Neuroscience tools for improved wellbeing & performance
- May 13
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In this professional development workshop presented at the Western Academy of Management Conference, we explore how neuroscience research can be used to improve educators’ executive functioning. We teach the “Resilience-Informed Leadership Approach” and provide practical tools to create the “upgraded educator”.
Abstract: Increasingly, management research incorporates a dynamic, within-person investigation of key employee outcomes. Yet, practical implications from these studies (or studies in other disciplines) are not applied to educators’ own wellbeing or performance. This workshop translates interdisciplinary research findings and actionable, psychology and neuroscience-based tools top executives are already using in practice, so educators can improve wellbeing and performance. One stream of neuroscience research shows that lowered executive brain function/wellbeing result from trauma, but this can be alleviated or even lead to growth. Everyone has experienced trauma to some extent, but often, educators’ trauma, which may have many non-obvious sources (e.g., air pollution, COVID stress) and types (i.e., acute, chronic, complex) is ignored. However, it can be a catalyst for resilience-building or posttraumatic growth. Illustrated by a case study, this workshop introduces the Resilience-Informed Leadership Approach (RILA) and provides practical tools to create the “upgraded educator”.
Citation: Lassu, R.A., O’Steen, H., & Stuart, B. (2025). The upgraded educator: Improving educators’wellbeing and performance with evidence-based tools. Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting. 19-22 March, 2025. Kelowna, B.C.
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