The Neurobiology of Leadership

The Neurobiology of Leadership is a ground-breaking course that teaches leaders how to use psychological factors, like persuasion, and environmental signals, like light and sound, to influence neurobiology and improve performance. It turns out, the traditional wisdom of using fear, shame, and guilt to motivate is simply less effective. In this course, I’ll start by sharing a new framework for leadership rooted in empathy and color! Yep, there is a benefit to the rainbow.

In this course, I’ll walk through a brief history of leadership: what do the leaders and thought leaders from Sun Tzu to Lincoln to Warren Bennis have to say about what leadership really is and what leaders should be, so we can see how the definition of leadership has evolved.

Once we have a common understanding, I’ll dive deeper into motivation, exploring Maslow and the researchers who have come since to show you how motivation is driven by oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin.

Then, it’s time for a science lesson. Don’t worry. In less than an hour, I’ll give you a crash course in neurobiology so we can set the stage for the fun stuff: Signals. I’ll share with you how sight, sound, taste, touch, and a slew of signals that you don’t pay attention impact our brains and bodies to impact our performance.

Next, I’ll bring the pieces together to talk about the neurobiology of leadership and how we can use what we’ve learned to influence others more effectively and empathetically. I’ll give you some easy rules of thumbs to use: like e-cubed: how to empathize, educate, and empower, when giving feedback.