Growth is always good, right? It’s exciting when new business and projects are coming your way. After all, new business means that you’re definitely doing something (or lots of things) really well.

Cerebellum (Latin for "little brain') in red. Source: Life Science Databases/Wikimedia Commons In 1504, Leonardo da Vinci made wax castings of the human brain and coined the term cerebellum (Latin for ...

Early in my years as a consultant and change agent in organizations, I noticed a pattern I like to call “the Moses effect": When I began consulting engagements, there were times where it was almost as ...

The holidays are over, the weather is lousy, and we’re sober again. We made all kinds of New Year’s promises, but the big one that will change our careers, if not our lives, is the promise to ...

The spark of creativity, that seemingly mysterious capacity to generate novel and valuable ideas, has intrigued humanity for centuries. Once attributed primarily to divine inspiration or innate genius ...

Research published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience revealed that smartphone addiction can reduce the brain’s creative capacity significantly. The research team found that participants ...

If good managers hire people who are smarter than they are, does that make the CEO the dumbest person in the company? While that question -- posed in a "Dilbert" cartoon -- might seem flip and ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The Creative Life is full of new ...