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During the CREW Network Leadership Summit 2024 spring session Dr. Seppälä discussed the science of brain activity during high-stress situations. Specifically, she shared that during high-stress situations, individuals can lose regulation of their prefrontal cortex which is the part of the brain that regulates emotions. She continued to explain that people’s breathing patterns are different based on the emotions they experience. Research shows that when a person is sad, they breathe more deeply and slowly....

This is the first of a five-post series designed to help you be a better leader by focusing on positive energy every day. Dr. Emma Seppälä taught a full-day workshop recently as part of CREW Network’s Leadership Certificate Program. Training in these types of skills commonly referred to as “soft skills” by the engineering profession has been ignored in classical engineering academia. However, as Dr. Seppälä teaches us, these skills are crucial to one’s success...