Podcast appearances and mentions of amy brann

Amy Brann has been studying neuroscience since she was 15.Now, as the founder of Synaptic Potential, she brings all that expertise to working with organisations to create meaningful change backed by scientific underpinnings.Named 2023 HR Most Influential Thinker, Amy is the author of three books about neuroscience, including Neuroscience For Coaches, which is on the reading lists of many of the best coach training organisations and forms the foundation for this episode: a deep dive into how to make coaching and learning really work.In conversation with The Coach's Journey Founder Robbie Swale, Amy busts myths, teaches hard-to-understand science in ways we can grasp, and tells a story of hope and optimism for what is possible if we can understand brain science and move towards our Whole Brain Potential.In particular, Amy and Robbie talk about:The pitfalls of setting high expectations with your clients and how to avoid them.The neuroscience of visualisations, and how to use them effectively to increase autonomy for your clients.Crucial areas of neuroscience for coaches to know about: neuroplasticity, mirror neurons and more.Why trust is one of the things coaches should pay more attention to and how to do that.Plus Amy coaches Robbie live on how to let his emotions help him pay attention to the right things.For more information about Amy, visit https://neuroscienceforcoaches.com/resources/, ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amybrann/ or https://synapticpotential.com/For more information about host Robbie Swale, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community.THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:The Reticular Activating System note from Amy: ‘The reticular activating system spans an extensive portion of the brainstem. Most of the neurons comprising the midbrain reticular formation lie dorsal and lateral to the red nuclei. Complex interactions between multiple neurotransmitters modulate the action of the reticular activating system with both cholinergic and adrenergic neurotransmission having key roles. The reticular activating system's fundamental role is regulating arousal and sleep−wake transitions. The ascending reticular activating system projects to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalami, which projects diffusely to the cerebral cortex. The ascending projections of the reticular activating system enhance the attentive state of the cortex and facilitate conscious perception of sensory stimuli. Additionally, the collective role of the brainstem reticular formation is to regulate autonomic function, muscle reflexes, and tone.' B.L. Walter, A.G. Shaikh, in Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (Second Edition), 2014 - note from Robbie: So it is part of the brain, but only a small part of it is about attention/conscious perception. To fully understand this, we'll have to invite Amy back on the show!Curly Martin - The Life Coaching Handbook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Coaching-Handbook-Everything-effective/dp/1899836713/ Katie Harvey on The Coach's Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-1-katie-harvey-14000-hours-of-coaching-being-part-of-the-uk-coaching-vanguard-and-being-a-generalist-coach Seth Godin - The Bannister Method: https://seths.blog/2018/03/the-bannister-method/ Jacinta Jimenez on The Coach's Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-26-jacinta-jimenez-the-burnout-fix-betterup The Maya Angelou quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/5934-i-ve-learned-that-people-will-forget-what-you-said-people Antonio Damasio - The Somatic Marker Hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_marker_hypothesis Unconscious Incompetence -> Unconscious Competence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence Richard Strozzi-Heckler: https://strozziinstitute.org/staff/richard-strozzi-heckler/ Jeffrey Schwarz: https://jeffreymschwartz.com/ Dan Siegel: https://drdansiegel.com/ Henry Stapp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stapp Zoe, the personalised dieting company: https://zoe.com/ BIOGRAPHY FROM AMY BRANNAmy is the founder of Synaptic Potential, a consultancy that supports sustainable high performance enabling people to contribute more to their organisation by working smarter not harder. She is an author and a global speaker who's ‘Fact not Fluff' approach is a welcome authority in a world awash with questionable theories. She passionately believes that a great way to achieve your full potential in life and work is by knowing more about how your brain works so you can work with it. Her ombination of scientific expertise and practical real-world experience give audiences easy-to-implement frameworks that uplift brain performance.Over the past 20 years, Amy has been trusted by hundreds of businesses of all shapes and sizes across the globe, including Tesco, Warner Brother, EY, Twinings, Novartis and BNP Paribas, sharing fresh evidence-based insights that challenge people's status quo, and delivering practical frameworks on how to improve performance and close the potential-performance gap that stops individuals and organisations achieving their Whole Brain Potential TM. As frequent keynote speaker at international business events, Amy gives audiences invaluable bite-sized, actionable takeaways based on the latest neuroscience research that leaders, managers and teams can implement in their daily work practices to improve key skills from creativity through to decision-making.Over the years, Synaptic Potential have partnered with The Wales Centre for Behaviour Change to support organisations, the Moller Institute at Cambridge University to deliver programmes and Manchester Metropolitan University to lead the neuroscience component of the Masters of Sports Directorship.Amy is the author of three compelling books - Make Your Brain Work, Neuroscience for Coaches, and Engaged: The Neuroscience Behind Creating Productive People in Successful Organizations - that show organizations practical ways to approach people development through the lens of neuroscience.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Natalie Lancer with Dr. Divine Charura, Dr. Sarah McKay, Gry Osnes, and Amy Brann, discuss the integration of neuroscience into coaching practice. They explore the benefits and challenges of applying neuroscience concepts in coaching, emphasising the need for a more-informed understanding for coaches who choose to work in this way. Our guests explain how coaches can stay informed about neuroscience research and offer insights into how to effectively apply neuroscience concepts into coaching sessions. We discuss: •    What can an understanding of neuroscience bring to coaching psychology? •    How is neuroscience research advancing and what is its impact on coaching? •    What is the role of neuroscience in organisational leadership and the workplace? •    How can we use neuroscience to help us understand emotions, cognition, and behaviour when coaching people on change processes? •    How can coaches access reliable neuroscience information and education? •    What are the risks of coaches using neuroscience principles without a solid understanding? •    What neuromyths can we debunk? •    What are the difficulties of integrating complex neuroscience concepts into coaching practice? •    What are some useful neuroscience insights coaches can immediately apply? •    How can we create brain-friendly work environments that foster better habits and heightens creativity? Drawing on neuroscience in our coaching needs to be done in a considered way. We must draw from peer-reviewed research rather than 30-year-old neuroscience ideas that have since been revised, such as the oversimplified 'lizard brain' concept or the left brain-right brain dichotomy. Coaches must ensure their understanding of neuroscience is solid before practically applying these concepts in their practice. Our guests today are: Dr Sarah McKay is an Australian-based (Kiwi-born) neuroscientist, speaker, author and founder of Think Brain, which offers professional development programs in applied neuroscience and women's brain health, and the Neuroscience Academy suite of training programs. Sarah attended Oxford University to complete an MSc and DPhil in Neuroscience. She sums up her thesis with the words, 'Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity' and worked on research in spinal cord injury as a post-doc. Sarah is the author of The Women's Brain Book: The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness. Her second book, Baby Brain: The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and motherhood sculpt our brains and change our minds (for the better), was published by Hachette in April 2023. Professor (Dr.) Divine Charura is a practitioner psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council in England and a Chartered Coaching Psychologist. Divine is an Honorary Fellow of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and an adult psychotherapist. Furthermore, his work as an Executive leadership coach, has included working with members of senior leadership teams, within corporate organisations, and private institutions in the UK and abroad.  Divine is also passionate about coach education and how the coaching profession can support the development of coaching practitioners as researchers. He believes that this will enable them to continue to contribute to the coaching evidence base and enhance the development of the coaching profession. Divine has co-authored and edited numerous books. Gry Osnes is a clinically trained psychotherapist and consultant and received her PhD from the University of Oslo and an MSc from HEC/INSEAD. In the domain of organizational leadership, she applies Active Inference Psychology and The Emotional Brain to top leaders and teams. Her expertise includes cognitive and affective neuroscience and the intricate dynamics of human behaviour. Her work revolves around understanding people's roles, their strategic manoeuvres, and the fulfilment of socio-emotional needs in a rapidly evolving world. She has a foundation in a system psychodynamic approach, and brings together insights from cutting-edge research in affective neuroscience. Her publications include "Family Capitalism: Best Practices in Ownership and Leadership" (Routledge, 2017) and "Leadership and Strategic Successions" (Routledge, 2021). Amy Brann is the founder of Synaptic Potential, a consultancy that helps people achieve sustainable high performance that enables them to contribute more to their organisation by working smarter not harder. She is an author and a global speaker. She passionately believes that a great way to achieve your full potential in life and work is by knowing more about how your brain works so you can work with it rather than against it. She delivers practical frameworks on how to improve performance. Amy is the author of three compelling books - Make Your Brain Work, Neuroscience for Coaches, and Engaged: The Neuroscience Behind Creating Productive People in Successful Organizations – that offers organisations practical ways to approach people development through the lens of neuroscience. Your host, Dr Natalie Lancer, is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, and British Psychological Society (BPS) Registered Supervisor. She is the Chair of the BPS's Division of Coaching Psychology and an accredited member of the Association for Coaching. She is the host of this podcast series and invites you to email any comments to docp-tcppod@bps.org.uk https://www.bps.org.uk/member-networks/division-coaching-psychology © British Psychological Society 2024

This week we take you back to the classroom as we discuss and explore the frictions within the UK education sector. In this wide-ranging conversation with a teacher, Jamie Slater, and a home-schooling parent, Amy Brann, we explore the real races in education.Jamie is a fantastic educator (but I am biased, as Jamie is also my husband), who shares his insights from working in education with strict government guidance. He also uses his love of his area of expertise to teach classes more effectively, preparing young people with life skills for work. Amy has explored the world of home schooling and shares the way her approach to feeding curiosity has helped to grow a love of learning in her daughter that we can all aspire to.Our guests help us to consider many questions which link education and workplaces. Why do we seek to teach how to absorb and recall knowledge, especially now with the advances of AI? Should we nurture an explorative curiosity where students are encouraged to follow lines of interest in what they are learning about? Stifled by the system, is it workplace expectations which are holding the education sector back?   For all these and more, listen in and then take the conversation further by following our guests via the links below. Jamie Slater linkedin.com/in/jamie-slater-32a83948Amy Brann linkedin.com/in/amybrann____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose

Neurodiversity, why is this something you need to consider in your organisation. In this Learning From The Edges episode, we discuss why neurodiversity is something to be celebrated, how it can be utilised in the workplace and how its not just something for learning and development to be aware of. We explore the various ways in which neurodiversity can be leveraged to create a more inclusive and productive work environment.  Additionally, the importance of understanding and respecting the unique needs of neurodiverse individuals, and how to create an environment that is conducive to their success. Neurodiversity in the workplace is something that your organisation can use to your advantage.Thank you to our guests Amy, Ele and Nathan, you can find links to hear more of them below:Amy Brann linkedin.com/in/amybrann/Ele Stevens linkedin.com/in/elestevens/Nathan Whitbread linkedin.com/in/nathanaelwhitbread/____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose

People are more satisfied by explanations that contain neuroscientific jargon and images. Why? Because dopamine fires up the hippocampus, and that's a fact! (Warning: It's not.)  This week on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Owen and Ross G are separating fact from fiction as we discuss neuroscience with Amy Brann, author of Make Your Brain Work.  We discuss:  The meaning of neuroscience (as a discipline vs in popular media)  The relevance of neuroscience for HR and L&D  Practical insights from neuroscience.    During the discussion, Owen referenced two papers:    Weisberg, D. S., Keil, F. C., Goodstein, J., Rawson, E., & Gray, J. R. (2008). The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 20(3), 470-477. Online at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778755/    Farah, M. J., & Hook, C. J. (2013). The seductive allure of “seductive allure”. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 8(1), 88-90. Online at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26172255/     In ‘What I Learned This Week', Owen discussed Wordle (https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html), Heardle (https://www.spotify.com/heardle/) and Framed (https://framed.wtf/)    Ross discussed the Freakonomics series ‘What Can Blockchain Do for You?': https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/what-can-blockchain-do-for-you/     For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.     To find out more about Amy, see https://amybrann.com/ and https://synapticpotential.com/   Connect with our speakers   If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:   Ross G - @RossGarnerMT   Owen Ferguson - @OwenFerguson  Amy Brann – @Amy_Brann  

Amy Brann, Author, Consultant, Global Speaker and Founder of Synaptic Potential, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of the bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage' to explore the application of neuroscience to the art of developing people, the role of curiosity and the connection to engagement. Why are we seeing organisations becoming more focused on curiosity, or growth mindset and why is it so important? Does knowing how our brain works change the way we engage? How can we ignite our curiosity?   Are you curious? Subscribe today! Join the conversation, connect with the authors and keep exploring curiously! #CuriousAdvantage. #neuroscience #engagement #curiosity About the Curious Advantage Podcast Series The Curious Advantage Podcast series is brought to you by the authors of the book The Curious Advantage, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones and it is about how individuals and organisations use the power of curiosity to drive success in their lives and organisations, especially in the context of our new digital reality. It brings to life the latest understanding from neuroscience, anthropology, history and behaviourism about curiosity and makes these useful for everyone. Produced by Aliki Paolinelis, edited by John McGinty & Jill Damatac-Futter. #Curiousadvantage #Curiousadvantagepodcast About The Curious Advantage Book The Curious Advantage is an exploration of the idea of Curiosity and its increasing importance for thriving in the digital age. Taking the widest possible exploration of things Curious – historical, contemporary, neuro-scientific, anthropological, behavioural, semantic and business-focused. At the heart of the book is our model of Curiosity, called 'Sailing the 7 C's of Curiosity'. This model provides individuals with a practical framework for how to be successfully Curious and use Curiosity as a power skill to unlock their own potential. To find out more visit: curiousadvantage.com   Get your copy on Amazon! 

Open Sourced Workplace Presents: Make Your Brain Work - Amy Brann Aritlce Link: https://www.opensourcedworkplace.com/news/make-your-brain-work-amy-brann Narrated By: Alek Dincoff To see the written article or others like this, visit opensourcedworkplace.com You can find Alek Dincoff on Linked or as a service provider on Open Sourced Workplace.

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This week's Squiggly Careers podcast episode features neuroscience expert Amy Brann, sharing her wisdom about how we can use our knowledge of the brain to stay engaged at work. Whether you listen for yourself or to get insight into how to make changes the workplace to benefit others, this week's podcast is an actionable and practical take on an increasingly important area of research for work and careers. Find links and additional resources over at www.amazingif.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I have the joy of interviewing Amy Brann, an internationally respected expert on the topic of neuroscience.  Amy helps us understand some of the ways leaders can leverage the power of neuroscience insights.   About Amy: (from synaptic potential website) Amy Brann blends her academic knowledge of how the brain works with her experience of leaders’ challenges to share uniquely insightful ways forward. Amy started studying medicine at UCL before leaving to work with individuals and organizations. She consults, delivers workshops and keynotes globally to companies such as Accenture, EY, and Warner Bros. She is the author of ‘Make Your Brain Work’ & ‘Neuroscience for Coaches’ published by Kogan Page and ‘Engaged: The neuroscience behind creating productive people in successful organizations’ published by Palgrave Macmillan. Her organization partnered with Bangor University’s Behaviour Change Centre to enable participation in researching and developing the cutting edge insights that are solidly underpinned by science. These credible approaches mean organizations trust her to partner with them to get results. Amy has had broad cultural experiences including running sales teams in Asia, managing teams in Belize and Egypt and running culture change programmes globally. Based in Warwick in the UK, she is frequently described as an inspiring and engaging speaker who shares bite-sized actionable takeaways.  

This week Maria’s guest on the show is Amy Brann. Amy is a visiting lecturer to Manchester Metropolitan University, teaching the neuroscience of leadership on the Master of Sports Directorship Programme. She is the founder of Synaptic Potential, working with organizations to strengthen their strategy, culture, and performance. Amy is also the author of three books, Make Your Brain Work, Neuroscience for Coaches, and Engaged: The Neuroscience Behind Creating Productive People in Successful Organizations. Recorded on: 26th April 2018 Show Notes: In this week’s show, Amy Brann talks to us about the brain. She tells us why she thinks children should be taught about how the brain works and how it would benefit in the workplace. How we can shape our brain, why we should not to rely on willpower and why sleep is so important for our memory. Links: More about Amy Brann More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook Significant quotes: “Learning new things these days is so easy.  We have it so good with all these apps and different resources.  The world is ripe for learning.” Next Week: Join us next week when Maria’s guest will be one of the world’s most respected futurist thinkers on technology and societal trends, Mark Stevenson.

This week Maria’s guest on the show is Philip Hesketh who is an expert in the psychology of persuasion and influence. He combines a powerful mix of well researched persuasive techniques in buying, selling, persuading and influencing. He is best known for his 'can-use-today' techniques to be more influential. Philip is a psychology graduate from Newcastle University and a sales graduate from Proctor and Gamble. In 1986 he was creator, new business director, and managing partner of an advertising agency, Advertising Principles. He sold his interest in the business after 16 consecutive years of growth, with the agency billing 48 million pounds, and employing a 150 people. Recorded on: 19th April 2018 Show Notes: In this week’s show Philip Hesketh talks to us about how the sale of soap and shampoo inspired him to move into advertising, how he became a full time professional speaker and how he changed the weather in February. Philip explains the difference between negotiation and discounting and shares some of his persuasion techniques. All this and much more… Links: More about Philip Hesketh More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook Significant quotes: “We need to influence people rather than persuade them. So you have to find out what their motivation is, not what your is.” Next Week: Join us next week when Maria’s guest will be Neuroscientist and founder of Synaptic Potential, Amy Brann.

We talk to Synaptic Potential's Amy Brann about neuroscience, leadership development, AI and more. Find out more about Synaptic Potential here: http://www.synapticpotential.com/

Author and neuroscientist Amy Brann looks at the application of neuroscience to the organisation

Amy Brann, of Synaptic Potential Amy passionately delivers the message that you and your organisation have a huge amount of potential that can be better accessed if you understand how to work with your brain optimally. Leaving UCL medical school Amy ‘s company, Synaptic Potential, works with orgnisations strengthening their strategy, culture and performance. The team works globally sharing reliably simple applications of neuroscience that lead to game changing insights and results. Having partnered with Bangor University’s Behavior Change Centre the trainings gained additional credibility from the input of thorough researchers. She is the author of ‘Make Your Brain Work’ & ‘Neuroscience for Coaches’ & ‘Engaged: The neuroscience behind creating productive people in successful organizations’. Join us as we talk about the neuroscience of engagement. Looking at the cutting edge game changing insights we can take from the world of science to provide reliably simple ways to move forward. Offering ways to turn organisations on their heads with radical shake ups, or ways to just incrementally inch in the right direction. Host: TBC

Many quite brilliant people feel that their professional and personal lives are not measuring up to their expectations. Often they feel they can do and be better. In this interview Amy Brann from the UK, a neuroscientist and author of “Make Your Brain Work“, gives great insights on how to bridge the gap between science and business and … Read more about this episode...

Would you like to be more productive? To organise yourself and your business to get the best results possible? Do you want to really serve those you work for? If so it makes sense to understand how the organ that drives it all actually works. Maybe you have heard about Neuroscience? But perhaps felt a little unsure about the practical applications? My guest Amy Brann bridges the gap between cutting edge neuroscientific research and organisations who can use it. Leaving UCL medical school to pursue a Coaching career she became fascinated by what the brain can teach us to help transform thinking & performance. Participating in over 12,000 hours of Coaching all over the world. Her company, Synaptic Potential, partners with the Wales Centre for Behaviour Change to deliver cutting edge training. She is the author of ‘Make Your Brain Work' and ‘Neuroscience for Coaches' both published by Kogan Page. Join us for a fascinating, valuable and brain friendly show.

Would you like to be more productive? To organise yourself and your business to get the best results possible? Do you want to really serve those you work for? If so it makes sense to understand how the organ that drives it all actually works. Maybe you have heard about Neuroscience? But perhaps felt a little unsure about the practical applications? My guest Amy Brann bridges the gap between cutting edge neuroscientific research and organisations who can use it. Leaving UCL medical school to pursue a Coaching career she became fascinated by what the brain can teach us to help transform thinking & performance. Participating in over 12,000 hours of Coaching all over the world. Her company, Synaptic Potential, partners with the Wales Centre for Behaviour Change to deliver cutting edge training. She is the author of ‘Make Your Brain Work' and ‘Neuroscience for Coaches' both published by Kogan Page. Join us for a fascinating, valuable and brain friendly show.