This program will provide hands-on application of concepts and techniques deriving from brain research and psychology that can improve your individual leadership performance, as well as that of your team and organization.
Neuroscience for Leadership
Certificate Track:
Management and Leadership
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tuition:
2018: $3,900 (excluding accommodations)
2019: $4,100 (excluding accommodations)
Program Days (for ACE Credit) 2
Research in the cognitive sciences is leading us to a greater understanding of how to improve personal and leadership behaviors and performance. Those who grasp the meaning and implications of this research will be positioned to take competitive advantage. This program provides hands-on application of concepts and techniques deriving from neuroscience and psychology that can improve your individual performance, as well as that of your team and organization.
Neuroscience for Leadership focuses on:
Issues we will examine include:
Participants will be offered brain-friendly catering, guided meditation, optional yoga class, and a confidential brain profiler report.
You may also be interested in Tara Swart's new two-day course Applied Neuroscience: Unleashing Brain Power for You and Your People.
With a focus on the management and leadership development opportunities uncovered by brain research and psychological study, rather than on the scientific aspects of such research, you’ll leave this course ready to apply science-based techniques to improve your individual leadership performance. Through lectures, discussions, and hands-on practice exercises, Neuroscience for Leadership will empower you to:
This program is intended for senior-level leaders who want to gain deeper understanding of their leadership behaviors and gain a competitive edge by understanding how the brain works. It is particularly relevant for those who lead people who are technically strong, motivated and intelligent, especially those working in large complex organizations with diverse markets, who are interested in learning more about their own mental processes, how to change, and how to set up the context to improve development.
Deborah Ancona is the Seley Distinguished Professor of Management, a Professor of Organization Studies, and the Director of the MIT Leadership Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Her pioneering research into how successful teams operate has highlighted the critical importance of managing outside, as well as inside, the team’s boundary. This research directly led to the concept of X-Teams as a vehicle for driving innovation within large organizations. Ancona’s work also focuses on the concept of distributed leadership and on the development of research-based tools, practices, and teaching/coaching models that enable organizations to foster creative leadership at every level.
She is the author of the book, X-Teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed (Harvard Business School Press, June 2007) and the related article, “In Praise of the Incomplete Leader” (Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2007). In addition to X-Teams, her studies of team performance also have been published in the Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and the Sloan Management Review. Her previous book, Managing for the Future: Organizational Behavior and Processes (South-Western College Publishing, 1999, 2005), centers on the skills and processes needed in today’s diverse and changing organization. Ancona has served as a consultant on leadership and innovation to companies such as AT&T, BP, Credit Suisse First Boston, Hewlett-Packard, Merrill Lynch, News Corporation, and Vale.
Ancona holds a BA and an MS in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in management from Columbia University.
Tara Swart is an executive leadership coach, medical doctor, neuroscientist and frequent keynote speaker. She is passionate about disseminating simple, pragmatic neuroscience-based messages that change the way people work and sustainably translate to tangible improvement in their business and their lives.
Swart has authored or co-authored over 20 articles in journals of neuroscience and coaching. She speaks globally on the brain in business at international conferences, corporations and at top business schools including Oxford, Stanford and MIT.
She holds a BsC in Biomedical Science and PhD in Neuropharmacology from Kings College London, and a BM BcH in Medicine from Oxford University.
Sample Schedule—Subject to Change
| DAY 1 SAMPLE | |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM | Optional Yoga Class |
| 8:00AM - 8:30AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30AM - 9:00AM | Introduction: What is Neuroscience for Leadership? |
| 9:00AM - 12:00PM | Neural patterns and immunity to change; Mindsets; Neural personality |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00PM - 5:00PM | Neuroplasticity: Resilience When Facing Challenges |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM | Reception |
| DAY 2 SAMPLE | |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM | Optional Yoga Class |
| 8:00AM - 8:30AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30AM - 12:00PM | The role of the environment in shaping development and new neural patterns; Creating positive organizations; Creating Growth Mindsets; Mind-Brain-Body Relationships |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Neuroscience for the Future: Creating Agility; Thinking fast and slow--instinct, logic, and effects of stress, sleep, volition; Exercise for future planning |
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VIEWIgnazio A: Excellent program with valuable content, Good balance between theory and practical. Great mix of international participants, amazing Deborah and Tara!
Ruairi D: Very useful course. Great content and delivery from Deborah and Tara with practical and concrete examples throughout. I came away with practical tips and tools on what I can work on changing (and what I can't). The course and topic exceeded my expectations.
Folashade K: Great Course. The meditation session was fantastic
Andre J: Really enjoyed knowing more about brain-body relationship and application. Would love to learn more about brain system (parts, functions, how it works, etc)
Sasirekha R: The course was very helpful to connect our body, our behaviors to our leadership skills. Very interesting.
Nicholas V: The course wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Being at MIT, I was expecting more discussion on Neuroscience and the science behind human behavior. I would say course content was 25% about the science and 75% about common "self-help" habits for changing behavior that is common to other leadership, management, or self-improvement books on the market. Would love to see more Neuroscience courses at MIT Exec Ed focused on the latest research and insights into our patterns and behaviors.
Barry D: Very informative about how the brain, and body work together and how they influence decisions.
Scott B: I came into this class expecting to uncover some interesting scientific research, but I was not expecting real change to my day to day behavior. The class delivers on both accounts. The science is fascinating, but more important is the realization that we humans are a mind + body system that can not be partially maintained. The class has not only changed the way I think, it has changed the way I prepare myself to think. I would recommend this class to everyone.
Alan T: This programme will allow you to apply neuroscience techniques to leadership development, through basic human emotions and mindfulness, improve mind-sets to generate additional growth, embed leadership patterns and immunity for change and become an ecosystem leader.
Flavio S: The course was very useful and practical for my personal and professional life. The content was clearly explained and the discussions and workclass were entirely appropriate. The colleagues have different backgrounds, they were diverse and very friendly. The Masters (Debora Ancona and Tara Swart) are experts in this field and have a good teaching method to explain in simple language. The main message of the course is that we can improve ourselves with simple and punctual actions. I finished the program with a personal plan of action, committed to my development
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"Excellent program with valuable content, applicable in you professional and personal life. Good balance between theory and practical. Mix of international participants was great!" -Daniella S.
Course participants can engage in a yoga session and explore the science behind how our mind, body, and productivity levels are intertwined. The course provides concepts derived from the latest in brain research to improve individual leadership performance.
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