神经领导力的作用(英语论文).doc

Critically discuss the role of neuroscience for the selection and development of leaders 1.Introduction An extremely significant foundation part of the research on leadership can be traced back to 1973 by the former Harvard University professor David McClelland() in the flagship Psychology Journal. He pointed out that if an organization wanted to work for a particular position hiring or selecting the best candidate, such as a leadership role, then it should abandon the general measurement at that time. What the organizations need to do is not testing candidates’ intelligence quotient (IQ), technical skills, their personalities , or just looking at their resume, what they should first is studying those who had already performed excellently in work , and systematically making comparisons between those who did not perform well and them. (Cary er al ,2001) Professor McClelland said, then, you should choose those who have the same ability as the great staff, or help your employers develop these abilities. The proposed hatch out of todays standard operating practices of world-class organizations -- developing an ability model to identify leadership, selecting and promoting potential leaders. In recent years, people have become more and more clear that what kinds of strategies should be used to comply with the brain’s operative functions, so as to make life and work more efficiently.(Waldman et al., 2011) The research indicated that the brains various operations stores all kinds of habits,as well as feelings and thoughts towards external stimuli. Most of the time, in order to save energy, people tend to use automatic mode ,for instance,the route that one drives from home to company, and one may go to the nearest Starbucks to buy a cup of coffee after parking, etc..However,we begin to get rid of those routines,so we try to make some conscious changes in our daily life, as well as the aspect of the selection and development of leaders. If we could understand the pr