The Future Of High Performance: Becoming Biologically Smart With The 3 R’s
By Silvia Damiano on 20 March 2025
If leaders truly understood performance, they would realise that the secret to sustainable success lies in biology, not busyness. For too long, productivity has been equated with being busy all the time; endless meetings, late-night emails and the glorification of exhaustion. But what …
Including Others When Making Decisions
By Silvia Damiano on 18 March 2025
When you think back to games you once played as a child, was there ever a moment where you weren’t included in the decision-making process? Maybe you didn’t get to voice your opinion about what game to play, or what rules would be used. Or maybe you were left out of the game entirely. …
How Does The Brain Determine Right From Wrong?
By Silvia Damiano on 5 July 2024
It is thought that our brains can consciously process forty frames of information in one single second. However, the unconscious brain can process around 1.2 million frames of information in that same second. Scientists believe these unconscious bits of information actually drive our …
Learning To Be Calm: The Neuroscience Behind Workplace Stress
By Silvia Damiano on 18 June 2024
When coaching people with the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment, one of the most common areas for improvement that I notice is ‘how to learn to manage tension in the workplace’. The pressure to perform, meet deadlines, and juggle multiple tasks can lead to a constant state of tension and anx …
How Can You Become a Trustworthy Leader?
By Silvia Damiano on 7 June 2024
As the 2024 American presidential race heats up, the political landscape again sees Joe Biden and Donald Trump vying for the highest office. The nation is divided, with levels of trust in America sitting around 40 (Global Index around 51). The last four years have seen an erosion of t …
Impulse Control In Leadership
By Silvia Damiano on 29 May 2024
Leadership requires a diverse range of skills and qualities. One such attribute that is critical yet often overlooked is impulse control. Influential leaders display composure under pressure and engage in critical thinking while providing appropriate responses in various situations.
From Manager to Neurocoach: Shaping the Future of Effective Leadership
By Katharine McLennan on 23 May 2023
In the current era, which we refer to as the ‘Imagination Age’, traditional approaches to leadership are no longer enough to guarantee success. With the rapid pace of technological advancement and the increasingly complex global landscape, leaders must be able to adapt to a constantly …
Having The Courage To Fail And Then Try Again
By Silvia Damiano on 5 April 2023
It’s normal to feel like quitting or that you have failed. Everyone feels like that sometimes. Whether it pertains to large or small goals or experiences in life, we inevitably fail at some of them. However, we can either accept failure as a necessary step towards success or let failu …
How Energy & Vitality Enhance Your Performance
By Silvia Damiano on 28 March 2023
Energy and vitality are often used as buzzwords around an office, but why are they especially important for leadership? Ask yourself, do people want to follow someone who is exhausted all the time? The answer is probably no, and exhaustion and fatigue in leaders generally affect every …
A Daily Affirmation Can Drive Innovation
By Relmi Damiano on 21 March 2023
Resilient leaders can better handle adversity as it arises. We have seen how neglect and stress in childhood can wire the brain a certain way, and we understand that we can rewire the brain because of neuroplasticity. This means we can make changes, particularly if we work at it.
The Neurobiology of Performance: Applying Brain-Friendly Practices in Coaching & Wellbeing Training
By Silvia Damiano on 15 March 2023
During a recent chat with Dr Kaushik Ram, we discussed questions coaches and leaders may have before embarking on our programs. Our 2024 edition of the i4 Neuroleader™ Certification, has been upgraded to include lessons on the ‘Neurobiology of Coaching, Well-Being and Brain-Friendly P …
Having The Courage To Let Go Of Perfectionism
By Silvia Damiano on 2 March 2023
The world has been forced to acknowledge that business as usual is not always as easy as it used to be. There are some situations where we simply cannot control what happens, and we need the courage to let things go when it is time. For people who lean towards perfectionism, this loss …