Leadership Advantedge: Leadership | Influence | Talent | Neuroscience

From what we’ve learned so far, we know that to raise performance anywhere, we need to be able to choose to be At Cause.We’ve also learned about the affects of five important neurotransmitters: Dopamine (pleasure), Serotonin (happiness), Cortisol (stress), Adrenaline (fear), Anandamide (Peace and Joy).We need to know about four additional Neurotransmitters in your brain’s “cocktail bar”: Oxytocin (love, trust), Vasopressin (attachment), Endorphins (resilience) and Acetylcholine (focus).Stay with me, because I am coming back to the impact on your leadership and performance improvement @work. Meantime, let’s talk about love:Love, often confused with joy or happiness (and sometimes pleasure) is a combination of two things: Attachment and Attraction:AttachmentAttachment is tied to the neurotransmitters Oxytocin and Vasopressin. Oxytocin is known as the “love and trust” chemical. It’s responsible for increasing the bonding between a mother and her new born, and for that trusting relationship bond with a colleague