The Neuroscience of Leading High-Performance Teams

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Go to Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-neuroscience-of-leading-high-performance-teams

Introduction

Describe what happens in the brain during storytelling and improvisation.

Describe how stress, anxiety, and fear impact psychological safety.

Describe the neuroscience of influence and collaboration.

Syllabus

Motivation and Goal Setting

To achieve our goals, motivation toward goals is vitally important. In this module, you will gain insight on how the brain's reward network works for and against us. When we create clear goals and strategic plans, we are better able to stay motivated.

Psychological Safety

Psychological safety has been identified as one of the most important factors for high performing teams. You will learn how trust, the SCARF framework, engagement and the social brain hypothesis are all related to developing psycholocial safety in your teams.

Collaboration and Influence

We are social creatures. Our ancestors survival depended on collaborarting with members of our tribe. In this module, we will examine the neural underspinnings of collaboration and competition. You will come away with new understanding of the power of influence within a team.

Storytelling and Improvisation

Human beings are innately drawn to stories around the fire. For good reason, this was a primary source of communcation for our ancestors to share important information. In this module, you will learn the neuroscience of storytelling, and closely related improvisation. Both of which are critical tools to leading others well.

Transformative Power of Coaching

The future of leadership will most likely consist of empathy and compassion for those that we lead. At the heart of this new way to lead is coaching with compassion. In this module we'll examine how this approach is superior to coaching for compliance. You'll come away with tools for coaching your employees, and an understanding of how the brain approaches behavior change.