Personality

The 2010 publication of "Testing predictions from personality neuroscience: Brain structure and the big five" marked the beginning of a small personal test of the "just let it die" neuroscience-without-criticism approach to bad ideas. Just over a year and 46 citations in many prominent journals later, I think we can safely say the results are in. It's time to be critical. Read More

Parenting the shy or anxious child is a series of exercises in letting go. We want to protect our child from the difficulties and pain of the world, yet we know that meeting those challenges is what gives our child the strength to succeed. Read More

On a recent book tour talking about the challenges and opportunities of a Global Cosmopolitan lifestyle, people invariably brought up the subject of food. What you eat, how you eat and when you eat are elements of everyday life that mark global experience. Read More

Comedian Jerry Seinfield talks about a survey where people were asked about their greatest fears. Death came in at number two, while public speaking was number one. As Jerry put it: "So, if you're at a funeral, you're better off being in the casket than giving the eulogy." How do you feel when you step up to speak or perform? Read More

After we admitted my father to the hospital for the last time, and after we were told that there was nothing that could be done to stop the buildup of fluid in his lungs, the doctor told me that he had four to six weeks to live. I'd been the primary caretaker for my father for the past year, and when I looked at him lying there in that bed I said to the doctor, "Four to six weeks? Read More

Dr. Bradford Keeney has studied synesthesia among the Kalahari Bushmen of Southern Africa. Read More

Some years ago I was coaching a number of very talented people who all reported to the same brilliant boss who was President of R&D for a global manufacturing company. While there were differing development needs among these coaching clients, they had one over-arching issue in common: dealing with their boss effectively. Read More

With Valentine's Day upon us, there are some interesting conclusions to note from soon-to-be-published research regarding that most 21st Century of romantic developments: the dating website. Read More

Does overconfidence spread from CEO to CEO like the flu? Read More