Manager's Guide to Motivating Employees 2/E, 2nd Edition

Chapter 11Unleash the Potential of Synergy

It All Comes Down to Movement and Momentum

Your brain’s capacity is practically unfathomable. In terms of its intricacies and power, the brain surpasses even the latest technology: it can process up to 30 billion bits of information per second through the equivalent of more than 6,000 miles of computer wiring. The fuel that fires up your brain is pretty simple: oxygen in your blood and a little glucose.

Synergism occurs when your nervous system works together with your brain through an amazing network of 100,000 miles of nerve fibers. Through this network, composed of billions upon billions of neurons, your nervous system interprets the information received by your organs and conveys it to your brain, ...