The first section gives you a simple review in the everyday language of recent scientific advances that can help you to improve individual and group performance. At the same time, this new knowledge corrects several common misconceptions about leadership that often result in leaders actually demoralizing their staff.

Covered in this section are the following points to help you develop a solid foundation for a powerful and inspiring leadership role:

• The idea of innate survival mechanisms that you can use to transform group performance by 100% or more
• How these same mechanisms can also wreck group performance if ignored or violated
• A practical understanding of the brain mechanics that trigger demotivated thinking and behavior
• A practical understanding of the differences between motivated and unmotivated brain states. These cover your employees’ thinking faculties, problem-solving skills, productive behavior, social interactions, and relationships

There is no psychobabble in this course and you will find that the lessons learned are immediately applicable to help you improve your own and other people's performance at work.