Neuroleadership

Many things have occurred during the past ten years, including economic ups and downs, social unrest across nations, a global pandemic and an unprecedented lockdown for billions of people. The relationship we have with our minds and bodies has inevitably been altered because of this turbulence. Our mental health has…

“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient” (Charles M Blow) Don’t we all love ‘position’ — a title, a promotion, status? Yes, even neuroscience affirms that status is a need that we all have, not in the…

How to build the mental habits that enable you to make a living while making a better world. By Art Kleiner, Jeffrey Schwartz, MD, and Josie Thomson People at work these days tend to be ambitious. They want a lot from work: Money, recognition, a challenging (but not too challenging) career path, and a sense that they belong. Having lived during a time of pandemic, they also want…

We all know that feeling of having engaged in hard cognitive, thinking, tasks, and feeling tired. If it goes on long enough, we may feel mentally fatigued, drained, or even exhausted. But why? We tend to know that physical activity uses a lot of energy and so will tire you…

Many animal species including humans have forms of social ranking and hierarchies. …

Applying the brain-friendly approach to realize what you want — Business has become brainwork. How we use and abuse the brain has a huge impact on our success as individuals and organizations. We need well-trained and well-managed brains to deal with life@work and master change within, between and around us. While business has changed a lot over the years, the…

Ahhh, now that sounds interesting! But maybe first explain what “flow” is? Flow is that state of being totally immersed in something when you are totally engaged and may also, for example lose track of time, being in the zone, and not notice tiredness or fatigue until you’re done. …

Here’s the list of my daily (weekdays) Quick Hits (2-minute research updates). Last updated 21st April 2022. Those labelled with a (+) are the most popular and those with a (*) are my favourites. Andy’s Quick Hits (206): Your Brain on Near-Death Experiences Near-death experiences have fascinated many people ever since…

I wrote post a few days ago (which proved very popular) on how power can make people less caring and more likely to assign blame and punish individuals. The surprise about that research was it was power itself and not individual differences that predicted these less pleasant behaviours. Andy’s Quick Hits (33): The Surprising Truth of Why Powerful People can be Toxic We’ve all heard the stories of toxic bosses, and powerful people who happily destroy other people’s lives, and show no…andyhab.medium.com