As every CEO knows, it can be very lonely at the top. The problems faced by senior executives in organizations are very complex and beyond the capability of any one individual or team to solve them. A CEO needs his/her entire organization working collaboratively to use its collective brainpower to overcome tough challenges to win in the marketplace.
The problem is that the vast majority of employees lack the breadth and depth of thinking skills to be able to identify and resolve today’s complicated problems. The good news is that emerging research drawn from neuroscience is synchronizing the science of the brain with more effective management and leadership practices – resulting in an ability to equip managers and nonsupervisory employees with the thinking skills necessary to deal with an uncertain and ambiguous business environment – resulting in a sustainable competitive advantage.
Our emerging knowledge of the brain has resulted in the following findings:
• We have limited access to our implicit memory (where relevant knowledge is stored), which restricts our ability to think strategically and innovate

• We don’t leverage the visual regions of our brains enough. The visual brain is more efficient than the language center of the brain, resulting in opportunities to increase the ability of individuals and teams to think in greater breadth and depth
Two unique and innovative programs are available to help CEOs rally the organization’s employees to address its most pressing problems by equipping them with the skills and processes necessary to expand their thinking capabilities:
• Points of You – A recent advance that uses evocative visual stimuli to help individuals and teams clarify and expand their perspectives and engage in authentic, trust-building conversations

• Simplexity Thinking System – A dynamic program with a proven process that teaches essential skills that help individuals and teams identify and prioritize real, underlying problems, generate concrete and innovative solutions and overcome common obstacles to implementation
For CEOs and other C-Suite executives, it need not be lonely at the top. Great leaders are able to mobilize their employees to tackle major challenges and succeed in the marketplace. Neuroscience has given us the tools and processes to enhance the abilities of employees to think in greater breadth and depth. This is the key to sustainable financial health and competitive advantage.