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Business Impact and The Human Brain - 2012may16 - Webinar - Materials PDF
Business Impact and The Human Brain - 2012may16 - Webinar - Materials PDF
Business
Impact & the
Human Brain:
Hidden Perspectives
that Impact Profit
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 70%
E. 90%
Strategic speed
Only 30% of business strategies are successfully
executed and of those that are most CEOs
believe the process is too slow (Davis et al.
2010)
Vision
Statement
Plight of Leaders
Vision
Statement
Plight of Leaders
Vision
Statement
Plight of Leaders
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
Only 30 percent of strategic initiatives are
successfully executed. Of those that are, most CEOs
view the process as too slow.
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
Only 30 percent of strategic initiatives are
successfully executed. Of those that are, most CEOs
view the process as too slow.
UNCONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
Only 30 percent of strategic initiatives are
successfully executed. Of those that are, most CEOs
view the process as too slow.
UNCONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
Execution requires instantaneous recall and
effective learning
Fear, uncertainty and risk impact execution
NeuroNugget
When execution is too slow, consider
unconscious obstacles that may be
holding people back
SME
Customized Training
Brain-directed learning
Stages of Learning
Stages of Learning
Stage 1: Listening
Stage 2: Short-term memory
Stage 3: Long-term memory
Stage 4: Compressed file
Effective Training
Information must be retrievable (at
least stage 4)
Spontaneous recall
Action-based learning
Practical Significance
Learning must be designed to be
relevant and easily retrieved
Repetition
Intrinsic motivation
Workshop Strategy
Example: Sales
Sales are suboptimal
150 msec
Low Profit
High attrition
General economy
Home life is difficult
Next round of cutbacks
Amygdala Activation
150 msec
Low Profit
High attrition
General economy
Home life is difficult
Next round of cutbacks
Amygdala
Condition 2
Unconscious Fear
<30 msec
What types of unconscious fears come up in
crisis?
Amygdala Activation
30 msec
Death
Failure
Success
Condition 3
Cortical Blindness
150 msec
Cortically Blind
150 msec
Why does this matter?
vs.
vs.
FEAR
FEAR
REFOCUS
Forbidden Romance
Yips
Red wine
Brain Message 4
What is impossibility?
Inability to conceive of or
imagine a situation
4:03.6
3:59.4
Roger Bannister
Main Lessons
Things change as you get closer to your goal
Uncertainty Certainty
A B
Uncertainty Certainty
75% overestimated
how often they would see
aversive pictures
A B
Uncertainty Certainty
Action-based learning
Built-to-Last
Brain-based learning
Brain-based management of
fear, stress, uncertainty
Q&A
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