Fall 2009 Leadership Breakfast Series

"Leadership and the New Brain Science"

Thursday, October 1, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Speaker: Clare Novak
Cost: $30

7:30 a.m. - Buffet Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Presentation

Overview:
Are leaders born or made? We pose that question as an "either/or" when the answer is "Yes" because of the bifurcated (left and right side) structure of our brain. While most people tend to be stronger in one side or the other, next generation leaders must learn to use both sides for optimum problem solving and people solving. In addition:

• Spindle cells may be the secret of the speed of social interaction
• Mirror neurons establish the biological need for leaders to model behavior
• Neuroplasticity gives us a brain designed to change in response to experience

Ms. Novak weaves science and stories to demonstrate what it means to be a whole-brain leader and why the future will belong to the whole-brain leader and follower.