The Neuroscience of Stress Management

The neuroscience of stress and its impact on learning, growth, emotional intelligence and engagement.

• Explore the research on the impact of stress on our higher brains
• Participate in an experiential process to get “in the bones” the impact of having too much, too little, or just the right amount of stress in one’s life
• Learn and begin to apply the research on how to impact stress—what works on both a biochemical and practical level.

Neuroplasticity: The Brain’s Mechanism for Change

These days, while most people recognize that we have the capacity to grow and change throughout our lifetimes, understanding how neuroplasticity works—what supports real change and what impedes it—is vital information for every leader.

• Learn the mechanisms of neuroplasticity and how this can help them facilitate lasting change and growth in themselves and others
• Understand the factors that support or impede “rewiring” the brain
• Practice applying neuroplasticity to their own leadership challenges

Understanding the Right and Left Hemisphere

While the brain’s two hemispheres work together in almost everything we do in daily life, they view the world in vastly different ways. The left provides a narrowed, precise view of things, enabling us to deal with the details and manage things in a linear, separate manner. The right gives us a holistic, big-picture view and provides empathy, meaning, and a sense of interconnectedness. Using both in the most balanced and integrated way is the hallmark of the most effective leaders.

• Explore the plusses and minuses of each hemisphere of the brain, as well as their own default under stress
• Learn to recognize the unhelpful aspects of each hemisphere in themselves and others and discover strategies for achieving more balance and integration.

The Seven Levels of Effectiveness

The Seven Levels of Effectiveness were developed and researched over many years (including a powerful grounding in cutting-edge neuroscience) and have been used to provide context, direction, and powerful shifts in consciousness all over the world, by all ages, and in a wide variety of cultures.

In this lively and impactful session, participants will explore a powerful human and organizational effectiveness model, exploring both a helpful grounding and a road map to higher states. In an experiential format, we’ll explore both personally and organizationally BEabove Leadership’s trademarked Seven Levels of Effectiveness, learning how the model can help us live more aligned and effective lives.

• Explore the scientifically validated Seven Levels of Effectiveness model
• Explore practical ideas for moving to higher levels of effectiveness
• Learn the relationship between neuroscience and human effectiveness

Productivity, Focus, Inspiration and More

We have two networks in our brain that activate depending on where we have our attention. In this section, we’ll explore the strengths and challenges of the Task Positive Network (which gives us focus and flow) and the Default Mode Network (which gives us inspiration, vision, and meaning) and how to use them more intentionally and effectively as leaders.

• Explore their own experience being in both task and default modes and what is possible in each
• Learn how to apply this with individuals and teams for greater productivity and inspiration
• Practice balancing Task and Default as applied to a personal task or challenge.

Mastering Feedback

Techniques to create an environment that encourages feedback and to deliver feedback effectively.

• Understand the importance of feedback
• Learn strategies to create an environment that encourages feedback
• Learn how to structure and deliver feedback effectively

Goals

Strategies to set effective goals, align goals across the organization, and drive accountability and results.

• Creating effective goals
• Understand the OKR (Objectives & Key Results) Framework
• Aligning goals at all levels
• How to monitor goals and course-correct

Personal Productivity

Build habits to improve personal productivity and increase reliability and accountability. This workshop focuses on planning rituals and email management.

• Improve your personal productivity
• Increase your responsiveness and personal accountability
• Reduce your stress by organizing your workload
• Build a daily planning ritual
• Implement a zero-inbox email system

Effective Delegation

Delegation is a critical skill for effective leaders at every level. Learn about common barriers to delegation and strategies for overcoming them.

• Understand the typical delegation pitfalls leaders encounter
• Learn techniques to delegate more effectively
• Understand a framework for effective requests 
• Leverage your team more effectively through proper delegation