Jan 184 Leadership Trends to Watch in 2022This summer I embarked on my first proper vacation in years. Despite full vaccinations and being diligently masked, within 24 hours of flying I somehow got COVID-19 and was out of action for weeks. My much-needed vacation became something else entirely. We all have stories of unmet expectations like this…20225 min read
Aug 12, 2021One Awful-Sounding Idea That Will Actually Fix The Flaws Of Hybrid Work: “One Virtual, All Virtual”Welcome to your new normal. We spent the first 14 months of COVID consistently discussing “The New Normal.” Now, as some offices have reopened and others have shifted their once-stated policy on remote work, we’re beginning to actually arrive at The New Normal. Team members will be dispersed everywhere. Managers…Leadership6 min read
May 20, 2021Your Culture Was Never Your Building, But Now It Definitely Isn’tThe transformed nightclub An NLI employee used to work at an advertising agency in Texas. It was in a particularly conservative part of Texas (which really says something), but the physical building was in a somewhat more progressive, gentrifying area of a big city. In fact, the building at one…Culture5 min read
Apr 9, 2021What Leadership Needs To Look Like In 2035Leadership needs a grand commitment General Motors (GM), a Fast Company Most Innovative Company, recently announced it will sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2035. The move sparked lots of discussion, largely positive, and other industries — i.e. …Leadership4 min read
Oct 9, 2020How To Make Virtual Learning Better, Not Worse, Than In-PersonWhen governments issued lockdown orders earlier this year, organizations everywhere scrambled to move their learning programs online. Since then, a team at the NeuroLeadership Institute has conducted over 20 learning audits to assess how larger companies handled the transition. …Learning6 min read
Jul 14, 2020Follow the Science of Culture Change to Transform D&IBy Dr. David Rock and Khalil Smith We’ve written before on the importance of creating priorities, habits, and systems (PHS) when it comes to large-scale culture change. But with so many organizations taking a renewed — or perhaps unprecedented — interest in reshaping their D&I efforts to boost inclusion, mitigate…Diversity3 min read
Jun 25, 2020How to Be an Ally in This Moment: Listen Deeply, Unite Widely, Act BoldlyBy Dr. David Rock and Khalil Smith If you’re feeling anxious about current events, you’re paying attention. People everywhere have rarely experienced this level of collective emotions. Months of intense uncertainty have been compounded for many by feeling isolated at home. In the US, add to this a deep, seething…Protest5 min read
Jun 5, 2020The Framework All Leaders Need to Build a Better NormalThis article originally appeared on Forbes on May 22, 2020. As the world limps toward recovery, many news headlines seem to suggest we should accept this reality as our “new normal,” as if the story is all bad and out of our control. The truth is, while the pandemic and…Covid 194 min read
Apr 8, 2020The Science Of Virtual Work — and How It Can Make Life Easier For EveryoneBy David Rock and Khalil Smith With coronavirus all but ensuring now that teams who can work remotely are doing so, you’ve probably been wondering how that migration will actually happen — and if it’s going to be good or bad for your teams and organization. Here’s the short answer…Business5 min read
Mar 9, 20205 Ways Science Shows Us How To Work Better VirtuallyAll of us have been there at some point. It’s 3pm on a Wednesday. You’ve now been on six hours of phone calls with co-workers. And your brain appears to have stopped working. All you can hear is noise coming down the telephone, and you can’t seem to focus anymore. …Coronavirus6 min read