How NeuroLeadership Can Impact Business and Talent Management

Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz

This is Peter Clayton reporting from the North American NeuroLeadership Summit. Our special conference leadership series is sponsored by Deloitte, LLP.

Do you have a "noisy mind?" The opening keynote featured Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz interpreting the remarks from quantum physicist and author, Dr. Henry Stapp: "How Attention Shapes the Brian" This is powerful stuff. It has the ability to transform corporations by understanding how to empower people, and provide effective leadership through these economically challenging times. I encourage you to open your mind to these possibilities. "A noisy mind can develop when the brain is overstimulated. Emotions such as fear or anxiety can also contribute to the noise by increasing stress levels."

"One of the biggest challenges organizations encounter is how to thrive when faced with constant, disruptive change. The study of neuroscience has provided us with a deeper understanding of why people find change so unsettling. It offers valuable insight into the way people approach new tasks or manage upheaval and helps us understand how the human brain utilizes mental resources to deal with ambiguity, resolve conflict, or find creative solutions to complex problems. Neuroscience can help organizations become more effective in how they manage change, which should increase organizational productivity and employee satisfaction."

"Responding thoughtfully to external events, rather than saying what first comes to mind, prevents leaders from responding in a way they may later regret. This ability to remain cool and rational under pressure is what the great economist Adam Smith called the “impartial spectator” perspective. It’s also known as self-awareness." (strategy+business: Why Neuroscience Matters to Executives, by David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz)

"The Neuroscience of Leadership" By David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz "Breakthroughs in brain research explain how to make organizational transformation succeed." This article appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of strategy+business magazine.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz is a research psychiatrist at the School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and one of the world’s leading experts in self-directed neuroplasticity. Decades ago,he began to study the philosophy of conscious awareness, the idea that the actions of the mind have an effect on the workings of the brain. Jeff's breakthrough work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provided the hard evidence that the mind can control the brain's chemistry. He has lectured extensively to both professional and lay audiences in the US, Europe, and Asia. His books include The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force and the bestseller Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the seminal book on OCD. 

Resource Links:
Brains on Purpose Jeffrey Schwartz - Wikipedia
Strategy+Business
Global NeuroLeadership Summits
Photograph of Jeffrey Schwartz © Laszlo Bencze
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
The Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy
The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management (Collins Business Essentials)

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