Hemphill Consulting

05/14/2015

As the story of Motivation for Learning and Performance unfolded, I was privileged to meet and interview a culturally eclectic and demographically diverse group of people. My travels across continents introduced me to individuals that excelled in their chosen profession.

05/14/2015

Changing your lifestyle may take more than new running shoes. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/healthy-change/201505/the-importance-meaning-in-health

How focusing on what matters to you can help shape healthier habits

05/02/2015

Your attire affects thinking in the workplace. Find out how to give yourself the mental edge. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/wearing-a-suit-makes-people-think-differently/391802/

Formalwear elicits feelings of power, which change some mental processes.

03/27/2015

Find out how a little empathy training could impact patient health outcomes, physician burnout rates and more.

http://phemphillphd.com/clinical-empathy-is-more-than-bedside-manner/

Think “bedside manner,” and most of us conjure images of house calls and elderly family doctors. A good bedside manner is a fine quality, but when it comes to a patient’s health, this predilection toward a good nature is often secondary to considerations of experience or technical competence. Wrong,…

03/10/2015

Easily distracted by ambient noise or other stimuli? You may be a creative genius!

http://www.medicaldaily.com/noise-and-distraction-may-hold-untapped-creativity-first-physiological-evidence-leaky-324738

The less study participants were able to filter out unnecessary stimuli, the more creative they were.

03/01/2015