Brain Aware Leadership
A 'how to' reference manual for clients (& leadership coaches)
Listen to these neuro-scientists (click on their photo for video)
Dan Gilbert explains the neuro-biology of change and why "human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they are finished".
Dan Siegel shows a simple model of the brain to distinguish the functions of the brain stem, limbic, the neo cortex, and the pre-frontal cortex (PFC).
David Rock explains why the rational is over-rated, and how you can manage an unhelpful limbic response which disables the PFC [NB: You could also read his groundbreaking book 'Your Brain at Work']
Jill Bolte-Taylor explains how our right brain sees the world differently to the left, connecting better to our own limbic and to others.
VS Ramachandran describes mirror neurons which allow us to experience what others are feeling - the mechanics of empathy (limbic resonance).
Norman Doidge explains that neuroplasticity means the brain isn't "hard-wired". Developmental experiences literally change our brain structures.
"A lot of what we think is spectacularly wrong" Norman Doidge
Here's a couple more videos specifically focusing on the neuro-biology of positive psychology - click on the underlined titles:
Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness / What makes us happy?
Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work / The happiness advantage