The Illusion of Leadership: Neuroscience Finds Who’s Really in Control
From Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future by Innovative Leadership Institute
March 3, 2026 · 36 min · Season 4 · Episode 12
About this episode
This episode explores how neuroscience can inform leadership practices and decision-making.
Why do smart, experienced leaders miss obvious disruption? In this episode, Maureen Metcalf speaks with Gary Weber about what neuroscience reveals about decision-making, confirmation bias, and the limits of conscious control. Together, they explore how understanding the brain’s architecture can help executives reduce blind spots, design dissent into their organizations, and lead more effectively in volatile markets.
People in this episode
Host: Maureen Metcalf
Guest: Gary Weber
Topics covered
- leadership
- neuroscience
- decision-making
- confirmation bias
- organizational design
- volatility
Keywords
- leadership
- neuroscience
- decision-making
- confirmation bias
- blind spots
- organizational dissent
- volatile markets
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Organizations: Innovative Leadership Institute
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