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A highly creative, high-energy person, she has been diagnosed with ADHD, a neurobiochemical disorder which expresses in behaviors at the extreme of a continuum of impulsiveness, distractibility, and hyperactivity. In The BrainStyles System, she is also described with gifts allowed by the rapid right-brain access of a Conciliator brainstyle which includes the following gifts: imagination, spontaneity, personal warmth, associative thinking, (great storytelling), an ability to see holistically (instead of in a linear fashion), and therefore allows a natural ability to promote and support others.
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Looking past the political conversation that frames DEI primarily as an initiative to secure grant funding for research on various minority issues, there is a deeper motivation: a desire for a spiritual joining of humankind—oneness and love for all, regardless of physical or social differences. It’s the new assault on prejudice in the 21st Century.
Northeastern University changed the name of what had been called “The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” to “Belonging in Northeastern”…that “embraces everyone at the school.” Northeastern refers to core values that define its culture, much like major corporations do to attract high performers.
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By Constance Clancy, ED.D, Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Julie and Matt are a married couple who have entered counseling for the first time to receive guidance for multiple marital issues. They have been married for eight years and have three children, ages 10, (from Julie’s first marriage) 5 and 3.
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The Original Game-Changing Research
BrainStyles began in 1982 with David Cherry, the CEO of a startup high-tech plastics company. With a mere $5 million in sales, ongoing losses, failing equipment, and 24% interest rates, the business was up against enormous odds. Worse, the stressed management team was struggling and conflicted.
In this environment, the CEO began observing his executives in high-pressure meetings, he asked why the “smartest” guy on the team was slowest with his expertise. Why did the “tough guy” on the team shed tears two days after firing someone?
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Working with a Left-Brained Coach
Vince Lombardi was, for the uninitiated, one of the “winningest” coaches of modern American football and took the Green Bay Packers to legendary status with his left-brained, tough, relentless focus on winning. He famously said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” For those with his gifts, tough perseverance come naturally.
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Why Telephone Coaching Is So Effective.
A BrainStyle defines the way our brain processes unfamiliar, incoming information most efficiently. When we access our “left brain” and “right brain,” obviously there is much more going on than merely thinking, or cognitive processing, of facts and feelings. Sensory input arrives in the billions of bits. We recognize, sort, distill, associate, give words and thoughts to an event as we interpret the meaning, emote, label, and then, whew, decide what to say or do about it.