Brain and Management
How to master the complexities of management and leadership in organizations? Practical solutions based on latest neuroscience and organizational psychology.
Track | Executive |
Instructor | Tomáš Klvaňa |
Date | - - - |
Format | Two-day workshop |
Delivery | On-site |
Price | 13,490 CZK |
Language | English |
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Course Description
Research in neuroscience reveals surprising insights into the adult brain and development, and this can be used to improve management and leadership practices in organizations, on several different levels.
Contrary to previous assumptions, this research into the psychology of adult development confirms that, as we grow older, we actually have the potential to become better at managing complex issues, and integrated and innovative thinking. We can also improve several other skills which, in today’s competitive world, just might make a difference between success and failure.
The content of the course is divided into several theoretical and practical parts, based on the expertise and literature in the field of neurology (Sandra Bond Chapman, Tara Swart), organizational psychology (George Kohlrieser, Robert Kegan, Jennifer Garvey Berger), management theory and leadership (Jean-Francois Manzoni, Amy Edmondson, Jim Collins). The course includes case studies of methods employed by successful leaders and businesses (such as Ray Dalio / Bridgewater Associates or Reed Hastings / Netflix).
The follow up course to this topic is “Intergenerational Management”. For more information about this course, please click here.
Learning Outcomes
- Improve higher-level executive faculties like priority setting and decision making
- Become more efficient at managing energized, well-functioning teams
- Learn to identify and focus on what really matters to achieve higher productivity
Methodology
The workshop combines lecture sessions, discussions, model exercises and tests. It uses methods of design-thinking, and a combination of in-class learning, with interaction between participants and the instructor, with work on a modern online platform which supplements classes and enables cooperation between individuals and teams.
Schedule and Course Content
For a detailed course schedule and content, please download the Course Outline.
Day 1 Outline
The course uses two fictional characters: Zuzana (43), female, Polish, based in London, HR manager for Stream, a blue-chip MN entertainment company; and Jan (35), male Czech, based in Prague, IT manager for TechBC, a growing Central European communications technology company; in order to illustrate the importance of the business situations, decision making and leadership.
Morning Session (3 hours)
- Neuroplasticity
- Self-awareness
- Brain’s strategic habits
- Forms of mind
Afternoon Session (3 hours)
- Deliberately developmental organizations
- Model Exercise (Forms of mind)
- DDO Case Study
- Mastering Complexity
- Focused Discussion
- Quiz & Review
Day 2 Outline
Morning Session (3 hours)
- Psychological safety
- Secure base
- Powerless communication
Afternoon Session (3 hours)
- The right habits for individuals and organizations
- Company culture
- Netflix case study
- Focused Discussion
- Quiz & Review
Materials & Lunch Break
Handouts will be provided at the start of class. Lunch will be provided for all participants at Café des Taxis.
Your Instructor
AAU Academy Instructor, Executive and Personal Advancement Courses
Senior International Management Consultant
Dr. Klvaňa was a Shorenstein Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University (2003). In 2012 he received the Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dr. Klvaňa served as the Press Spokesperson and Policy Adviser for President of the Czech Republic, Special Government Envoy for Communications of the Missile Defense Program, and between 2005 and 2010 he worked in various CSR and Regulatory Management functions with British American Tobacco in London, Hamburg, Prague and Brussels. He is also a co-founder of the Aspen Institute Prague.He holds a Ph. D. from the University of Minnesota in the U.S. (1997) and an M. A. from Charles University in the Czech Republic. Currently, he is a senior international management consultant and a leadership coach, and an instructor at the AAU Academy. He is a co-founder and managing partner of a Singapore-based start-up, Extend My Runway.
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