HR, Leadership & Neuroscience: the missing piece?

I've always loved December. Not only is it the exciting lead up to the Christmas festivities, and a time for cosy evenings with friends, we're also approaching the new beginnings of 2019!

The end of a year brings with it a chance to reflect, to celebrate the successes, and to understand what we can do differently for the year ahead. In the professional realm, change can be complex and it is crucial that we recognise that as leaders. Experiencing upheaval or uncertainty that is out of your control, can lead to low engagement and performance as a result. However, "HR Leaders can lead an organisation to success, but it requires insightful leadership. Having an awareness of what is happening within the brain, and how this translates into the behaviours we see playing out in the boardroom – and across the workforce, means that we can influence and shape our organisations."

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Amy Cuddy is an American social psychologist, author, and speaker. She is widely known for her 2012 TED talk, where she presented her research on the phenomenon of "power posing". As with most research, it has faced criticism over the years from fellow social psychologists. However, this year, Amy and her collaborators have successfully refuted claims of pseudoscience. "Cuddy’s new academic paper published in March in Psychological Science offers ample evidence (even passes the p-curve test) that adopting an expansive posture makes people feel more powerful. She now refers to the effect as postural feedback rather power posing. Cuddy’s analysis examined over 55 studies and clearly demonstrates a link between expansive postures and feelings of power."