Brainwork: The Neuroscience Behind How We Lead Others

by David A. Sousa

Through engaging stories and studies, the author shows you how to leverage the most provocative neuroscience research to increase your productivity, expand your creative vision, and become a stronger leader. By dispelling brain myths and applying an understanding of how the brain perceives, plans, and influences behavior, you'll transform your leadership, organizational management, and impact.

The neuroscience and leadership topics addressed in this book will help

Deal with information overload and ignore irrelevant information to improve your decision-making processCultivate and develop creativity and solve problems by thinking differentlyIncrease your emotional intelligence to work and build relationships with colleagues effectivelyControl stress in the workplace and manage the emotions of a crisisNurture a healthy brain by understanding the impact of diet, exercise, and sleep on your mental wellness

IntroductionChapter 1: The Curse of Too Much InformationChapter 2: The Myth of MultitaskingChapter 3: Respecting the Emotional BrainChapter 4: Improving Your ThinkingChapter 5: Leading by DissentChapter 6: Moral and Ethical LeadershipChapter 7: Taking Care of Your BrainNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Genres: Leadership

143 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 17, 2012

Reviews

[Dwight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great research was done in this book to help clarify whether humans can multitask. It was interesting to learn that we really can't multitask if multitasking is using different parts of the brain.

I think you will find this a good read if you are tasked with completing multiple projects on a daily and weekly basis. It has helped me to prioritize which assignments I will delete and which order to complete my remaining tasks.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This book is very well researched and I appreciated all the details about how and why our brains work the way they do. A word of caution that this book is very corporate and workplace focused, with how to increase work productivity, how to build an effective team and how to be a strong leader. I was not reading this from an employer perspective, so I didn't get as much out of it from that angle. But it was still interesting and well explained.

[Susan Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent short book that presents with facts and stories. A good reminder on starting with you if you are leading others.

[william latson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good and inquisitive read

I loved the book, it has a lot of good information I need to follow. I will be implementing a number of the suggestions in the book but I will take my time and do it in a patterned manner as suggested in the book.

[Jennifer Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent information on how the brain works and using that information to become a good leader.

[Blanca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well researched book.