The Leadership Brain For Dummies
Discover how to train your brain for leadershipBased upon the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience and advances in brain-based education, this friendly guide shows you how you can train your brain to successfully influence, lead, and transform any team or organization. You get practical, hands-on information for assessing your strengths and weaknesses as a leader, adopting a style of leadership that suits your mental and emotional characteristics, and leading your team to its fullest potential.Leadership is all in your head — get a handle on the science behind the brain to understand how it makes connections, how it changes, and the principles of the brain's need for learning and productivityTapping into the brain of a leader — discover your unique intellectual strengths to help determine the style of leadership that's best for you and for the situation at handThinking your way to the top — become a leader who can harness emotions as well as facts to make the right decisions in the workplaceWorking with the brains you have — find out how to enable your current employees to excel, hire the best brain for a job, optimize working conditions, and make teams work under any conditionsTraining and developing brains — change your employees' minds (and skill sets) through effective training and developmentOpen the book and find:Ways that leadership is linked to the brainWhat the brain needs for you to lead wellHow to assess your leadership styleUnderstand and utilize the different types of intelligenceHow music, lighting, temperature, and naps affect productivityThe differences between male and female brainsAdvice on building better business relationshipsThe truth about ten persistent brain mythsLearn to:Assess your strengths and weaknesses as a leaderUnderstand your brain and harness its power to leadMake meetings matter by using brain-compatible techniquesUtilize brain science to train employees effectively