The Leading Brain: Powerful Science-Based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance

Fabritius and Hagemann, both of the Munich Leadership Group, present an intriguing analysis of new research in brain science that is being used to better understand leadership, sharpen performance, encourage innovation, and enhance job satisfaction. Instead of yet another approach to leadership based on fads, these authors base their efforts on solid brain neuroscience and how distinct cognitive processes impact the way we act, react, and interact. Using cutting-edge research with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the authors actually witness the internal behavior and functions of the brain in action. The authors manage to translate the complex, highly technical brain analysis results into writing that will appeal to lay readers. The chapters cover how to achieve and sustain optimal performance, the ingredients for the neurococktail that can produce peak performance, maintaining and sustaining attention, opening the mind to ongoing learning, how to manage habits, how to tap into your unconscious, and the concept of neuroplasticity.