NeuroLeadership Institute

One of the defining characteristics of children is that they play. They run around in circles, bang things together, and experiment with the world around them.

Most of us think zoning out on Netflix counts as rest. Neurology says real downtime is unstructured, goal-free time that lets the imagination network do its work.

As pandemic lockdowns stripped away everyday freedoms, leaders had a chance to reduce threat and restore autonomy in the ways employees could still control.

Smarter thinking isn’t about you. It’s about your team.

A conversation with psychologist Peter Glick about how paternalistic beliefs undermine women’s careers by excluding them from challenging assignments and depriving them of honest feedback.