Neuroscience of Leadership

This practical microcredential is designed to encourage you to use real leadership. Through a combination of neuroscience, emotional intelligence, collaboration, insights and coaching, you’ll be self-motivated and inspired to lead others. Learning Outcomes • THINK - interpret core brain functions and what impacts effective decision making • REGULATE - recognise emotional triggers of the brain, its response to stress and the process of building resilience • ENGAGE - develop strategies to understand emotional and engagement responses of the brain to help build engaged teams • ADAPT - lead teams effectively through change by using the brain's neuroplasticity while recognising the resistance and capability to change • DEVELOP - the keys to the brain's ability to learn and develop through a brain based coaching technique and regular feedback Key Topics • Understanding the key anatomy brain structures related to decision making, thinking and emotion • Exploring self-management, emotion regulation and the ability to handle stress • Understanding what it takes to engage others • Learning about the brain’s resistance to change as a "natural threat state" • Developing the keys to the brain’s ability to learn and perform at higher levels • Understanding the key anatomy brain structures related to decision making, thinking and emotion • Exploring self-management, emotion regulation and the ability to handle stress • Understanding what it takes to engage others • Learning about the brain’s resistance to change as a "natural threat state" • Developing the keys to the brain’s ability to learn and perform at higher levels Activities • The ‘threat-reward response’, why change is hard and creates threat • How to handle emotion and stress more effectively and reappraisal techniques to manage change and challenge • How to develop strategies to understand the brain’s emotional and engagement responses as a means of lifting engagement levels • Strategies to adapt and help others adapt to changing conditions and circumstances • Technique to develop and help others through change using a brain-based coaching approach Volume of Learning • Quizzes, reading and preparation • 5 hours of Webinars • Self-directed learning