Neuroscience of Leadership
Feb 23, 2016
Neuroscience of Leadership
100 billion Neurons
New Connections
New Experiences
Neuroplasticity“Change the brain” and thus the behavior
of leaders by capitalizing on
The Facts of Leadership
Change is pain
Focus is power
Expectation shapes reality
Attention density shapes identity
Leadership is about change
Neuroscience relating to Leadership
• For developing self understanding – mindfulness
• For expanding awareness to attune to the future
• For increasing the quality and intensity of focusing
• For harnessing conscious & unconscious fears and becoming less reactive
• For increasing empathy & social awareness through neuro - mirroring
Helping towards developing complex “thinking abilities”The major demand on future Leaders
They target relevant brain functions which may be suppressed during anxiety
They target unconscious influences
They provide a system to use in various functional situations that is research-based
They repackage older information so that it is more digestible
They allow for distancing from the self during heated situations
Leveraging Knowledge of the
Human Brain
In this workshop, we identify brain mechanisms that underlie change, facing uncertainty and how to manage disrupters in order to develop new commitments to change.We will review the following neurological obstacles to change, as well as practical applications to overcoming them:• Context Cages• Habit Hell• Fear & Anxiety We will also review brain structure and each region’s role in affectingbehavioral change. Each region of the brain has an important role, and understanding them will help debunkcommon myths associated with change.
Leading Change
In this workshop, you learn how brain science can help you become more agile leaders by learning and practicing critical concepts of agility, strategic speed and flexibility.The workshop explores: The five dimensions of
agility, introduced in the “Walking in the dark”, in greater depth and with enhanced applicability
Feedback control, impedance control Bayesian thinking, predictive control, and sensorimotor control, in greater depth and with enhanced applicability
High drama vs. high priority
“Sense and respond” techniques
Enhancing ResilienceThrough this workshop participants learn the basic brain interventions applied for better decision making and managing emotional resilience and uncertainty.
More specifically you will learn:• What constitutes
resilience• The clues to unconscious
anxiety• Managing conscious and
unconscious fear; dealing with the panic of others; remaining focused while all else is distracting
• Brain-targeted interventions for developing mind clarity and better decision making
• Specific techniques that you can use to enhance mental imagery for success
Through this workshop you learn how to leverage existing knowledge of brain scienceto help you understand: What are the underpinnings of creativity and innovation in the brain, how you can deal with obstacles to creativity and how you can optimize your own creativity using specific techniques.
The workshop explores:• Brain based challenges to innovation, such as unconscious fear, cognitive dissonance
and attentional focus• Managing switch cost• Use of two key Mindset Strategies for Innovation: Divergent Thinking and Analogy
Leadership RetreatPrime your mind for change
A brain–based approach to Renew & Reset your Brain.
Learn mindful leadership practices to develop mind clarity and to improve the quality of your intentions and focus. Train
your brain to be less reactive and return to neutral in 10 seconds.