Listen "Episode #63: The Neuroscience of Improving Team Collaboration using the SCARF model"
Episode Synopsis
This podcast is super important if you are managing a team, or are part of a team at work.In this podcast I introduce a simple but powerful model based on significant neuroscience research that will help you and your team improve your collaboration at work. I show you how the brain works in ways to support collaboration, how to take advantage of that, and introduce a simple model to help you implement this at your workplace. There is a growing emphasis on collaboration at work these days - so much so that the term loses its meaning and significance. Most organizational methods of "collaboration" - email, chat platforms, video meetings - do little to improve collaboration, and as one major Harvard Business Review study points out, are more likely to lead to burnout as employees are forced to work longer hours to complete tasks.On the other hand, Neuroscience studies have come a long way in helping us understand just how social our brain really is, how best to take advantage of it, and how to actually apply it your own life.I am most interested in how our brains do and don’t support collaboration, and what factors help support it the most, and then frankly how can you use that in your own life.So this podcast is structured like this:I start by talking about why not all collaboration is good for teams, even if the amount of time spent on it has risen significantly in the past 20 yearsI dive into 4 principles from social neuroscience that underlie effective collaboration in general, but particularly the SCARF modelI then introduce the SCARF model – a framework that explores social neuroscience and identifies five core social domains that influence human behavior and reactions in social situations. I finish by providing a simple but effective tool for helping you apply these ideas to your teamI use high-performance coaching prompts throughout the podcast to help you really get the most out of the content, and think about what it means for you and your team.I have also created a cheatsheet/worksheet that you can download for free from invictus.coach/podcast that highlights the main points of the SCARF model, provides you some coaching prompts, and gives you a working shell of a tool to help you apply it.Really, you can get everything you need from this podcast to help diagnose and improve your team's collaboration efforts - and in the end improve your workplace well-being, performance and productivity.Instantly Unlock Performance, Well-Being and Balance Now The "Thrive Hive" is a monthly membership to help teach, coach and support individuals, organizational teams and their leaders in reaching their full potential, and living a flourishing life with balance and well-being.You get access to group coaching, monthly education, webinars/livecasts and other events, topic-based support and tools, and access to a private community of other like-minded individuals.You can find out more or sign up clicking here!
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