Six Concepts for Brain-Friendly Leadership: Leading Your Organization Smart and Easy

Sang-Chun Yeon, D. Shepherd
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Employees often comment that they work many hours a day but see little beneficial impact. These people possess adequate intelligence and work diligently, often to the point of losing sleep in favor of additional work time. Researchers have long known that sleep is vital to mood maintenance and body wellness. Does this brain-centered issue have implications for work efficiency, and do we as leaders need to know this to better lead? Recent improvements in technology have provided additional knowledge on how the brain functions. These discoveries enable researchers to see how a person processes information and which factors––sleep, for example––influence how well that processing occurs. However, it seems that these beneficial efforts in cognitive psychology and neuroscience are not applied effectively among the work force. Hence, this paper will connect six foundational concepts, from neuroscience and cognitive psychology (i.e., positive environment, movement, rest, non-monetary reward, repetition, and using gut feelings) to the field of leadership in effort to augment the emphasis of this burgeoning science on that field of study. These six concepts are not at all difficult to achieve in the workplace. Smart leaders are encouraged to take these small steps toward fostering a brain friendly workplace.
大脑友好型领导的六个概念:聪明而轻松地领导你的组织
员工们经常说,他们每天工作很长时间,但收效甚微。这些人拥有足够的智力,工作勤奋,经常为了额外的工作时间而失去睡眠。研究人员早就知道睡眠对维持情绪和身体健康至关重要。这个以大脑为中心的问题对工作效率有影响吗?作为领导者,我们是否需要知道这一点才能更好地领导?最近技术的进步提供了更多关于大脑如何运作的知识。这些发现使研究人员能够了解一个人是如何处理信息的,以及哪些因素(例如睡眠)会影响信息处理的效果。然而,在认知心理学和神经科学方面的这些有益的努力似乎并没有有效地应用于劳动力中。因此,本文将把神经科学和认知心理学的六个基本概念(即积极环境、运动、休息、非金钱奖励、重复和使用直觉)与领导力领域联系起来,努力增强这门新兴科学对该研究领域的重视。这六个概念在职场中并不难实现。聪明的领导者被鼓励采取这些小步骤来培养一个对大脑友好的工作场所。
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