Why does smart people do stupid things?

What's the brain science behind behavior change?

And what can you do in practice to support peak performance?

Starting points for all of those on this episode.

This is Coaching for for leaders episode 367.

Produced by Innovate Learning Maximizing Human Potential. potential. And I'm your host, Dave Stahoviac.

Leaders aren't born, they're made,

and this weekly show gives you access

to the practical wisdom that will empower you

to become a better leader.

We, of course, as leaders are always concerned about how do we

support our own peak performance but also to support the peak performance of

others. That's certainly our intention. It's the intention of almost

everyone who is a part of our organization or that we have the privileged influence and

yet of course the realities come that we don't always do that well and sometimes we even do things that

aren't smart or downright stupid.

And one of the reasons I'm so glad our guest is here today is to help us to uncover some of the science but also some of the practical things that we can do to avoid some of the stupid things because even if you're smart, even if your team is smart, you can still

produce poor outcomes. We see that in the media every day and certainly we all have examples of that in our

leadership. I am so glad to welcome to the show today Nada Wenzel. She is the

Global Solutions Director at the Jonah Group. The Jonah Group partners with global organizations

to achieve breakthrough results in safety, well-being, and leadership. She's a master coach,

facilitator, and international speaker with qualifications in

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