the insights inside
how our neurobiology impacts our performance (and what we can do to lead more effectively)
The Science of Leadership
Understanding the Neurobiology of Human Performance
I started taking classes in leadership and psychology in high school and became fascinated with human motivation.
As a business strategy consultant, entrepreneur, and executive, I expanded on those early learnings with a test-and-learn approach to managing teams that allowed me to use cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to address team performance challenges as they arose and create higher performing teams in the process.
Reviewing over 100 years of needs and motivation research helped me understand why, and the e3 theory began to emerge.
By understanding how our brain is wired to address our needs, leaders can use neurobiology to motivate changes in behavior. The e3 approach combines decades of research from world-leading experts to improve day-to-day delivery, empower team members, facilitate innovation, and speed the pace of change.
Instead of causing distress and increasing the SNS response, leaders can engage the PSNS by empathizing, educating, and empowering team members which helps individuals become more creative and strategic thinkers, engaged and helpful team members, and driven and accountable performers.
Since the same systems in our brains and bodies are used to manage our emotions (emotional intelligence), learn new skills (cognitive intelligence), and lead others (behavioral intelligence), tapping into this circuitry is key to improving performance.
How does e3 work? By focusing on empathy and providing memorable rules-of-thumb to help leaders change how they think and communicate, including, for example, a four-sentence coaching model for providing real-time, actionable feedback in a non-toxic way.
