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.