1. LEADERSHIP and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT February 6 2018
PROFESSOR ROBIN MATTHEWS
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL LONDON
RANEPA MOSCOW
MOSI YOSHKAR-OLA
ECONOMIC STRATEGIES
PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF CORPORATE STRATEGY AND ACCOUNTING
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2. summary 1. Heredity/environment and nature/nurture debates
Genotype and phenotype
Darwin and Mendel
Epigenesis and neuroplasticity
Mindfulness
2. Group Exercise
Compare individual typologies
Johari window exercise
the relations hip between a and b.
Write up results
Think and discuss how they contribute to PD assignment
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4. NATURAL SELECTION
Natural selection operates at the phenotype level and affects the gene pool of a population – the genotype level
Gene pools of a population are also affected by random mutations and genetic drift
Darwin conceived of evolution as a very slow incremental process
Eldridge and Gould added sudden or punctuated equilibrium to the evolutionary process.
We must take account of what slow and sudden mean in evolutionary time.
Transmission to future generations depends on Mendelian or genetic processes.
Darwin was influenced by Thomas Malthus
Evolution at the biological and cultural level interact (memes)
The idea of natural selection in a distorted form appears as versions of competition and competitive advantage in airport style textbooks and the popular press.
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7. NEUROPLASTICITY
Neuroplasticity describes genetic adaptation to life experience; many aspects of the brain can be altered (plastic) even through adulthood; forming new neural connections throughout life.
Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment.
Dilemma
If neural system is plastic,
is neuro subjection and cognitive mutation: the Google strategy.
is it possible to develop a project of neuro emancipation from our surrounding reality.
Focus on 2 (for now)
"………….alterations in gene expression within subjects associated with mindfulness meditation practice," Richard J. Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Comparison of the effects of a day of intensive mindfulness practice between
a group of experienced meditators and
a group of untrained control subjects who engaged in quiet non-meditative activities. After an intensive day of mindfulness practice, the meditators showed a dramatic range of genetic and molecular differences.
the researchers were surprised to find that there was no difference in the tested genes between the two groups of people at the beginning of the study.
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8. Meta cognition: definitions
“The knowledge and control children have over their own thinking and learning activities” (Cross & Paris, 1988, p. 131)
“Awareness of one’s own thinking, awareness of the content of one’s conceptions, an active monitoring of one’s cognitive processes, an attempt to regulate one’s cognitive processes in relationship to further learning, and an application of a set of heuristics as an effective device for helping people organize their methods of attack on problems in general” (Hennessey, 1999, p. 3)
“Awareness and management of one’s own thought” (Kuhn & Dean, 2004, p. 270)
“The monitoring and control of thought” (Martinez, 2006, p. 696)
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9. Critical thinking and metacognition (1)
analyzing arguments
making inferences using inductive or deductive reasoning
judging or evaluating
making decisions or solving problems
attitudes or habits of mind:
open- and fair-mindedness,
flexibility, willingness to entertain diverse viewpoints
propensity to seek reason,
Inquisitiveness, desire to be well-informed,
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10. Critical thinking and metacognition (2)
considering the basis of beliefs
partitioning conceptions to assess competing conceptions;
considering the relationship between conceptions and evidence
considering explicitly the status of one’s own conceptions;
evaluating the consistency and generalizability inherent in conceptions
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11. Developing metacognition
Before a Task - Is this similar to a previous task? What do I want to achieve? What should I do first?
During The Task - Am I on the right track? What can I do differently? Who can I ask for help?
After a Task - What worked well? What could I have done better? Can I apply this to other situations?
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12. Mindfulness: related concepts
REFLECTION, MEDITATION, CONTEMPLATION, IMAGINATION, INTUITION, MYSTICISM, SPIRITUALITY, DECONSTRUCTION, MARTIAL ARTS, ALTERNATIVE GRAMMARS, CREATIVITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, LATERAL THINKING, OUT OF THE BOX THINKING, RISK TAKING, DARE TO THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AUTHENTICITY.
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13. MINDFULNESS Two main constructs
1. AWARENESS; acknowledging thoughts and feelings
2. ACCEPTANCE; accepting thoughts an feelings non judgementally
Actively noticing new things
Focus on the present
Avoiding negative evaluations
Avoiding turbulent inner narratives
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14. Mindfulness and business performance (correlates)
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Emma Dolman and Dave Bond The Ashridge Journal Mindful leadership: Exploring the value of a meditation practice Spring 2011

15. Neuronal network and plasticity change as a function of experience.
Altered neural connectivity leads to distinct transcriptional programs of neuronal plasticity-related genes. The environmental challenges throughout life may promote long-lasting reprogramming of gene expression and the development of brain disorders. The modifications in neuronal epigenome mediate gene-environmental interactions and are required for activity-dependent regulation of neuronal differentiation, maturation and plasticity. Here, we highlight the latest advances in understanding the role of the main players of epigenetic machinery (DNA methylation and demethylation, histone modifications, chromatin-remodeling enzymes, transposons, and non-coding RNAs) in activity-dependent and long- term neural and synaptic plasticity. The review focuses on both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression levels, including the processes of promoter activation, alternative splicing, regulation of stability of gene transcripts by natural antisense RNAs, and alternative polyadenylation. Further, we discuss the epigenetic aspects of impaired neuronal plasticity and the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental (Rett syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, genomic imprinting disorders, schizophrenia, and others), stressrelated (mood disorders) and neurodegenerative Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disorders. The review also highlights the pharmacological compounds that modulate epigenetic programming of gene expression, the potential treatment strategies of discussed brain disorders, and the questions that should be addressed during the development of effective and safe approaches for the treatment of brain disorders.
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