Neuroleadership Institute

Your Brain at Work

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In organizations around the world, leaders are facing a deluge of urgent issues: a crisis in employee engagement, the need to make workforces more diverse, and the challenge of making workplaces feel human in an era of increasing dependence on technology and remote communication. At the NeuroLeadership Institute, we believe brain science can help provide solutions. Join us on Your Brain At Work, the official podcast of the NeuroLeadership Institute — where top researchers and thought leaders share breakthroughs in brain science and industry leaders reveal the strategies behind their success. B...

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Jul 10, 2026

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The Evolution of Insight: A NeuroLeadership Summit Special 19.07.2024

Join us for "The Evolution of Insight: A NeuroLeadership Summit Special," a groundbreaking webinar featuring a replay of a previous summit session exploring the latest advancements in the science of leadership. Delve into cutting-edge research on how brain science is revolutionizing our understanding of leadership and decision-making. Featuring expert speakers, Dr. Emma Sarro and Dr. Evynn McFalls...

The Neuroscience — and Value — of Social Learning 12.07.2024

In today’s hybrid and remote work environments, understanding the social aspects of learning is essential for ensuring that important ideas and initiatives resonate and drive change at both individual and organizational levels. Social learning enhances knowledge retention and fosters lasting behavior change by activating key brain networks. Successful businesses harness the power of social context...

CLEAR Connections at Work: What the Science Says Now 05.07.2024

Is your team feeling disconnected? Struggling to collaborate effectively or find purpose in their work? These issues can have a significant impact on your bottom line. Join Dr. David Rock, Khalil Smith (Akamai Technologies) and Dr. Brigid Lynn (NeuroLeadership Institute) to discover how the latest advancements in applied neuroscience can help you: Build stronger bonds between colleagues, fostering...

The Neuroscience of Social Learning 28.06.2024

In today’s hybrid and remote work environments, understanding the social aspects of learning is essential for ensuring that important ideas and initiatives resonate and drive change at both individual and organizational levels. Social learning enhances knowledge retention and fosters lasting behavior change by activating key brain networks. Successful businesses harness the power of social context...

Unfinished Business: 3 Leadership Lessons from Juneteenth for Today's Leaders 21.06.2024

Learn from the Past, Lead for the Future Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, offers profound lessons for today's leaders. This insightful webinar will uncover how Juneteenth's legacy can inspire and guide us in creating a more equitable and inclusive workplace. Key Takeaways Discover the power of allyship in dismantling systemic barriers and fostering a culture...

Case Study: A Deep Dive on DEI with CVS Health 12.06.2024

On this episode of  Your Brain at Work Live , Christy Pruitt-Haynes (Distinguished Faculty, Performance and Leadership; NLI) connects with CVS Health's Erneshia Pinder (VP of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging). Together, they discuss the firm's journey to radically accelerate inclusion — challenging conventional wisdom with real science — to improve talent outcomes and organizational resu...

How to Get Virtual Learning Right to Maximize Training Impact 10.06.2024

In today’s fast-changing work environment, the “skill half-life”—the time a skill remains relevant—is shrinking faster than ever. For leaders, this means continuous learning is essential. But the same old ways of training just won’t cut it anymore. Effective leadership training must align with how the brain learns best. It must also fit into the realities of hybrid work and respect the intense dem...

The "Aha" Moment: How Insight Transforms Organizations 04.06.2024

Insights aren’t like butterflies that land by chance. They can be cultivated through specific skills, and these skills are crucial for leaders navigating today’s complex, rapidly advancing business landscape. The rise of AI underscores the urgency for organizations to master insight generation to stay ahead amid new demands and ambiguity. On this episode of Your Brain at Work , Dr. Emma Sarro and...

Case Study: AI and a New Kind of Leader with DBS 03.06.2024

The only thing certain about 2024 is continued uncertainty.   2024 will be a breakthrough year for artificial intelligence, which has already started to transform marketing, sales, customer service, and many other functions.   It’ll be up to leaders to figure out how to leverage this powerful tool, which tasks are still best performed by humans, and how to reskill large swaths of the workforce.  ...

Performance Management: What Science Says Now 17.05.2024

Performance management is back at the top of the priority list for organizations, and for good reason. The steady state of the hybrid workplace demands new strategies and approaches. How can we effectively manage performance when employees aren't always physically present? What adjustments need to be made to ensure optimal performance management in this new environment? In addition, the calls for...

Augmenting Intelligence: NLI's New Point of View on the New World of AI 10.05.2024

This week on Your Brain at Work Live!, join Dr. David Rock and Rachel Cardero to learn how AI is transforming leadership and management development. If you’re a leader, manager, executive, entrepreneur, creative professional, change maker or center of influence at work, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to see how specialized AI can help solve for everything from leadership dilemmas to team d...

Case Study: Organisational Growth Mindset at Work with Terumo 07.05.2024

Join our Co-founder and CEO, Dr. David Rock, and Probir Das, Group Executive Officer at Terumo APAC, to be inspired by the journey of this global leader in medical devices. Terumo has been in operation for over 100 years and in 2022, embarked on a global journey in partnership with the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI) to activate the power of an organisation-wide growth mindset. Probir Das has been...

Your Brain at Work LIVE | The DEI Impact Case: A Transformative, Science-Based Framework 03.05.2024

Discover a powerful new approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion. NLI's DEI Impact Case goes beyond the traditional moral and business arguments, offering a science-based, actionable framework to achieve lasting cultural transformation. In this webinar, you'll learn: The limitations of focusing solely on DEI as a moral or business imperative. How NLI's Impact Case drives results through target...

The Neuroscience of Habit Activation: From LMS, to LXP, to HAP 15.04.2024

How do you scale learning and leadership development effectively across an organization? What methods of measurement work best for understanding behavior change — and return on investment — when it comes to learning initiatives? How are enterprise learning experiences evolving to meet the volatile, voluminous demands of an evolving workplace? On this episode of Your Brain at Work , join Dr. David...

Minisode: DE(A)I Part I: Mitigating Bias in Technology Adoption 15.04.2024

Seemingly overnight, Artificial Intelligence has taken workplaces around the world by storm. But while there's tremendous excitement about the potential this rapidly evolving tool might unlock, there's also trepidation — and perhaps there should be. Even as we begin to integrate AI into our everyday routines, questions remain about the underlying biases that may influence technology and its adopti...

Reinventing Performance Management for Today's Corporate Landscape 05.04.2024

From building habits that support a workplace based on healthy, continuous feedback to fostering a culture that embraces it, join Dr. Emma Sarro and Dr. David Rock to uncover why performance management needs reinvention and how to make it happen. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your leadership game and unlock the full potential of your brain at work. We hope you’ll tune in and join the conv...

Leadership Development Fundamentals: The Neuroscience of Feedback 29.03.2024

On the next episode of Your Brain at Work Live, discover how fostering a culture of feedback is key to continuous growth, high performance and organizational effectiveness. Dr. David Rock and Dr. Emma Sarro will illustrate how feedback practices have evolved at over the years, and point to a fundamental truth: feedback fuels high-quality conversations, boosts engagement, and improves cognitive cap...

Why Delegation is So Hard, and How to Get it Right 22.03.2024

Do your managers struggle to delegate effectively? They're not alone. Leaders often delegate too little or too much, hurting both efficiency and employee morale. On this episode of Your Brain at Work, Dr. David Rock and Dr. Emma Sarro bridge the gap between knowing you should delegate and doing it right. Learn brain based strategies to empower your team and free up your time for strategic thinking...

Examining Inclusive Leadership - Women's History Month 22.03.2024

How does cognitive bias impact leadership development opportunities across lines of gender, race and identity? What might we lose when habits of inclusion are left out of the leadership pipeline conversation? On this episode of Your Brain at Work Live, NLI’s expert faculty dives into the surprising positive impact inclusive leadership practices can afford.

Accountability V.S. Psychological Safety with Dr. Amy Edmondson 18.03.2024

Is it time for the pendulum to swing back toward a focus on performance and less on people?     Many CEO’s today feel the pendulum has swung too far toward the employee, and cringe when they hear about increasing psychological safety.       Are they right, or are they missing something important here? Are these two ideas in opposition? Is it possible to truly have one without the other?   Join Dr....

Leadership Essentials Pt. III: The Neuroscience of Driving Results 13.03.2024

It’s easy enough to read biographies of leaders past, some of whom are considered exceptional for this or that extraordinary reason. Surely, leaders of old have been studied and judged for the times in which they lived and the business landscape in which they operated.  But today’s leaders need more skills than ever before. They need to know the science of: How to create an environment where every...

Why Driving Culture Change is Like Building a House: The Art and Science of Architecting Human Change 08.03.2024

Experienced architects can read blueprints and know immediately if the building design will work. Leaders must master this same skill when it comes to their culture change, leadership principles and team development. On the next episode of "Your Brain at Work LIVE", Dr. David Rock joins Rachel Cardero as they explore three key concepts that will help leaders to master the art and science of cultur...

Leadership Essentials: The Science of Team Motivation 06.03.2024

Learn more about our groundbreaking new leadership development program — LEAD: The Neuroscience of Effective Management — here: https://neuroleadership.com/LEAD Keep up-to-date on the latest NLI content at our blog: https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/ Join us for upcoming events: https://neuroleadership.com/our-events/ Host a NeuroLeadership Event in your city: https://hub.neuroleaders...

Clarity, Not Chaos: A New Perspective on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 01.03.2024

Recent events, including the SCOTUS Affirmative Action ruling affecting higher ed and the growing influence of diversity detractors, have cast a shadow of fear and misunderstanding over corporate DEI efforts. But there’s a better way forward. From debiasing standard operating practices to the promotion of inclusive environments, join NLI’s Janet Stovall, Dr. Brigid Lynn, and Travis Jones to explor...

Three Things Black History (and Neuroscience) Can Teach Us About DEI Today 23.02.2024

Sharing evidence-based strategies and actionable recommendations, we invite the NLI community to learn the science that can help dismantle barriers, mitigate biases, and drive systemic change within organizations. On this episode, join Janet Stovall, (Global Head of DEI), and Christy Pruitt-Haynes (Distinguished Faculty, Leadership and Performance) to explore powerful interconnected themes underpi...

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