Being a keynote speaker at a conference is a high-profile role and expectations are high. I’ve heard many keynotes who have left me thinking about their message for a long time thereafter. At last year’s Project Summit*Business Analyst World conference in NYC, I had the good fortune to hear a memorable speaker and learn about […]
Being a keynote speaker at a conference is a high-profile role and expectations are high. I’ve heard many keynotes who have left me thinking about their message for a long time thereafter. At last year’s Project Summit*Business Analyst World conference in NYC, I had the good fortune to hear a memorable speaker and learn about my lizard brain.
Gregg Brown spoke about Developing Leadership Resilience. What makes change challenging? Fear of the unknown is always the top answer. Also, the fact that learning takes time and decreases productivity worries employees and management. Finally, it can be hard to trust the changemakers because we don’t know their motivation for the changes. Although we all know change is inevitable no one is ready for change if they think it impacts them negatively. Brown referenced the notion we have lizard brains – we react protectively when we perceive threats of any kind.
Brown explains how to manage our lizard brains this way:
Seth Godin describes another fun example of how lizard brains run our lives. Be on the lookout for how your lizard brain is getting in the way of you accomplishing your goals.
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