Experience better meetings with these clues from neuroscience

Experience better meetings with these clues from neuroscience | Is consensus always necessary? | There's no slowing down at Disney Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 5, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Experience better meetings with these clues from neuroscience]( Insights from neuroscience help leaders plan and execute meetings that empower team members to speak up, write Dick and Emily Axelrod. "Create opportunities for participants to influence the meeting's direction and participate in decisions that are made there," they write. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (1/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Is consensus always necessary?]( Consensus is heralded for building ownership among staff and improving many decisions, but it sometimes can take too long, writes Al Pittampalli. "[C]onsult as many people as necessary, but make sure one and only one person, in the end, is accountable for the decision," he recommends. [Psychology Today/Al Pittampalli blog]( (1/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [There's no slowing down at Disney]( There's no slowing down at Disney Iger (Jesse Grant/Getty Images) Bob Iger has taken Disney to unexpected heights during his 12-plus years as CEO, and 2018 is looking promising, if risky, with a move into content streaming and the proposed acquisition of Fox assets, writes Tara Lachapelle. "That the company could dilute its shares to make its biggest acquisition ever is a testament to investors' faith in Iger," she writes. [Bloomberg Gadfly]( (1/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Empathetic leaders resolve conflicts more effectively]( Leaders who sharpen their emotional intelligence can recognize when tactics other than collaboration are best suited for solving a conflict, writes John Mattone. For instance, avoiding conflict for the moment can be effective until after tempers have calmed, he writes. [John Mattone blog]( (1/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [The importance of humor in speeches is no joke]( Humor connects a speaker with an audience, keeps people's attention longer and helps them remember key points, writes John Zimmer. It's not about telling jokes, he writes, but about conveying personal experiences in a self-depreciating manner. 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"It's something I really believe in because I think as a young coach or manager, it's natural to chase results and understand that you're being judged on results," says Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. [ESPN]( (1/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Mysterious star probably doesn't have aliens, study says]( When no natural theories could explain why a star located about 1,300 light years from Earth dims and brightens, some astronomers started to wonder if alien-built structures were passing in front of it, writes Marina Koren. The flickering is likely caused by ordinary dust, even if questions remain about the phenomenon, [argues an analysis]( in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. [The Atlantic online]( (1/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [] There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail. 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