Mariale Hardiman
4/2/2025
Johns Hopkins University
Opinion Pieces
Volume 1, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.67419/jyi.v1i1.1
Abstract
Neuroleadership and neuroeducation both try to turn neuroscience research into practical strategies for human development, yet the two fields have grown up with little reference to each other. This opinion piece proposes joining them through the Brain-Targeted Teaching model, which the author aligns with emotional intelligence theory and with transformational, supportive, servant, adaptive, and authentic leadership. The article first reviews neuroleadership research on the neural correlates of leadership behavior and on neuroplasticity. It then works through the model's six brain targets, from emotional climate and physical environment through learning design, mastery, application, and evaluation, and for each target pairs conditions that undermine learning and performance in organizations with research-based leadership practices that counter them. Leaders who attend to how brains actually learn, the author argues, are better placed to build workplaces where continuous learning, well-being, and innovation become ordinary.