11/01/11 10:10
With a lot in the news at the moment on cognitive enhancers it would be suitable to look at what boosts your brain performance.
First a quick look at cognitive enhancers which is quickly becoming a key phrase. The key driver behind this is, of course, good old human nature. Why on earth develop your brain if you can swallow a few pills and get the same effect? Why not indeed? Well let’s very quickly look at what cognitive enhancers do but more importantly how the brain processes information. Read More...Tags: neuroleadership, neuroscience, intelligence
19/10/10 11:58
With a view to the Neuro Leadership Group visit to the Artificial intelligence laboratory at Zurich University this is a (very) short look at embodied intelligence. Rolf Pfeifer, who leads the AI lab, has a book on the market called "How the Body Shapes the Way we Think: A new View of Intelligence." This is fascinating insight into intelligence itself and how the body influences this. Read More...Tags: neuroleadership, neuroscience, intelligence
11/09/10 15:14
Still don’t know what NeuroLeadership is (don’t worry I’m not sure anybody does!!)
So let’s start with a good old Wikipedia extract:
“Neuroleadership refers to the application of findings from neuroscience to the field of leadership.The term neuroleadership was first coined by David Rock in the US publication Strategy+Business. Since then, according the Australian Financial Review "it has entered the vocabulary faster than you can say brainwave." NeuroLeadership is an emerging field of study focused on bringing neuroscientific knowledge into the areas of leadership development, management training, change management, education, consulting and coaching.”
Read More...Tags: neuroscience, neuroleadership, leadership