It has been a privilege to present to a number of sizeable coaching groups here in the UK over the last month. The feedback has been positive and strong. What is clear from this experience is that the role of our interpersonal neurobiology in the stress response cycle is yet to be widely understood, taught …
What The Metaphorical Leaves Out, The Mechanical Makes Visible Read More »
A while back I attended a session at a leading UK university where the guest speaker, a senior executive from a prestigious blue chip, presented on the topic of leadership to a group of entrepreneurs from University’s accelerator programme. Part of the talk covered the topic of neuroscience of leadership and in particular the role …
Just before the holiday season, I was privileged to be a guest on the Do Good Work podcast hosted by the very generous Raul Hernandez Ochoa talking about Emotional Intelligence in the context of developing leaders. We explored the gaps that exist when we talk about emotional intelligence and the consequences for leaders of not …
Frazzled. Fractious. Fearful. There have been far too many F-words for comfort this year. By any measure, 2020 has not turned out quite the way any of us imagined. We have had our foot on the accelerator/gas pedal revving our engines in the ‘red zone’ of our rev counters for far too long. Many want …
‘Story follows state’ is the intrinsic truth of our human condition. Our modern life presents more and more situations that cause us to activate our stress response cycle. We often think we are at the mercy of circumstance and have little choice or self-agency over our stress levels. The good news is that that is …
How Heart Rate Variance makes a bridge between the heart and the brain Read More »
Where we place our attention matters. It matters because the neurobiological processes of attention are not what we thought they were, attention is not just another cognitive function. In his remarkable work, Dr Iain McGilchrist notes that we use both hemispheres. The left for detail and consistency, the right for perspective and flexibility, the left for the analytical …
Attention, this is not how you think your brain works Read More »