TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuroscience of leadership
AU - Waldman, David
AU - Balthazard, Pierre A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This chapter overviews how neuroscience can provide a new lens to understand leadership processes in organizations. We describe how neurological scanning can be applied to leadership research, as well as its potential advantages over more traditional techniques, such as surveys. Research to date is summarized pertaining to how neuroscience can inform such conceptualizations as transformational, complex/adaptive, and ethical forms of leadership. Findings indicate that effective versus not-so-effective leaders can be distinguished neurologically, and such assessment can benefit the prediction of important leadership outcomes. We caution that context needs to be taken into account in that not only can neurological variables associated with leaders affect organizational behavior and outcomes, but it is equally important to understand how the context can affect neurological qualities of individuals. Finally, we describe how it may be possible to use neurofeedback techniques to help develop leadership qualities of people in industry and in education programs, such as those in business schools.
AB - This chapter overviews how neuroscience can provide a new lens to understand leadership processes in organizations. We describe how neurological scanning can be applied to leadership research, as well as its potential advantages over more traditional techniques, such as surveys. Research to date is summarized pertaining to how neuroscience can inform such conceptualizations as transformational, complex/adaptive, and ethical forms of leadership. Findings indicate that effective versus not-so-effective leaders can be distinguished neurologically, and such assessment can benefit the prediction of important leadership outcomes. We caution that context needs to be taken into account in that not only can neurological variables associated with leaders affect organizational behavior and outcomes, but it is equally important to understand how the context can affect neurological qualities of individuals. Finally, we describe how it may be possible to use neurofeedback techniques to help develop leadership qualities of people in industry and in education programs, such as those in business schools.
KW - Leadership
KW - Neurofeedback
KW - Neuroscience
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U2 - 10.1108/S1479-357120150000007007
DO - 10.1108/S1479-357120150000007007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84949980616
SN - 1479-3571
VL - 7
SP - 189
EP - 211
JO - Monographs in Leadership and Management
JF - Monographs in Leadership and Management
ER -