Training with the Brain in Mind

Training Managers to Lead and Teams to Thrive

Why adopt a neuroscience approach to leadership and performance training?

Training with the brain in mind is about empowering leaders and teams to understand how the brain works and applying this knowledge to engineer change. Over the past 17 years, Kristen has trained over 25,000 team members to do exactly that. Kristen is driven by the impact that neuroscience can have in transforming managers to leaders, technical specialists to influencers and in helping teams to thrive.

Training Topics

The Neuroscience of Leadership and Performance

Understanding leadership through neuroscience reveals how our brains influence decisions, problem-solving, and interactions. By applying these insights, leaders can foster creativity, motivation, and collaboration, driving better outcomes for their teams and organisations.

Thriving in and Leading Change

Effective change leadership supports both logistics and the psychological transition. By guiding teams through change with resilience and adaptability, leaders keep them engaged and prepared, even amid uncertainty.

Coaching for High Performance

This program offers neuroscience-backed coaching techniques to boost decision-making, engagement, and development. Leaders learn to foster a culture of continuous improvement, driving sustained performance and exceptional results.

The Neuroscience of Resilience and Wellbeing

Leaders who prioritise resilience and wellbeing help their teams manage stress, recover from setbacks, and maintain work-life balance, fostering a healthy culture that supports long-term organisational success.

The Neuroscience of Emotional and Social Intelligence

Emotional and social intelligence enable leaders to empathise, understand social dynamics, and manage emotions, helping them build trust, resolve conflicts, and inspire loyalty within their teams.

Leading Neurodiversity and Neurodiversity Awareness

Leading for neuroinclusivity means valuing diverse ways of thinking. Inclusive environments unlock team potential, enhance innovation, and support performance by accommodating different cognitive strengths and work styles.

Women in Leadership

This program empowers women leaders by leveraging neuroscience insights on decision-making, resilience, and communication, helping them confidently harness their strengths and navigate leadership challenges.

Safety Leadership

Our Safety Leadership program applies neuroscience to risk management, teaching leaders to enhance safety, reduce errors, and foster a culture of awareness and psychological safety in high-risk environments.

Influencing and Presentation Skills

This program explores how the brain processes information and emotions, equipping participants to connect with audiences, communicate effectively, and deliver compelling, memorable presentations.

Psychological Safety

Grounded in neuroscience, this program helps leaders create trust-filled environments where employees feel safe to share ideas, enabling a culture of inclusion, innovation, and open communication.

A Brain New You

This program leverages neuroplasticity to help individuals adapt, reduce stress, and build resilience. Participants gain tools for improved focus, wellbeing, and sustainable personal growth in life and work.