Nicole Vignola

If your brain is your hardware, then your ability to think, make decisions and create habitual or behavioural changes is your software, and to upgrade, the brain needs to be in good working order. 

Many people struggle to see the link between mental performance and physical health, failing to consider that the brain and its neurological function is just as material as any other organ. In this talk, Nicole Vignola will help you understand the fundamentals of brain health; the mechanisms that drive our thoughts and decisions, and how we can leverage our hardware to reach peak mental performance. 

We constantly hear about the negative aspects of stress, but rarely do we hear about its positive impact. In this talk, Nicole Vignola explains how some stress is good. By understanding the difference between acute and chronic stress; and understanding how our mindset towards stress shapes its impact, we can start to dismantle the hold it has. By understanding the mechanisms of stress, both acute and chronic, and how to manage it, we can build our resilience to it so that we can work in a hectic environment whilst staying calm, or just better deal with life’s myriad adversities.

Everyone is capable of change, be it an individual or the organisational collective. Nicole Vignola’s talk will help leaders leverage understandings of neuroscientific research and behavioural change psychology to cultivate a positive work environment and foster behavioural transformations in their teams. By aligning these principles with organisational strategies, workplaces can create long-lasting and constructive shifts in employee behaviour and overall culture.