The Neuroscience of Personal Resilience. Paul McGinniss & Robin Bowyer February 21, 2013

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1 The Neuroscience of Personal Resilience Paul McGinniss & Robin Bowyer February 21, 2013

2 Presentation overview 1. About NeuroLeadership 2. Neuroscience of personal resilience 3. Operationalizing the neuroscience research 4. Next steps 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 2

3 1. About NeuroLeadership

4 NeuroLeadership Institute" Annual summit Journal Certificate, Post- Graduate & Masters Programs Informing HR, OD, L&D, Change Management and related communities 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 4

5 NLI Research & Education" Organization 3. Applied Studies 2. Summary Frameworks 1. Laboratory Studies Davis & Rock, 2012 Davis & Rock, NeuroLeadership Group 5

6 Purpose Transform thinking & performance 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 6

7 Track record IP in development since 1997 Operations in 39 cities in 24 countries Delivering large scale leadership initiatives since 2005 Global partnerships with Ericsson, American Express, Booz & Co, Juniper Networks, Accenture, & Nokia Siemens Networks 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 7

8 NLG Solutions: Four Practice Areas" Personal Resilience Quality Conversations Grow Talent Lead Change 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 8

9 NLG Solutions: Four Practice Areas" Personal Resilience Quality Conversations Grow Talent Lead Change 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 9

10 2. Neuroscience of personal resilience

11 Four surprises 1. The rational is overrated 2. We've got emotions backward 3. Social issues are primary 4. Attention changes the brain

12 Personal resilience aims to Improve conscious problem-solving Increase non-conscious problem-solving Deepen self-regulation Increase mindfulness Build social cognition 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 12

13 Neuroscience underpinnings We are predisposed to threat Threat reduces cognitive functioning Threat also reduces our ability to have insights We can learn to regulate low level threats We can also learn to regulate bigger threats We can grow our direct experience 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 13

14 We are predisposed to threat Away Threat Toward Reward Faster acting Stronger Longer lasting More likely Adrenaline up a lot Dopamine down Slower acting Milder Shorter Less common Adrenaline up a little Dopamine up 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 14

15 Threat reduces cognitive functioning 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 15

16 Threat reduces our ability to have insights Friedman & Förster 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 16

17 We can learn to regulate low level threats Emotional labeling "This region (Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex) goes on when we label and there is a correlated reduction in activity in the limbic system, including the amygdale, the cingulate, and the insula." ~ Matthew Lieberman, Head of Social Neuroscience, UCLA 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 17

18 We can also learn to regulate bigger threats Arousal Situation Selection or Selection Modification Attention Deployment Expression Suppression Cognitive change Emotional Engagement Time James Gross 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 18

19 We can also learn to regulate bigger threats Suppression Optimism Reappraisal Environmental Mastery Positive Relationships Life Satisfaction James Gross, NeuroLeadership Group 19

20 We can grow our direct experience Direct experience: Paying close attention to the present in an open and accepting way 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 20

21 Direct experience: definition Is direct experience measurable? Kirk Brown s Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Brown & Ryan, (2003) 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 21

22 Direct experience: definition Is mindfulness just relaxation? Yi Yuan Tang study Tang & Posner (2008) 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 22

23 Direct experience: definition So what "is" direct experience in the brain? Farb et. al. paper Farb & Segal, (2007) 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 23

24 The Director Narrative circuits: Story, concept, past, future, threat, reward Direct experience circuits: Data, in the present, directly Farb & Segal, (2007) 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 24

25 Direct experience: exercise Practice What did you notice? What changed? What s the value? 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 25

26 Personal resilience: a summary We are predisposed to threat Threat reduces cognitive functioning Threat also reduces our ability to have insights We can learn to regulate low level threats We can also learn to regulate bigger threats We can grow our direct experience 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 26

27 3. Operationalizing neuroscience research

28 NLG approach to training" Brain-based objectives Real-play demonstrations Real-play practice Embedding actions Measurement 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 28

29 Thomson Reuters: Personal Resilience! Goal of giving early career HIPO's good development early on 20 participants across India, China, Philippines in one group 90-day program of HIVE learning, with brain training alongside 6 x 90-minute events with structured assignments 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 29

30 Thomson Reuters: 3 Key objectives! Significantly increase self and social awareness Lay the foundations for sustained individual performance Deeply impact people both professionally and personally 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 30

31 Thomson Reuters: Participant feedback! This program helped me to take control of situations, prioritize my work, work differently and think differently under different situations. Everything about the training has been very helpful to us in different ways. It's been a life changing experience. This program teaches you the skills and techniques of maximum utilization of your brain at day-to-day work. This helps to transform you into a better person in both personal and professional life NeuroLeadership Group 31

32 Customized initiatives - internal delivery" To customize learning that facilitates real behavior change in personal resilience we: 1. Partner to create three measurable program objectives. 2. Design a set of training modules based on the specific areas you want to achieve real behavior change in. 3. Deliver at scale via in-person and/or virtual (HIVE) training NeuroLeadership Group 32

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34 4. Next steps

35 Resources" Visit Book: "Your Brain at Work" Videos: Your Brain at Work Google Tech Talks and SCARF model- influencing others Case Study: "Personal resilience" 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 35

36 Connect" For more information on customized scalable training solutions contact: For more information on public programming contact: 2013 NeuroLeadership Group 36

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