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SRINI PILLAY, M.D.
SCIENCE OF
LEARNING
BRAIN-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU SCALING?
Can leaders be developed or is leading
a genetic trait? While the tendency to
lead does have a heritable component,
the capacity to lead can be nurtured.
Chief learning officers are recognizing
that leadership development strategies
need to be comprehensive, and not
exclusively for their senior-most leaders,
but scalable throughout the organization.
Granted, different leadership functions
require different forms of support, but
there are dimensions of leadership
crucial to the function that are
frequently ignored.
SCALING SELF-DEVELOPMENT
We frequently hear leaders being
encouraged to " bring your whole self
to work. " Warren Bennis emphasized
this when he said, " Becoming a leader
is synonymous with becoming yourself.
It is precisely that simple, and it is also
that difficult. " You cannot be a leader
if you are not deeply self-connected.
And as Bennis points out, this is
no walk in the park. While finding a
sense of purpose is important, you
cannot find your " why " if you are not
connected to your " I. "
In the brain, the " self " circuit overlaps
with a circuit that is turned on when
you are not focused. If you spend your
day pecking away at your computer,
sitting on Zoom calls and staring
at your computer, your " self " will
be elusive.
Some organizations have constructed
a scalable program for building selfawareness
that is semi-self-paced and
connected to " un-focus " experiences
that can be scaled throughout your
YOU CANNOT FIND
YOUR " WHY " IF YOU
ARE NOT CONNECTED
TO YOUR " I. "
Uncontrolled stressors do not generally
develop leaders, they actually kill them.
Chronic stress accelerates aging, and
work-related stress can cause gene
changes associated with diseases like
cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's
disease.
Flexible working conditions
make life better and take less of a toll on
your brain. Organizations that ignore this
may pay in the costs of turnover. Forty
percent of workers are considering
quitting their jobs, and hybrid work is on
the horizon.
In this context, many organizations are
trying to do their best to show that they
care. Leadership development needs
to help people authentically focus on a
promising future, so that the possibility
of a better life is something they can
organization. If you focus on senior
leaders only, deeply self-connected
leaders will be trying to get work out
of people who are barely present.
Performance enhancement requires a
similar strategy - a controlled way in
which you can shift the entire culture
of your organization. In most work
environments, to maintain your high
performance, you have to intelligently
build un-focus into your day to refuel
your brain. This needs to be more than
instruction. It needs to be embedded
in the culture.
commit to. In an uncertain world, having
existential confidence is essential, and
it is important to scale this capability
throughout the organization.
IN CONCLUSION
Develop a program focused on selfconnection
in tandem with a program
that inspires finding one's purpose
through work. Add in a program on
possibility thinking and existential
confidence, and use technology so
that open enrollment programs exist
in addition to focused cohorts. Also,
rather than hiring a variety of people,
be circumspect and have some
consistency and trust in the thought
leaders and facilitators you work with
(imagine seeing a different therapist
every week).
Depth is essential, so avoid platitude
talk (e.g., you must sleep, eat and have
energy), and instead, provide brainbased
tips that can be implemented
for one's self and scaled throughout
the organization. When you focus on
the seriousness of what leadership
development is, that you are actually
in charge of helping someone craft
a life and purpose, it will take on an
entirely different tone and be infinitely
more effective.
Dr. Srini Pillay is the CEO
of NeuroBusiness Group. He is a
Harvard trained psychiatrist and
neuroscientist, on the Consortium
for Learning Innovation at McKinsey
& Company, and author of " Tinker
Dabble Doodle Try. " Srini is also cofounder,
chief medical officer and chief
learning officer of Reulay. Email Srini.
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Elevating Leadership Development
Table of Contents
Preparing Leaders for the 'New Normal'
How Does the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Impact Leadership?
Soundbites for Consideration
Leadership: The Bottleneck or the Breakthrough for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Dip Into Leadership: Identifyiing Emerging Leaders During a Time of Change
Give Your Leadership a Vertical Lift
Creating Conversational Leadership
A Blueprint for Remote Leadership That Works
Leadership Development is About Capacity, Not Just Competencies
How to Create Leadership Fluency: Cultivating Communities of Practice for Seasoned and Aspiring Leaders
Leveraging Data to Increase Leadership and Team Effectiveness in the Flow of Work
The Power of Practice
Brain-based Leadership Development: What Exactly Are You Scaling?
Learner Mindset
Recent Acquisitions Position eLearning Brothers as a One-stop-shop Solution
Company News
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Intro
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 1
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 2
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - CT1
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - CT2
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Elevating Leadership Development
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 4
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 5
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Table of Contents
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 7
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 8
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Preparing Leaders for the 'New Normal'
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 10
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - How Does the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Impact Leadership?
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 12
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Soundbites for Consideration
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - 14
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Leadership: The Bottleneck or the Breakthrough for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Dip Into Leadership: Identifyiing Emerging Leaders During a Time of Change
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Give Your Leadership a Vertical Lift
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Creating Conversational Leadership
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - A Blueprint for Remote Leadership That Works
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Leadership Development is About Capacity, Not Just Competencies
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - How to Create Leadership Fluency: Cultivating Communities of Practice for Seasoned and Aspiring Leaders
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Brain-based Leadership Development: What Exactly Are You Scaling?
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Training Industry Magazine - July/August 2021 - Recent Acquisitions Position eLearning Brothers as a One-stop-shop Solution
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