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Problem-solving is the number one quality people most want from their leaders in 2020 according to LinkedIn research. An overwhelming 68% of professionals surveyed cited problem-solving, above time management 44%, and empathy at 38% as the critical leadership quality. For those of you who would prefer to watch a video on the three steps, you can view my recording below otherwise, scroll past the video to continue reading the article. What distinguishes human’s competitive advantage from artificial intelligence, is the alignment of our  HEAD ,  HEART  and  GUT . Our intellect, emotions and intuitions. The  Head brain  has the potential to naturally perform cognitive processes like making predictions and forecasts about future situations, creating new solutions, performing counterfactual thinking (the ability to imagine what can be and identify alternative outcomes), recognising patterns, experimenting and reflecting, learning, creating and solving problems in sophisticated

Developing leadership skills is seen as a top priority for business leaders, yet with everyone working at a new pace and scale, identifying the most relevant skills to focus on and making time to learn are huge challenges. A new report  “Striking Balance with Whole Brain Leadership to achieve competitive agility” from Accenture , cuts to the chase. For leaders to solve complex business problems, quickly and more productively, they need to learn how to use their whole brain. Change requires leaders to assimilate data quickly (left, analytical hemisphere dominance) whilst simultaneously having the holistic intelligence to tap into the full potential of employees and consumers (right, creative hemisphere dominance). Leaders can learn how to access both sides of their brain simultaneously by learning how to become more neuro-agile and cognitively diverse – the most important skills for 2020 and beyond. “If you get a better level of cognitive diversity you get a better outcome”  B

The world of work is changing with technological advancements and artificial intelligence, and it will continue to do so more and more rapidly in future years. One of the priorities and challenges for organisations has become how to keep their people’s skills relevant, as their jobs are uptaken by machines and technology. Carole Gaskell, Founder and CEO of Full Potential Group, says that if we embrace AI, the impact for the workforce is that we have to become even more human. If machines can do the mechanical work, it’s time for us to embrace our human qualities at a profoundly different level and to bring out abilities that weren’t required before. There are three fundamental aspects that characterise our humanness: our unique brain power, our heart power (emotional intelligence) and our intuition (gut power). Developing these specifically human aspects further is the answer to remaining relevant in the future of work. In fact, the World Economic Forum’s report on the key skil

It’s wellbeing week, a time when we can reflect on mental, physical and spiritual health. Although wellness has received more attention in recent years, there is still more we can do to raise awareness and acceptance for people who are suffering with mental or physical health issues. In this blog, we will focus on six elements that impact wellbeing and, as a consequence, brain performance. Performance is directly associated with health: the poorer our health, the poorer our performance; the better our health, the better our performance. Therefore, improving these six elements will enhance wellbeing and performance at the same time. If you are looking to boost your wellbeing and brain performance, try tackling these six drivers. Which one do you think will make the most difference to you? Set yourself the target to improve only one of the six to begin with. When you achieve your set target, challenge yourself to enhance another one or raise the bar on the one you are already wo