Team Diversity: How inclusivity produces better resultsLeadership, Team Managementdiverse teams, diversity, Leadership, neuroleadership, Neuroscience, psychological safety, strong teams, team diversity, teamworkLet’s imagine there are two teams. One is a very diverse team – Jane’s team – with lots of strong...Read more
Get off the treadmill – address biases that stop you focussing on the futureMindsetChange Management, Leadership, Mindset, neuroleadership, Neuroscience, time managementResearch shows that our attention is drawn to time-sensitive tasks over tasks that are less urgent, but which offer greater...Read more
Sinful negotiation behaviour – ways to avoid losing outNegotiationBlack Belt Negotiation, business, Common Mistakes, deal making, Leadership, negotiating, negotiation, negotiator, Neuroscience, virtual negotiation, win-winWhen negotiating a multi-million pound deal, or perhaps your pay or job role – you need to remain calm under...Read more
Caroline Gumble Interview – CIOB EventLeadership, Video TestimonialsCIOB, construction, interview, Leadership, leadership development, leadership event, Mindset, Neuroscience, testimonialWatch Tom Flatau interviewing Caroline Gumble, Chief Executive Officer at The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), about TWI's Neuroscience of...Read more
Creating empathy – the first rule of negotiationNegotiation, Neuroscienceblack belt negotiator, empathy, Leadership, Mirror Neurons, negotiatingdeals, negotiation, Neuroscience, rules of negotiation, understandingIn the words of the FBI’s former lead hostage negotiator, Chris Voss, “if you don’t create empathy with the hostage-takers,...Read more
Psychological safety – the key ingredient for a high performing teamTeam Managementhigh performing teams, Neuroscience, psychological safety, team, team buildingDo your people wear a ‘workplace mask’? Do they act as they ‘should’ rather than being honest about their...Read more
Marginal gains – employing the rule of 1 percentChange Management, Leadership, Negotiationblack belt negotiatior, Change, Change in Business, Change Management Institute, growth-mindset, Leadership, marginal gain, Neuroscience, Rule of 1%Why changing a little can affect a lot. If you have heard of ‘marginal gains’ then you have probably heard...Read more
Be the reflection of how you want your employees to beLeadership, NeuroscienceBrain, Leadership, Mindset, Mirror Neurons, Neuroscience, Positive PsychologyHave you ever wondered why a sad film makes you cry? Or why a tense drama has you on the...Read more
How to reduce the fear factor at the negotiating tableNegotiationnegotiation, negotiation skills, Neuroscience, neuroscience for business, professional development, tom flatauStress and aggression trigger the brain’s threat system. So many negotiations are unsatisfactory because we dive into money and numbers...Read more
Decision-making: can you trust your instincts?Leadership, Neurosciencecognitive bias, decision making, gut instinct, intuition, Leadership, neuroplasticity, NeuroscienceWe hardwire instincts in our brain. Day-to-day living requires us to process huge amounts of intricate information. Just to...Read more