1. Dr. Suzanne Kryder www.theMindtoLead.com Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network Transform Minds to Transform Organizations April 30, 2010

2. Minds Influence Minds Influence Organizations © 2010 Suzanne Kryder 2

3. Brains are Naturally Negative  Vigilance & anxiety  Sensitivity to negative information  High priority storage  Negative information trumps positive  Lingering traces of negativity in brain  Vicious cycle of negativity creates pessimism --Hanson, Buddha’s Brain, 2009 Is a good strategy for influencing another negative mind?

4. Brain-based Skill #1: Meeting of the Minds Reflect calm mind Laser focused mind Inquire solving mind 4 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

5. Britt 5 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

6. The Mind to Lead Model 6 Problem Reactivity Judgments, Assumptions, & Ambiguity Ineffective Decisions & PUSH Behaviors © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

7. My response? 7 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

8. The Mind to Lead Model 8 Mindfulness Exploration Influence Outcome ProcessProblem Negativity & Reactivity Judgments, Assumptions, & Ambiguity Ineffective Decisions & PUSH Behaviors …no matter what © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

9. Objectives 1. Major structures and functions of the brain 2. Research on how leaders can train the mind to stay calm and manage change 3. Three brain-based skills for managing ambiguity and complexity: Meeting of Minds, Mind over Matter, and Peace of Mind 9 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

10. Neuroleadership A new scientific framework that uses findings on how the brain works to enhance the practice of leading others. 10 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

11. Jean 11 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

12. 12 Neomammalian (Human): corresponds to cortex Paleomammalian (Mammalian): roughly corresponds to limbic system including amygdala Reptilian: roughly corresponds to brain stem MacLean, P. D. 1990. The Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral Functions. New York: Springer. Triune Brain © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

13. Brain-based Skill #2: Mind over Matter 13 We create non-reactivity by developing circuits in our brain that enable the lower affect- generating circuits (limbic amygdala) to be regulated by the higher modulating ones (prefrontal cortex or PFC). Mindful awareness may directly influence non- reactivity by altering the connections between the PFC and limbic area. --Siegel, The Mindful Brain, 2007 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

14. Mindfulness Practices  Feet and Seat  Warm Sandy Beach  Breath Awareness 14 © 2010 Suzanne Kryder

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16.  Three negative thoughts about someone I dislike at work: A. B. C.  From The Work by Byron Katie (www.thework.com)www.thework.com Ask four questions: 1.Is it true? 2.Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3.How do you react when you believe that thought? 4.Who would you be with the thought? © 2010 Byron Katie, Inc. Brain-based Skill #3: Peace of Mind 16

17. Summary Transform Organizations by Transforming Minds by remembering:  Brains are naturally negative  To PULL out rather than PUSH into minds  Prefrontal cortex can modulate reactivity in limbic system Copyright 2009 Suzanne Kryder, Inc.17