July 2013
Beginner
336 pages
7h 41m
English
RESONANCE, in terms of brain function, means that people’s emotional centers are in synch in a positive way. One of the most powerful and most direct ways to make that resonant brain-to-brain connection, remember, is through laughter.
Consider the implications for the neuroanatomy of leadership of a difficult moment at a meeting of top management at a large retailer. Judging by the market research data that everyone held in their hands, the vice president for marketing had made a poor decision about a large advertising buy. As the group pored over the data, the silent consensus was clear: The marketing chief had goofed.
After a long, tense moment, the silence was broken by another executive ...
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