year. “Since then I've used the HBDI to help hundreds of salespeople on four continents. Occasionally I'll use DISC or Myers Briggs - but the HBDI is easier to grasp, is great for team building and does a better job helping people think about how to communicate more effectively. “ Fan #2“I have not only undertaken academic research on improving learning effectiveness using the HBDI, I have also used it for personal and professional development and have seen it, quite literally, transform attitudes, working relationships and communication within and across teams. “It is more complex, more subtle and more illuminating than Myers Briggs, yet is easily understood by all. My company, Stillmuchtooffer Ltd., offers expertise in a range of instruments but I do not think there is a better tool than the HBDI either for management analysis and development or for individual, team and company growth.” Fan #3“I have been using it since 1996, have brought it into many organisations, taking both individuals and groups at all levels of the organisation through it for personal or team development. I like it because it doesn't carry the stigma of "personality" for my clients, most of whom have been through other instruments and found them to be too complex and, in the end, useful for them. “I use it to help people understand the power of being ‘whole-brained’, and how to do just that. It is physiologically possible to train your brain to become more whole-brained, so it gives people optimism about their ability to grow. “I consider it an incredibly robust instrument, it's enjoyable for people and is easy to understand. Feedback workshops are fun, interactive and leave participants with practical next steps. I've used it:
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Join our Facebook fan base today. When world’s collide: How to deal with the differing demands of your personal and professional lives.Register for the next Whole Brain Webinar - March 23rd @ 12.00pm AEDST
Presented by Michael Morgan and Susie Leonard Weller, author of the best selling book Why don't you understand? Improve family communication with the 4 Thinking Styles.
Upcoming EventsCalling all Educators - Book now for the Education Certification Special 6-9 April 2010Facilitated by leading education and learning consultant, Dr Julia Atkin and Herrmann International CEO, Michael Morgan, this workshop focuses on the application of Whole Brain Thinking in education, learning to learn, thinking to learn and integral learning. Not to be missed. Visit our site for full details. Network Event for Certified Practitioners – Diarise these dates!
Network Event – Melbourne Herrmann Whole Brain CertificationFor the full list of Herrmann Certification dates please visit the Events Calendar on our website.
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Please come along to our first Network Evening for 2010. Join us for drinks, nibbles and whole brain conversation, including ways we can continue to support each other and help grow our businesses in 2010.