Dr. David Weiss

The Yellin Group specializes in helping leaders and organizations leverage brain-based strategies to enhance performance and culture, providing practical, research-backed tools and teachings on leadership development. President Sherry Yellin, PhD, PCC, BCC, shares details about how their unique Cranium Campus platform offers micro-training on leadership topics, providing leaders with the opportunity to engage in short, impactful teachings and collaborative discussions designed to help them lead more effectively by understanding and applying the science of how the brain functions optimally. Sherry is the author of several books on leadership and is driven by a passion for understanding how the brain learns and how this knowledge can transform leadership and organizational culture. She shares her journey from academia to entrepreneurship, recounting pivotal moments that shaped her career, including her early work in workplace education and her realization of the profound impact that neuroscience can have on learning and leadership. Sherry emphasizes the importance of aligning leadership strategies with brain science, particularly in managing harmful threats in the workplace, fostering clarity, and empowering individuals through choice and voice.  Link to watch/listen in the first comment below. #podcast #collab #collaboration #business #LeadAtTheTopOfYourGame #Leadership #performance #potential #neuroscience

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🚨 TOMORROW: AI Coaching perspectives with ICF Quebec If you are in Canada or North America and are an ICF coach, join the conversation. I'll share perspectives and use cases from human coaches based on research and practice. You'll share your perspectives, concerns and ideas. Together we bring the topic to the next step. #AICoaching #AI #coaching #ICF

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Leadership today is less about having the right answer and more about navigating complexity with clarity and presence. Learn why high-performing teams are adopting NBTs to observe where they are, orient around what matters and choose actionable next steps. https://ow.ly/lxBh50YklRI #TeamGrowth #LeadershipTools #WorkplaceInnovation

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Board opportunities rarely come from resumes alone. They come from demonstrated judgment. On March 18, our Private Directors Association®-Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Chapter is offering a rare opportunity to experience what board service actually feels like before you’re sitting in the seat. This Boardroom Simulation Workshop places you inside real governance dilemmas including CEO succession, crisis management, compensation decisions, strategy shifts, and transformation challenges. You will work in a small group, evaluate a live scenario, make decisions under time pressure, and present your board’s thinking. This is not a lecture. It is a working session designed for those serious about strengthening their readiness for board roles. Naomi Kent, CEO of The Boardroom Company and author of Wanted: A Board Career, will facilitate the experience and close the evening by sharing three practical actions you can begin taking immediately to increase your chances of being selected for a corporate board this year. Additional value for attendees -Case materials distributed in advance -Peer level discussion and learning insight into how modern boards think -Complimentary professional headshot for the first 15 registrants If board service is part of your future, this is a practical step toward it. Register now to secure your place.

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Are you a spotlight or a lighthouse? ✨ This question has been on my mind since returning from #RotmanReunite. The distinction became crystal clear when Professor Nouman Ashraf shared an insightful quote from Tanya Talaga: “In Ojibwe and Cree culture, leadership didn’t mean power; it meant caring.” It made me think about the light leaders cast. A spotlight demands all the focus, overpowering others. A lighthouse, however, is a guiding light—creating clarity and safety for the whole team to navigate and shine. The most transformative leaders make the collective brighter, not just themselves. It’s a conscious choice that requires self-awareness and intention every single day. The energy of the event was all about the people. It was fantastic to reconnect with my fellow EMBA44 peers, Nima Dehghanpour, MBA & Abhi Agnihotri, and to meet the next wave of leaders from the EMBA45 and EMBA46 cohorts. This, combined with an engaging Alumni panel on how innovation and business collide, made for a truly memorable day. So now let me ask you: What kind of light will you bring to your team this week? #Leadership #CorporateCulture #WhereYourLightFindsItsSpark

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Narrative is what creates movement ➡️ not the methodology on its own. The tools, frameworks, and models absolutely matter, but they only work when they’re anchored to a story people can see themselves in. MLK didn’t lead with a plan; JFK didn’t open with engineering specs. They led with a narrative that gave people meaning, direction, and a sense of shared possibility. The details came later — in service of the dream. That’s why the question “What is a leader?” is so important. Not as a definition on paper, but as a lived experience. How do people recognize leadership when it’s needed? How do they step into it - especially when the path isn’t clear and the work is changing? This is exactly the space my colleague David Donaldson will be digging into more deeply - exploring how leaders move from managing tasks to truly leading change by shaping the narrative, not just executing the mechanics. When leaders understand the story they’re part of, change stops feeling like something to manage and starts feeling like something worth leading. Don't miss this session!

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On the situation of ongoing change (an era of "perpetual whitewater,"), star performers burning out (the burnout of "oversubscribed star players"), change projects … and approaches toward. “Adaptive challenges, by contrast, require people to examine and often abandon deeply held assumptions about how work gets done.” VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) TUNA (Turbulent, Uncertain, Novel, Ambiguous) By Michael Hudson https://lnkd.in/ggeJNvkz

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Did you know that strategic workforce planning gives you the insights needed to design compensation programs that support future talent priorities? https://bit.ly/4cpNsOe By understanding where skill shortages or surpluses will occur, your organization can tailor rewards to attract talent for critical roles and skills, optimize budget allocation, and enhance employee engagement. Check out our article for more detailed insights. #FutureofWork #HumanResources #EmployeeEngageent #compensation

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Excited to see the founding cohort of the Sigma Workforce Consortium coming together. What makes this effort especially meaningful is the diversity of perspectives involved - organizations and thought leaders spanning industry, education, workforce development, technology, research, and the public sector. When leaders from across the ecosystem come together to share insight and learn from one another, it creates the potential for real progress in how skills, learning, and opportunity connect. Looking forward to our inaugural convening next week and the conversations ahead.

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The #LeadershipDevelopment journey of SPSetia's leaders participating in the Advanced Leadership Acceleration Program - Cohort 1 continues. For the past 2 days we focused on the behaviours and capabilities required to #LeadChange effectively. Participants reviewed and reflected on their Accendo Technologies #CapabilityAssessmentReport to enhance their self-awareness, and understand their strengths and areas for improvement around #ChangeManagement and #StakeholderManagement. There were intense discussions around managing employee productivity, performance and engagement while at the same time dealing with change efforts. No easy answers, but productive exchange of ideas and possible solutions. Participants experienced first-hand through a #BusinessSimulation, the challenges and opportunities brought about by the need to effectively persuading others to go through the change adoption continuum. They needed to ensure they build awareness, generate interest, encourage experimentation until adoption is finally achieved. No magic formulae! What matters is the understanding of the business context, the urgency of the change to be introduced and the needs and fears of the stakeholders impacted by the change. A case study was used to understand how others have successfully institutionalized change and the challenges they needed to deal with. This brings a taste of reality to the conversation. The participants were left with a few challenges which they will need to address in the coming weeks before we gather again for #GroupCoaching sessions to reaffirm and strengthen their learning and development journey. Looking forward to meeting the participants again soon! #ReadyForTomorrowToday #ThreadAdvisory

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I asked #ChatGPT to think like an #IndustrialPsychologist in an #HRLeadership role, assessing three of my legacy #psychometric reports: CliftonStrengths Integrative Enneagram Solutions Evalex Talent Solutions The following ten priority hiring factors emerge: Exceptional Drive and Achievement Orientation ~ Dominant Achiever strength and Enneagram Type 3 motivation reflect sustained stamina, productivity, and goal intensity. He sets high standards and delivers consistently under pressure. Strategic & Commercial Judgement ~ Evalex results show markedly above-benchmark insight, judgement, and business acumen. Demonstrates capacity to operate at increasing complexity levels. Results-Focused Execution ~ Strong action orientation (Action Centre dominant) ensures momentum, decisive implementation, and accountability for outcomes. Performance Optimisation Mindset ~ Maximizer strength drives quality improvement and talent leverage. Focuses on elevating good performance to excellence. Client & Stakeholder Impact ~ Above-benchmark client responsiveness, charisma, and motivational behaviour. Projects confidence and inspires trust in commercial settings. Innovative Ideation with Practical Bias ~ Ideation combined with commercial acumen enables generation of opportunity-focused solutions aligned to business realities. Resilience Under Pressure ~ Type 3 profile shows ability to reframe setbacks as learning and increase effort during adversity—critical in competitive environments. High Productivity & Output Orientation ~ Consistently strong output benchmarks indicate capacity to manage workload demands of senior roles. Adaptive Social Intelligence ~ Strong interactive sensitivity and ability to “read the room” enhances influence across varied stakeholders. Leadership Presence with Developmental Awareness ~ Motivational strength, charisma, and relational capacity (Relator, Positivity) balanced with identified growth areas (delegation depth, overextension risk) signal coachability rather than derailment risk. As an #HR or #TalentAcquisition leader ~ what do you think of these #psychometric findings? Are these personal attributes you'd seriously consider in a prospective candidate?

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In the era of AI, it is questioned how human beings are different from AI. This might give you some clue: deep reading, critical skills and beyond.

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Another coaching myth uncovered... The past can be a rich resource in coaching if we know how to use it. Listen to this week's episode of PRIME SPACE to learn more. Link below #CoachingMyths #ProfessionalCoaching #ICF #LeadershipDevelopment #CoachingMatters #EliasScultori #CoachingCommunity #PRIMESPACE #CoachingInsights #ReflectivePractice #CoachGrowth #HolisticCoaching

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The Moment Of (Execution Part 6): Credibility Is Built in What You Can Sustain Every performance, whether on stage, in a boardroom, or in a conversation, isn’t just shaped in the moment before. It’s shaped in the moment it’s being lived. This series explores what happens when preparation meets pressure. The second stage of every transaction. This is Execution. In corporate environments, execution determines something subtle but lasting. Whether people experience you as credible or merely convincing in the moment. The difference isn’t polish. It’s sustainability. Every choice you make sets a behavioural precedent. Your position. Your tone. Your way of leading. If it only works when things are calm, when you’re prepared, or when you control the room, it will fail under pressure. Sustainable choices are the ones you can explain when challenged, repeat when tired, and stand behind when the outcome is uncomfortable. Clarity of reasoning matters more than brilliance of delivery. This is where consistency enters. People don’t trust leaders because they’re charismatic. They trust leaders because they’re predictable in the right ways. When your standards, principles, and responses are coherent, people stop second-guessing you. They know how to work with you. That stability creates momentum. Consistency isn’t rigidity. It’s coherence over time. Coherence is what protects you when you’re challenged. In meetings, reviews, negotiations, or moments of crisis, your thinking will be tested. When your position is clear, you can absorb feedback without becoming defensive. You can adjust tactics without abandoning intent. You can hold your ground without raising your voice. Clarity gives you a backbone. It lets you respond instead of react. So here’s the question worth sitting with: Which of your current choices would you still stand by if the room turned against you? In the end, credibility at work is a form of performance. Not performative, but intentional. People believe you not because you sound confident, but because your actions align over time, your reasoning holds up, and your presence feels grounded. That’s when work resonates. Because it’s trustworthy. Make choices you can sustain and justify. Let consistency do the quiet work of building trust. Let clarity protect you when the pressure arrives. Part 5 here: https://lnkd.in/gZG86ptu Join me next week for the next principle in The Moment Of as we continue exploring Execution.

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We’ve just published the fourth article in our AI learning series. This one tackles a hard truth in experiential learning: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Two teams can go through the same simulation and walk away with completely different conclusions. All confident. All inconsistent. Without facilitation: •Learning fragments •Judgment becomes local •Capability drifts The article explores why facilitation is not about delivery or flow, but about developmental alignment. Turning individual insight into shared judgment. Turning simulated performance into real organizational capability. It also draws a clear line between what AI can genuinely support in simulation-based learning and where human facilitation remains essential. Here is the article https://bit.ly/4teZqAa If you work with L&D, simulations, or capability building at scale, I’d be very interested in your perspective.

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Mastering NLP Techniques for Leadership Success In today’s fast-paced corporate world, leadership is no longer just about making decisions — it’s about inspiring people, fostering growth, and navigating complexity with confidence. One approach that’s transforming leadership training in 2025 is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) — a practical toolkit that helps leaders understand human behavior, communicate with clarity, and build stronger, more motivated teams. Here’s what NLP brings to leadership: ✅ Clearer communication ✅ Stronger rapport and trust ✅ Better conflict resolution ✅ Measurable improvement in team performance If you’re serious about developing your leadership skills, NLP training can be a game-changer. Learn how small changes in language and perspective can create massive results in management and personal growth. Read the full blog here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gFaArz2T 📍Alta Training and Coaching, Based in Toronto — offering in-person and online coaching 📩 Contact: Alireza@altatc.com 🌐 www.dralirezasharifi.com #LeadershipDevelopment #NLP #Coaching #ExecutiveTraining #MindsetMatters #CorporateGrowth #LeadershipSkills #TorontoBusiness

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Don't always use LMs, and don't use a single LM for everything. Be intentional about it and use the most suitable model. The latest LMArena leaderboard clearly shows how the various LMs perform on specific aspects.

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