The Brain New World of Neuroleadership
By Manie Bosman, published on Strategic Leadership Institute
Globalization, the technological revolution and constant disruptive change is contuniously transforming the world in which we live and work, posing new and unique challenges to leaders at all levels and in all spheres. What was still effective just a few years ago no longer works and leaders everywhere struggle to simultanously keep an eye on the vision and acquire the people skills to develop and facilitate engagement, collaboration and creativity. In the midst of these tremendous challenges neuroscience has recently opened up new doors and possibilities by providing astounding new insight into the workings of the human brain, specifically in social situations. Neuroleadership is an emerging field which blends the latest neuroscientific knowledge into the fields of leadership development, management training, diversity management, change management, education, consulting and coaching. The Inner Journey While many leaders and managers realize that conventional management practices no longer make sense, applying what we are now learning about how the mind works to the workplace requires a bit of getting use to for some. The best place to start is to understand five basic principles about how the human brain works:
The fact is, the automated responses in our brains have a much greater impact on what we think and on how we behave than we previously realized. Chronic stress, low job satisfaction, disengaged employees, low levels of motivation and even bad health can all be negative manifestations of these neural responses. However, knowing this now provides exciting science-based possibilities for those willing to learn and adapt their leadership behaviour to a positive brain-focussed approach. Outcomes of Brain-Focused Leadership Applying the principles of neuroleadership enable leaders and managers to improve their capacity for:
What We Offer in Neuroleadership SLI embraces neuroleadership as probably the single greatest step forward in the history of leadership and organizational development and therefore incorporates neuroleadership into all our coaching programs, leadership development programs and consulting interventions. Our flagship and very exclusive "Lead with the Brain in Mind" program runs over 9-months (10 modules) and equips leaders to apply neuroleadership in virtually every aspect of leadership. In addition we offer a selection of workshops and executive presentations on neuroleadership and are currently in the process of setting up an international partnership to offer a fully-accredited diploma in neuroleadership in the near future. |