Your Brain at Work Season Finale - 2026 Forecast: Preparing for the Future of Leadership
Dec 17, 2025
David and Emma discuss the evolving landscape of leadership, highlighting challenges like navigating complexity and AI use. They predict key trends for 2026, emphasizing the importance of a growth mindset and emotional reappraisal for effective leadership. The podcast emphasizes the need for organizational adaptability and the increasing significance of autonomy and fairness in the workplace. They explore how AI can enhance leadership development while cautioning against its risks, urging leaders to prioritize well-being and human connection in this evolving environment.
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Change Will Keep Accelerating
- Change is occurring faster than ever and will continue accelerating, reshaping industries and daily work.
- Leaders must adopt a growth mindset to navigate seismic shifts in computing, connectivity, robotics, and AI.
Use Reappraisal To Reduce Threat
- Use reappraisal techniques like growth-mindset reframes to reduce threat and improve cognitive capacity.
- Apply humor and intentional biological strategies to down-regulate threat and boost performance.
Employees Now Prioritize Autonomy And Fairness
- SCARF assessment data show autonomy rose and certainty fell as top workplace needs over a decade.
- Fairness also increased, meaning organizations must redesign systems and policies to support autonomy and equity.