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Why today’s organizations and leaders need to understand the brain The Neuroscience of People Management

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Why today’s organizations and leaders need to understand the brain

The Neuroscience of People

Management

It’s  no  longer  about    HEAD  COUNTS.  

 

Today,  what’s  inside  the  HEAD,  COUNTS!  

~  A  Very  Famous  Person    

Education

Certifi

catio

n

Passion

Rahila Narejo

Learning

Con

sulting

Assessm

ent

Accelerate and embed new

behaviors through brain-based learning

Transform performance with

neuroscience-based consulting

Identify, select, and develop talent

through competency-based assessment

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Sample Clients, 2002-2015

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NeuroLeadership

The neuroscience of how leaders: • Make decisions & solve problems

• Regulate emotions • Collaborate with others

• Facilitate change

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The Business Case for Change

“Majority of people trust a stranger more than their boss.” Harvard Business Review, June 2009

“65% of people prefer a better boss over a raise.” 2012 study of 1,000 workers, Forbes Magazine

1995 =

2000 =

2005 =

2010 = McKinsey Quarterly, 2010

30% 30%

30% 30%

…but for the most part we have not changed

5 surprises

1.  The brain is like a muscle

2.  Rational is overrated

3.  We’ve got emotions backwards

4.  You get what you expect

5.  Social needs are primary

The Brain is like a

muscle

-1-

Rational is overrated

-2-

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 Non-­‐

Conscious  

PFC  (Working  Memory)  

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5 LIMITATIONS 1.  Small Capacity 2.  Energy

Intensive 3.  Serial 4.  Fussy

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Mul$tasking  

Switch/Swiss  Tasking!  

Second-­‐hand  Distrac$ons!  

Limitation  #5  

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LIMITATION #5 Hardwiring

We’ve got emotions

backwards

-3-

¡ Security  guard  that  screens  and  interprets  all  sensory  input  as  either  a  “threat”  or  a  “reward”  

5x

See-Saw

Perception Cognition Creativity Collaboration

You get what you

expect

-4-

Pygmalion Effect

Social needs are primary

-5-

Social  pain  =  physical  pain  

Summary: 5

surprises

If we don’t understand the brain,

then we don’t understand ANYTHING!

Rahila Narejo, Lead Consultant

Email: [email protected] Cell: +92 333-211-6373 Office: +92 21-3530-1060/61

THANK YOU!

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