The Biology of Good and Evil: Paul Zak

June 17, 2024
Hosted by Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler

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Find out why over 1M people view his TED Talks. Join us, especially if you're in Public Safety for a rare look at how "extraordinary experiences" shape us, our happiness, wellbeing and performance. Paul J. Zak is a professor at Claremont Graduate University and is ranked in the top 0.3% of most cited scientists with over 180 published papers and more than 19,000 citations to his research. Zak’s two decades of research have taken him from the Pentagon to Fortune 50 boardrooms to the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Along the way he helped start a number of interdisciplinary fields including neuroeconomics, neuromanagement, and neuromarketing. He has written three general audience books and is a regular TED speaker. His latest book, Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and Source of Happiness (2022), identifies the neurologic basis for extraordinary experiences and uses 50,000 brain measurements to show readers how to create high-impact training among other benefits.

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Leadership Development News: Provides listeners with practical, actionable insights on how to be and how to develop dynamic, effective leaders. Leadership is a vital skill set in this competitive global economy. Yet many of today’s most influential leaders still aren’t optimizing their skills and performance. Drs. Greenberg and Nadler know from extensive experience working with those at the top tiers of business and society how to coach good leaders to become great leaders and how to develop leadership skills among existing employees. Show topics will include work-life balance, the power of happiness, emotional intelligence, managing gender differences, recruitment and training, and self management. Small changes inspired by Drs. Greenberg and Nadler will make big differences in your leadership and your success. Tune in each Monday at 9 AM Pacific to Leadership Development News on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler

Dr. Cathy L. Greenberg coaches leading executives and entire companies using her proven “Happiness=Profit” business strategies for life. Dr. Greenberg, a certified executive/personal coach, leadership expert and executive in her own right, formerly at two of the world’s leading consultancies, she co-founded h2c, LLC (Happy Companies. Healthy People) where she shares the power of combining leadership with the science of happiness to develop the skills you need to soar to success and profitability in today’s challenging environment. An author of multiple bestsellers and much-in-demand conference speaker, Dr. Greenberg advises individuals and groups from New York to Dubai. Her research and writing partners include Warren Bennis, Noel Tichy and Marshall Goldsmith. Dr. Greenberg lives a happy, successful life circling the globe with offices in Philadelphia and Tucson.

Dr. Relly Nadler is a master level certified executive coach, corporate leadership & team trainer. He is the CEO True North Leadership, Inc. an Executive and Organizational Development firm. Dr. Nadler brings his expertise in Emotional Intelligence (EI) to all his keynotes, consulting, coaching and training. He has designed and delivered many executive boot camps for high achievers in Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Nadler’s Leaders’ Playbook provides 100’s of tools and strategies to develop star performers. As a leader in Emotional Intelligence, his executive coaching and executive boot camps brings hands-on tools and best practices for improving emotional intelligence and developing more top 10% performers in your organization.

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