January 28, 2025

12:00-1:00 pm ET / 11:00 am-12:00 pm CT / 9:00-10:00 am PT

Workshop objectives:

Achieve more productive outcomes, even during difficult conversations

Be more strategic in your communications so your message is better received

Understand your own and others' emotional reactions at a deeper level




This is a one-hour workshop geared toward executives and will offered to up to eight participants. 

Please sign up here or contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in this workshop.

Understand the brain's response to threats and how it influences reactions and decision-making

Be aware of your own and others' emotional cues and subtleties in communications, which can also help you:

  • Create a culture of trust and collaboration

  • Understand the dynamics of challenging conversations

  • Promote open dialogue with your team members

  • Increase accountability

  • Resolve conflicts and reduce stress

About this Workshop

The Neuroscience Behind Improving Executive Communications

In today's fast-paced workplace, effective communication is a critical skill for leaders. 

However, navigating difficult conversations can be challenging, as your employees' innate response to perceived threats can trigger the fight-or-flight response, hindering rational thinking and open dialogue. 

This one-hour workshop is designed specifically for leaders who want to refine their communication skills and cultivate psychological safety for their teams. Participants will explore the intricate workings of the brain and its response to threats. They will gain a deeper understanding of how these systems can influence reactions and decision-making processes. 

By recognizing the different stress responses triggered by the sympathetic nervous system (e.g., fight, flight, or freeze), leaders can better understand the underlying dynamics at play during challenging conversations. Through interactive exercises, participants will refine emotional intelligence skills and effective communication techniques. 

In this workshop, you will learn to create an environment in which your employees feel comfortable expressing themselves without fear of judgment or retaliation, ultimately promoting open and productive dialogue and creating a more collaborative and successful work environment.

Instructor(s)

Facilitator Annette Goodman

Annette Goodman, is a Leadership and Performance Executive Coach, author, facilitator, speaker, and leadership development strategist with an extensive background of more than 25 years of leadership experience in both corporate and non-profit settings, including as a Senior Project Manager at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

As a coach, Annette partners with senior and emerging leaders to create sustainable impact in their professional and personal lives, asking thought-provoking questions to devise personalized solutions. Annette also works with clients who are reflecting on 360 performance feedback, exploring their future direction and career path, strengthening boundaries on their time, and seeking tools to manage their stress and anxiety.

With a focus on incorporating neuroscience principles into her practice, Annette’s coaching clients explore how they can rewire their brains to cultivate new habitual ways of thinking, feeling and communicating. The focus on neuroscience affords clients a deeper understanding of how their brain’s wiring profoundly impacts various aspects of their lives, from cognition and planning to behavior and emotional balance.

Annette co-authored a Yale research paper titled "Cognitive Priming and Cognitive Training," and she also co-wrote a book titled "The Woman Who Changed Her Brain." The book is based on neuroscience, the study of how our brain circulates information from input to output in all facets of our lives..

Annette’s background also includes writing social-emotional curriculum as well as developing and facilitating an Emotional Intelligence certification course for The International Society for Emotional Intelligence. Additionally, Annette designs and leads webinars and workshops on “Emotionally Intelligent Communication: Building Stronger Executive Relationships.”

Annette Goodman

Leadership & Performance Coach

[email protected]