Sessions
Concurrent Session
Wired to Connect: The Neuroscience of High-Performing Teams
W314-316
In-Person
Saturday 09/11/2021 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Competencies: Interpersonal (Behavioral), Leadership (Behavioral), Organization (Technical), People (Technical)
Workplace Application:
Attendees will gain new strategies for intentionally building high-performing teams across all functions of their organizations.
Approximately 90% of today’s workers say they spend one-third to one-half of each day working in teams, yet 86% of executives cite lack of effective teamwork as the source of workplace failures. Recent discoveries in neuroscience provide key principles for maximizing the brain’s capacity to work effectively in teams and create psychological safety, a cornerstone of the best teams. Participants will leave this interactive session with new strategies for creating high-performing teams across all functions of their organizations.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how certain brain structures are activated when we work in groups and teams.
- Discover how you can help your talent work most effectively in teams, enhancing collaboration and engagement.
- Explore how metrics of inclusion and psychological safety are crucial for high-performing teams.
- Identify ways to intentionally increase the effectiveness of all teams in your organization, including your own.
