{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In Good Companies","title":"Brain Power: Refreshing Our Performance Mindset & Unlocking New Potential, with Dr. Julia DiGangi","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1907,"description":"Whether you’re building your company up through growth and innovation or by investing in your culture, being in business often means striving for performance. But is there a science to good leadership? Research in cognitive psychology shows there might be. \n\nOur guest today is Dr. Julia DiGangi, author of Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power. She is a neuropsychologist who works with businesses and entrepreneurs to help them harness their power, and keep their mindset fresh. And for her, great leadership starts when we understand the human brain!\n\nIn today’s episode, Dr. DiGangi joins our new host Ari Marin to decode the clever machinery of the brain, and unlock new potential! Together, they discuss our cognitive ability to recognize patterns and our natural aversion to uncertainty; they unpack how we can reshape our behaviors to undo fear-based nervous habits; and they reveal that focusing on identity can move organizations towards better cooperation. Dr. DiGangi shares her invaluable research and wealth of knowledge on corporate leadership to help us tap into our brain power. \n\nSo tune in with Julia and Ari today, and get ready to adopt a whole new performance mindset. \n\nHighlights:\nUnderstanding how the brain works (3:00)\nAnxiety as a reaction to uncertainty (4:37)\nCognitive strategies: why we'd rather choose physical pain (6:05)\nBuilding leadership from the energy of emotion (8:25)\n“Working” and “overworking” as different nervous responses (11:34)\nWhy identity is the best response to uncertainty (12:54)\nThe emotional math of our professional lives (15:12)\nReframing micromanagement as a fear reaction (16:45)\nRecent changes in the conversation around mental health (18:34)\nThe impact of technology on emotional intelligence (20:28)\nThe creativity of leadership (22:24)\nSpeaking the language of emotions (24:11)\n“The greatest asset that companies have today is relational intelligence” (26:23)\nStaying optimistic for the future of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XzrhyPQL4G1LxZ2ZGulAzOrcYh6dTHctf2s1IcGnWew/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1NDgxLzE2NjQ5/ODQyNzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}