
Your Brain at Work
In organizations around the world, leaders are facing a deluge of urgent issues: a crisis in employee engagement, the need to make workforces more diverse, and the challenge of making workplaces feel human in an era of increasing dependence on technology and remote communication.
At the NeuroLeadership Institute, we believe brain science can help provide solutions. Join us on Your Brain At Work, the official podcast of the NeuroLeadership Institute — where top researchers and thought leaders share breakthroughs in brain science and industry leaders reveal the strategies behind their success.
By helping them understand how the brain works, we equip leaders with the tools to transform their organizations — building new habits and changing how people work, communicate, and make decisions. Combining research and practice, brain science and business leadership, Your Brain at Work explores how insights from the lab can provide solutions that work across industries and at any scale.
Season 1 guests include broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien; Dean Carter, Director of Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Shared Services at Patagonia; Deb Bubb, Vice President of Learning and Inclusion at IBM; and FD Wilder, Senior Vice President of Go-To-Market Strategy and Innovation at Procter & Gamble.
Your Brain At Work. Helping make organizations more human.
Latest episodes

Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Case Study: AI and a New Kind of Leader with DBS
The only thing certain about 2024 is continued uncertainty. 2024 will be a breakthrough year for artificial intelligence, which has already started to transform marketing, sales, customer service, and many other functions. It’ll be up to leaders to figure out how to leverage this powerful tool, which tasks are still best performed by humans, and how to reskill large swaths of the workforce. In this episode of Your Brain at Work Asia-Pacific webinar series, NLI Co-founder and CEO Dr David Rock welcomes Joanne Hor, Chief Learning Officer at DBS. Together, they will explore how to develop leaders to face uncertainty and support teams to balance psychological safety and accountability to meet and exceed expectations. ***Register for the virtual NeuroLeadership Summit here: https://summit.neuroleadership.comDon't forget to redeem 10 percent off the overall price with discount code YourBrainAtWork24.Learn more about our groundbreaking new leadership development program — LEAD: The Neuroscience of Effective Management — here: https://neuroleadership.com/LEAD Keep up-to-date on the latest NLI content at our blog: https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/ Join us for upcoming events: https://neuroleadership.com/our-events/ Host a NeuroLeadership Event in your city: https://hub.neuroleadership.com/events/na-host-a-nli-event-2024 Explore our solutions: https://neuroleadership.com/solutions-for-organizations/

May 17, 2024 • 55min
Performance Management: What Science Says Now
Performance management is back at the top of the priority list for organizations, and for good reason. The steady state of the hybrid workplace demands new strategies and approaches. How can we effectively manage performance when employees aren't always physically present? What adjustments need to be made to ensure optimal performance management in this new environment?
In addition, the calls for accountability and psychological safety in the workplace have only gotten louder. Balancing these critical aspects with effective performance management is a challenge that organizations must address.
On this week's episode of Your Brain at Work Live!, join Dr. Emma Sarro and Rachel Cardero to learn how to navigate the complexities of performance management in the evolving workplace.

May 10, 2024 • 55min
Augmenting Intelligence: NLI's New Point of View on the New World of AI
This week on Your Brain at Work Live!, join Dr. David Rock and Rachel Cardero to learn how AI is transforming leadership and management development. If you’re a leader, manager, executive, entrepreneur, creative professional, change maker or center of influence at work, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to see how specialized AI can help solve for everything from leadership dilemmas to team dynamics in ways regular generative AI simply cannot.

May 7, 2024 • 48min
Case Study: Organisational Growth Mindset at Work with Terumo
Join Dr. David Rock and Probir Das from Terumo as they discuss implementing a growth mindset at work. Discover how Terumo has developed 400 prototypes and embraced 'Mistakes Learned Award' to encourage progress and innovation.

May 3, 2024 • 53min
Your Brain at Work LIVE | The DEI Impact Case: A Transformative, Science-Based Framework
Discover a powerful new approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion. NLI's DEI Impact Case goes beyond the traditional moral and business arguments, offering a science-based, actionable framework to achieve lasting cultural transformation.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
The limitations of focusing solely on DEI as a moral or business imperative.
How NLI's Impact Case drives results through targeted action at the individual, team, and organizational levels.
The neuroscience and behavioral principles underpinning this transformative approach.

Apr 15, 2024 • 55min
The Neuroscience of Habit Activation: From LMS, to LXP, to HAP
Neuroscience expert Dr. David Rock discusses scaling learning, leadership development, and the evolution of enterprise learning experiences with Dr. Emma Sarro. They explore the challenges in leadership development, the impact of AI integration, and the importance of building habits and relationships for long-term success. The podcast also introduces Niles, an AI brain assistant, and discusses the effectiveness of the Habit Activation Platform (HAP) in enhancing learning efficacy.

Apr 15, 2024 • 24min
Minisode: DE(A)I Part I: Mitigating Bias in Technology Adoption
The podcast discusses the impact of bias on AI technology from a DEI perspective, exploring generative and predictive AI. It also covers the collaboration between human creativity and machine learning in solving challenges. The pervasiveness of AI in daily life, including AI assistants like Google Home and Alexa, is highlighted. The urgent need to address bias in AI systems for fair technological advancements is emphasized, along with the value of diverse perspectives in reducing bias in technology adoption.

Apr 5, 2024 • 59min
Reinventing Performance Management for Today's Corporate Landscape
From building habits that support a workplace based on healthy, continuous feedback to fostering a culture that embraces it, join Dr. Emma Sarro and Dr. David Rock to uncover why performance management needs reinvention and how to make it happen.
Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your leadership game and unlock the full potential of your brain at work. We hope you’ll tune in and join the conversation.

Mar 29, 2024 • 1h 2min
Leadership Development Fundamentals: The Neuroscience of Feedback
On the next episode of Your Brain at Work Live, discover how fostering a culture of feedback is key to continuous growth, high performance and organizational effectiveness.
Dr. David Rock and Dr. Emma Sarro will illustrate how feedback practices have evolved at over the years, and point to a fundamental truth: feedback fuels high-quality conversations, boosts engagement, and improves cognitive capacity for individuals and teams alike. It's a must-have skill for leaders at every level — and we'll show you how to cultivate it at scale.

Mar 22, 2024 • 53min
Why Delegation is So Hard, and How to Get it Right
Explore the challenges of effective delegation faced by managers, from micromanagement to fear of failure. Learn brain-based strategies to empower teams and promote strategic thinking. Dive into the importance of vision thinking, strategic planning, and accountability in delegation. Discover the link between accountability, communication, and psychological safety in leadership roles.
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