Brain-Based Leadership: How Awareness, Curiosity, and Presence Transform the Way You Lead
Join Julie Riga as she sits down with Tracy Benson, top 1% LinkedIn coach and brain-based leadership expert, to explore how understanding your brain can revolutionize the way you lead, make decisions, and build relationships. Tracy reveals the three essential ingredients for leadership success that transform teams, organizations, and results through neuroscience and practical psychology.
In This Episode:
✨ Why 90% of your brain function is unconscious but rules how you show up as a leader
✨ The two magic words that instantly shift you out of reactive emotional states
✨ How foveal vs. peripheral view blocks solutions and what to do about it
✨ Why you cannot be angry and curious at the same time (and how to use this superpower)
✨ How to stop projecting your unconscious patterns onto others and start leading with clarity
Key Takeaways:
📌 We never learned how to use the most powerful engine on the planet (our brain)
📌 "I wonder" are two words that create distance from problems and open possibilities
📌 Holding problems too close puts blackout curtains around all possible solutions
📌 Meta programs are mental shortcuts that run how you show up without you knowing
📌 What triggers you in others reveals your own unconscious programming
📌 Time-focused and possibility-focused people are wired differently (not disrespectful)
📌 Small leadership adjustments create massive organizational impact
Memorable Quotes:
"This is the most powerful engine on the face of the planet, and we never got taught how to use it." - Tracy Benson
"We cannot be angry and curious at the same time." - Tracy Benson
"The palette of possibilities. In the moment you have all of these options, but we need to be in remembrance that those are available to us." - Tracy Benson
"We can't see the label on the jar from inside the jar." - Tracy Benson
"We assign meaning to the way people behave when there's actually no meaning associated with it." - Tracy Benson
Perfect for senior leaders, executives, managers, and anyone who wants to understand how their brain works and use neuroscience to transform their leadership presence, decision-making, and professional relationships.
Connect with Tracy:
🌐 LinkedIn: Tracy Benson (best way to find up-to-date information)
💼 Top 1% LinkedIn Coach & Brain-Based Leadership Expert
📚 Free Tool: DM Tracy "expand" on LinkedIn for a complimentary foveal vs. peripheral view tool
🧠 30+ years helping senior leaders create clarity, alignment, and real performance
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🌐 julieriga.com/lead
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