Uncertainty can be cause for panic, but it can also spark new opportunities to reimagine culture. Learn how to build the habits and systems to support organization-wide change and create not just a new normal, but a better normal.
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In this new world of work it’s important to move from depletive to regenerative. Join this session to hear how to harness the rewards of autonomy to put employees at the center of your company – creating a better normal.
D&I transformations have never been more popular—or necessary. But how do you know your important actions are having the intended effect? Learn from D&I practitioners who have found tremendous success in overhauling their D&I efforts and start adopting strategies of your own today.
Uncertainty is to be expected during a panic, but it can also spark new opportunities to reimagine culture. Learn how to build the habits and systems to support organization-wide change and create not just a new normal, but a better normal.
Vice President, Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
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Equip your organization with the tools to learn. Discover the foundational science of learning and NLI’s learning model, AGES, from leading scientists and practitioners.
Michaela Simpson, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Researcher
Tiffany Dotson, Ph.D.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Vice President, Leadership and Executive Development
Lisa Son, Ph.D.
Barnard College, Department of Psychology
Professor
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Perspective taking & empathy can build better relationships and improve business outcomes, but it’s easier said than done. Learn what gets in the way of effective perspective taking and how to overcome those obstacles from leading scientists.
Kamila Sip, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Director of Neuroscience Research
Jamil Zaki, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Director of the Social Neuroscience Lab
Lisa Rock
NeuroLeadership Institute
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder
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Learn the foundational science of bias and how NLI’s model, SEEDS, can help you notice where these biases impact your decisions and beliefs. Join “Mitigate Bias in Organizations” on Day 2 to discover strategies that address these biases.
Jon Martin
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director of Learning Delivery
Tracy Dodd
Tiffany & Co.
Head of Global Talent
Jay Van Bavel, Ph.D.
New York University
Associate Professor of Psychology
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There is no limit to the things we can and should be learning, including re-learning how to learn in this era of virtual work. Despite the changing learning environment—moving out of classrooms and group settings, and into singular, virtual worlds—the foundational science of learning persists. Here’s how to apply that science in the virtual world.
Katherine Milan
NeuroLeadership Institute
SVP of Client Experience
Priya Priyadarshini
Microsoft
General Manager, Employee Career and Development
Dr. Tina S. Drews
Salt River Project
Director Talent Management
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Learn the foundational science of motivation and threat and NLI’s guiding model, SCARF, from leading scientists and practitioners.
Dr. David Rock
NeuroLeadership Institute
CEO & Co-Founder
Brook Colangelo
Waters Corp
VP & Chief Information Officer
Melanie Davis
Comcast
VP of Learning, Learner Experience & Learning Portfolios
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Equity, fairness, and justice are integral to a society where all can thrive, but what makes these three concepts different, and how can they work together? We’ll unpack how equity, fairness and justice affect our brains and our communities so that we can better use them as tools to create a more just world.
Ester Neznanova
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Diversity & Inclusion
Joe Magee
NYU Stern
Professor of Management and Organizations
Molly Crockett, Ph.D.
Yale University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Insights are powerful, and understanding the foundational science behind them can help you foster them in your own life and inspire others to have them as well. In this session, you’ll hear about that science from leading researchers and practitioners.
Ric Oslin
NeuroLeadership Institute
Master Facilitator
Dr. Jonathan Schooler
UCSB
Ph.D. Psychology & Neuroscience
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A powerful movement needs committed stakeholders, so it’s integral to be able to influence those around you and get them on board. This session will feature a panel of scientists offering insights on how to secure buy-in on your next change initiative.
Jon Martin
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director of Learning Delivery
Susan Ferrier
National Australia Bank
Group Executive People & Culture
Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed
New York University, Department of Psychology
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Tailored specifically for your region, this session will feature local speakers, facilitators, and have tweaks to the narrative that apply directly to your needs.
Insights are powerful, and understanding the foundational science behind them can help you foster them in your own life and inspire others to have them as well. In this session, you’ll hear about that science from leading researchers and practitioners.
Marcia Smythe
NeuroLeadership Institute
Master Facilitator and Facilitation Lead
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Tailored specifically for your region, this session will feature local speakers, facilitators, and have tweaks to the narrative that apply directly to your needs.
Equity, fairness, and justice are integral to a society where all can thrive, but what makes these three concepts different, and how can they work together? We’ll unpack how equity, fairness and justice affect our brains and our communities so that we can better use them as tools to create a more just world.
Alvine Tremoulet
Pfizer
Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead
Jay Connolly
Dentons
Global Chief Talent Officer & CHRO
Adam Travis
Elsevier
Head of Inclusion & Diversity
Jodie Ashworth
NeuroLeadership Institute
Lead Consultant, EMEA
Andrea Derler, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director, Industry Research
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In this new world of work it’s important to move from depletive to regenerative. Join this session to hear how to harness the rewards of autonomy to put employees at the center of your company – creating a better normal.
Dr. David Rock
NeuroLeadership Institute
CEO & Co-Founder
Kamila Sip, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Director of Neuroscience Research
Lynne Oldham
Zoom
Chief People Officer
Dr. Rebecca Port
Netflix
VP, Talent
Angel Franklin
Cummins, Inc.
Executive Director Employee Wellness, Compensation and Benefits
Dean Carter
Patagonia, Inc.
Head of HR, Legal and Finance
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Do your employees feel safe to be themselves? Do they feel heard and respected? In this session, discover how creating a climate of psychological safety can unlock potential in your teams.
Matt Summers
NeuroLeadership Institute
Master Facilitator
Amy C. Edmondson, Ph.D.
Harvard Business School
Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management
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International calls for racial justice have inspired leaders everywhere to unite their teams and promote fairness. In this session, discover how to turn awareness into action and help all employees develop the habits of allyship.
Ester Neznanova
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Diversity & Inclusion
Michaela Simpson, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Researcher
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Microsoft
Chief Diversity Officer
Dr. Sarah E. Gaither
Duke University
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
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Diverse teams are proven to be more successful, but without cultivating inclusion, diversity isn’t enough. Learn how to build a team that actively includes from leading researchers and practitioners
Jeanine Stewart, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Facilitator and Consultant
Jay Van Bavel, Ph.D.
New York University
Associate Professor of Psychology
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2020 has shown us all that crises can, and will, happen. It can be tempting to focus on just “getting through” the crisis, but this session will address how to thrive through it.
Kamila Sip, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Director of Neuroscience Research
Jay K. Varma, MD
Medical Epidemiologist
Dean Mobbs, Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ted Witherell, MA
Mass General Brigham
Senior Director, Talent Management
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Leading researchers will share the foundational science of growth mindset, along with the strategies for creating an organization that uses and benefits from growth mindset.
Andrea Derler, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director, Industry Research
Dr. Ann Schulte
The Procter & Gamble Company
VP, Global Talent Development
Gaby Giglio
General Catalyst
Chief Human Resources Officer
Janet Ahn, Ph.D.
William Paterson University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
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The weekly updates, the monthly check-ins, the annual reviews—they’re all a thing of the past in our new, virtualized world. Today’s landscape for PM demands a much more brain-friendly, human-centric approach that meets people where they already are.
Barbara Steel
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Performance
Rob Ollander-Krane
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Client Strategist
Kimberly Fernandes
The Wonderful Company
VP, Head of Learning & Organizational Development
Tessa V. West, Ph.D.
New York University
Associate Professor of Psychology
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We’d all like to think that our decisions at work are thoughtful and intentional, but biases get in the way. Discover the strategies that can help you and your team mitigate the biases that impact our decisions and behaviors.
Ric Oslin
NeuroLeadership Institute
Master Facilitator
Becky Porter
Capital Group, Home of American Funds
SVP, Global Head of Talent & Development
Germaine Hunter
Clorox
VP, Global Inclusion & Diversity
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Leaders have experienced unprecedented disruption through 2020. As workplaces attempt to adjust to the new normal, leaders have been expected to balance enormous tensions for themselves, their employees and their organization. This transformation has provided us with a unique opportunity to revisit the needs of the modern-day leader. When we dig into the science behind leadership, we uncover three radical yet simple changes that can better equip our leaders to thrive in this new normal and in the future.
Rachel Cardero
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Consultant
Bob Johansen, Ph.D.
Institute for the Future
Author; Distinguished Fellow
Joe Whittinghill
Microsoft
CVP, Talent, Learning, and Insights
Shawna Erdmann
Comcast
SVP, Learning
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Tailored specifically for your region, this session will feature local speakers, facilitators, and have tweaks to the narrative that apply directly to your needs.
We’d all like to think that our decisions at work are thoughtful and intentional, but biases get in the way. Discover the strategies that can help you and your team mitigate the biases that impact our decisions and behaviors.
Darius Norell
NeuroLeadership Institute
Facilitator
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Tailored specifically for your region, this session will feature local speakers, facilitators, and have tweaks to the narrative that apply directly to your needs.
Leaders have experienced unprecedented disruption through 2020. As workplaces attempt to adjust to the new normal, leaders have been expected to balance enormous tensions for themselves, their employees and their organization. This transformation has provided us with a unique opportunity to revisit the needs of the modern-day leader. When we dig into the science behind leadership, we uncover three radical yet simple changes that can better equip our leaders to thrive in this new normal and in the future.
Michael Kirchner
Nokia
Talent Program Manager- Executive Talent
Deborah Chatten
Dubai Airports
Director of Training and Development
Jodie Ashworth
NeuroLeadership Institute
Lead Consultant, EMEA
Andrea Derler, Ph.D.
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director, Industry Research
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D&I transformations have never been more popular—or necessary. But how do you know your important actions are having the intended effect? Learn from D&I practitioners who have found tremendous success in overhauling their D&I efforts and start adopting strategies of your own today.
Dr. David Rock
NeuroLeadership Institute
CEO & Co-Founder
Ester Neznanova
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Diversity & Inclusion
Soledad O’Brien
Starfish Media Group
Paul Martin
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Senior VP & CDO
Linda Leonard
Bristol Myers Squibb
Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead
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Leadership principles are values that guide an organizational culture. Hear how the experts built impactful leadership principles.
Camille Inge
Researcher & Associate Consultant
Leila Zaghloul-Daly, Ph.D.
Arizona Public Service
Manager, Culture and Inclusion
Tracy Keogh
HP
Chief Human Resources Officer
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At the end of any learning program, you’ll want to know three things: how deeply the learning was embedded, among how many people, and how quickly. In other words, you want to capture the impact, scale, and speed. In this session, discover how to strike the right balance in your learning modalities to optimize all three.
Drew Sumter
NeuroLeadership Institute
Director of Client Experience
Bill Bangs
Akamai
Director, Change Management
Lynn Hare
Akamai
Director of Learning & Development
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It’s a must to get diversity and inclusion right. Hear from practitioners who have developed, managed, and sustained successful D&I initiatives.
Ester Neznanova
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Diversity & Inclusion
Michael Woodbury
Bain & Company
Partner
Suzanne McGovern
Splunk
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Holli Martinez
T-Mobile
VP, Diversity & Inclusion
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Organizations are experiencing a lot of change right now, and their performance management strategies need to evolve in parallel. Join a panel of leaders to hear how they’ve managed their performance management in these times.
Barbara Steel
NeuroLeadership Institute
Practice Lead, Performance
Samuel C. Rindell, MBA, DBA, Ed.D.
Cigna
COO, Global Talent Management, Learning, OD & Leadership Development Leader
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No two crises are identical, and neither are the crisis management strategies that follow. Experts in this session will discuss what did and didn’t work as they moved through 2020.
Marshall Bergmann
NeuroLeadership Institute
Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions
Niklas Nordling
Nokia
Head of People and Organizational Development
Kath Van Der Merwe
ANZ Bank
Group Executive Talent & Culture
Amy Schultz
DTE Energy
Executive Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Chief Learning Officer
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Too often, we judge the effectiveness of a learning program based on whether people liked their experience. Here we’ll learn how to capture the true impact of a given program, focusing on the short-term and long-term behavior changes that results.