The way we communicate has a powerful effect on how successful we are in our work and our relationships. Unfortunately for most of us, the brain gets in the way.

Lauren Powers is an internationally respected communications expert who advises some of the world's biggest and most successful companies.

Now, she's advising you in her new book, "The Trouble With Thinking: The Dangerous Trip From in the Head to Out of the Mouth."

She tells Growing Bolder that thinking before we act or speak can lead to disastrous results.

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