Leading educators and futurists agree that mastering executive-functioning skills such as organization, flexibility, planning, and time management will be crucial to success at school and in many 21st ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Legatt explores the intersection of education, AI, and leadership. Executive function is the mechanism by which our brains ...

Task initiation is a crucial aspect of executive function that impacts your ability to start projects and meet deadlines. It ...

“I am always running out of time to finish assignments and projects.” “I study long and hard, but my grades do not reflect that.” “I do not feel motivated to start a task.” “I get distracted easily ...

Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on, according to a new study. Researchers found that increased use of screen time during ...

Over the past year, I’ve received startlingly similar phone calls from families of college students: Their first- and second-year students across the United States are struggling with basic tasks and ...

Even if you’ve never heard the term “executive function,” you may be painfully aware of how important it is for everyday life. Executive functioning is often described as the management system of the ...

Karen Afre, director of the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College, and her colleagues like to tell first-year students that they’re taking an extra, unofficial course called “learning how to be ...

Joey Price is CEO of Jumpstart:HR, a workplace culture-focused HR consulting firm and host of the While We Were Working weekly podcast. In my years as a professional consultant, I've learned to spot ...