NeuroLeadership Summit 2009 - Day Two Update
Here's what happened on Day Two at the Summit...
Leadership Greats
Leadership GreatsWarren Bennis and Werner Erhard, two of the greats of leadership development opened day two with two very energetic and inspiring keynote addresses.
Warren spoke about stories of great
leadership and the importance of respect. Werner spoke about how language creates our world.
Listen to Warren speak about the importance of respect as leaders (4.07 min.):
Decision Making
Jonah Lehrer, a leading neuroscientist and best selling author of 'How We Decide' spoke about decision making and the cognitive struggle between the rational and other functions of the brain.
Listen to the first few minutes of his presentation here (5.
49 min.):
Creating Change
The breakout sessions after lunch focused on creating change. Art Kleiner and Cynthia Scott Ph.D. spoke about how organizational change happens. Evian Gordon Ph.D. took us through the emerging technologies for measuring and improving brain functioning at work and John Joseph and Dr Al Ringleb talked about change in schools.
Listen to Art Kleiner talk about what neuroscience brings to organizational change (2.27 min.):
Listen to Cynthia Scott talk about creating sustainability at Walmart using neuroscience (2.07 min.): 
Getting Along with Others
Our final keynote of the day was with Marco Iacoboni Ph.D. a leading neuroscientist and neurologist and Professor at UCLA. Marco talked about how we know each other - social neuroscience and how the 'smart' cells in our brain allow us to understand others.
Listen to Marco talk about why knowing about social neuroscience and mirror neurons is important for leaders (0.54 min.):
Big ideas after dinner
There were two salons after dinner for those eager to learn even more. Dr Jeffrey Schwartz and Art Kleiner ran a discussion on neuroscience and spirituality and Lone Frank Ph.D. explored the influence of the brain research on our understanding of self, ethics and other big issues.
Listen to Jeffery and Art talk about neuroscience and spirituality (2.24 min.): <
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