What are the connections between cognitive capacity, motivation, threat, and reward?

How do organizations that prioritize psychological safety differ — in terms of business performance — from those that don’t?

What cognitive levers should organizations think about when executing change initiatives in order to manage threat, motivate their teams and drive positive business outcomes?

In this paper, we explain the neuroscience, physiology, and behavior of the threat response and provide tools to help mitigate and prevent detrimental threat responses in the workplace. We give advice on how to determine the severity of threat responses and engage in mitigation strategies, including emotion labeling and reappraisal, as well as the benefits of using a shared language to discuss and defuse socially threatening situations.

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Dig into the deeper science of Growth Mindset for individuals and organizations with leading researchers at NLI. Together, we’ll explore the biological and psychological factors for Growth Mindset, as well as illuminate pathways for future inquiry. Here, you’ll get an in-depth understanding of the empirical study of Growth Mindset, and the implications of its use at organizations.

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Over the past few years, NLI has been working to answer a conundrum that many organizations face:

Why do 50% to 70% of organizational change initiatives fail, even when they’re a top priority?

In our new Idea Report, Change at Scale, we analyze data from more than 200 human resource executives and working professionals to understand the relationship between organizational change efforts and behavioral change at an individual level. Through our analysis, we unpack the reasons behind failed efforts and offer a lens into how real behavior change becomes effective and sustainable: Priorities, Habits, and Systems

Learn more about how this three-pronged framework can forge connections between the intention to change and the behaviors needed to achieve a lasting outcome.

It’s important, especially now, to become more resilient. But there are misconceptions about resilience that stifle our ability to adapt, grow and persist in the face of adversity. Understanding the research on resilience can help us to develop the mindset and perspective that will allow us to increase our ability to be resilient, enabling us to adapt and thrive when confronted with stressors both in our personal and professional lives.

NLI Researcher Dr. Ryan Curl presents.

Though it may seem squishy and abstract, workplace culture is visceral.

It lives in each person’s daily behaviors. That’s why NLI has come to define culture simply as shared everyday habits, and it’s this definition that has allowed us to effect change in numerous organizations through the lens of Priorities, Habits & Systems.

In this session, Ryan Curl will explore why first, leaders need to determine what they care about most. Then, create behaviors to make those priorities come to life. Before finally, building the systems that support those habits.