From the course: Leveraging Neuroscience in the Workplace

Overview of brain-based tools in the workplace

From the course: Leveraging Neuroscience in the Workplace

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Overview of brain-based tools in the workplace

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- Peak performance in business is a mental and physical state in which you are operating at your best. And you can learn how to fine tune your brain to achieve this with brain-based coaching tools. How do brain-based coaching tools offer unique value for businesses? And when can you use them to help your business succeed? When you use brain-based tools in your business, they can improve your insight into why the business is succeeding or failing. Align employee behavior with the business strategy. And increase engagement of employees and customers. For instance, one insight is knowing that distraction can calm down your brain. If you're anxiously waiting outside your team leader's office for feedback, you might check your Instagram feed to distract yourself, rather than waiting with baited breath. Similarly, when employees aren't aligned with the business strategy, we might take a look at why their motivation has waned. Brain science teaches us that there are three questions employees can ask themselves that will make their brains feel motivated and aligned. How much do I value the work I do? Is the work compatible with who I am? And do I feel sufficiently in control? For instance, I once worked with a senior leadership team at an international nonprofit company. Their leader hired me to help the team feel more motivated. Instead of simply inspiring the team in the short term, I asked them why they value their work. And whether they felt aligned with their roles. This started to increase their motivation as they reflected on it. We then designed a program to help them feel more in control. This included brain-based insights, reflections, and practical conversational techniques. Brain science can also increase employee engagement. By helping people understand what blocks the brain when they intend to so something but simply can't get to it. For example, there are two kinds of intentions. Goal intentions and implementation intentions. Goal intentions are more general. Like, I want to finish my remaining projects on time. Implementation intentions mean that you specify which project you want to finish and you say exactly when, day and date, you want to accomplish this. Brain science can help with peak performance by connecting people's behavior with their brains. When they understand how to change their brains to change their behavior, they practice brain-based exercises to achieve their goals.

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