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.
Our 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!
In 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.
So tune in with Julia and Ari today, and get ready to adopt a whole new performance mindset.
Highlights:
- Understanding how the brain works (3:00)
- Anxiety as a reaction to uncertainty (4:37)
- Cognitive strategies: why we'd rather choose physical pain (6:05)
- Building leadership from the energy of emotion (8:25)
- “Working” and “overworking” as different nervous responses (11:34)
- Why identity is the best response to uncertainty (12:54)
- The emotional math of our professional lives (15:12)
- Reframing micromanagement as a fear reaction (16:45)
- Recent changes in the conversation around mental health (18:34)
- The impact of technology on emotional intelligence (20:28)
- The creativity of leadership (22:24)
- Speaking the language of emotions (24:11)
- “The greatest asset that companies have today is relational intelligence” (26:23)
- Staying optimistic for the future of collaboration (29:12)
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Starting and running a business or managing one isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re balancing internal and external forces in a continually changing landscape. This is where Cadence Bank’s In Good Companies comes in. We share our wealth of knowledge–and insights from noted industry experts–to guide you through the forces shaping business today.
Our new host is Ari Marin, and his idea of “good company” is being around creative, insightful people who enjoy sharing personal stories about the things that helped make them successful. From 9 to 5, Marin is a Cadence Bank Senior Vice President and family enterprise advisor, whose specialty is consulting with family-owned and small businesses. With In Good Companies, he leads discussions with business owners and subject matter experts about how they’re tackling business challenges like:
● What are ways to grow my business without growing my debt?
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