Neural Wellbeing and Performance
Creating a Happier, Healthier, Higher-Performing Workforce
A Workforce in Crisis
Overwhelm, anxiety, distraction, and burnout have reached unsustainable levels across the workforce. Stress, unrelenting change and uncertainty, increasing complexity, and constant pressure are leaving employees depleted—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Many are disengaging. Others are simply enduring—or actively seeking more fulfilling opportunities.
At the same time, expectations are rising sharply: to be more adaptive, emotionally intelligent, innovative, collaborative, and resilient. That means being able to effectively manage stress, control attention, regulate emotions, and sustain strong relationships—all while navigating an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.
Interventions from Neuroscience
But these mental and emotional capabilities aren’t taught in our schools or universities—and while training programs can teach us about them, they don’t show us how to develop them. A century of medical convention asserted that they were immutable traits. Only in the past decade has neuroscience confirmed that they are, in fact, trainable neural skills.
This marks a profound shift in what’s possible. For the first time, we can move beyond teaching people what self-awareness, emotional regulation, and compassion are—and instead show them how to develop those capabilities in the brain.
We now understand how to become calmer, more focused, and more engaged—not through willpower or watching a video, but by changing the neural mechanisms that control these capabilities. These are trainable neural patterns —reliable, repeatable, and life-changing
"The benefits of neural training extend beyond improved work performance. These skills ripple outward—relieving stress and anxiety, restoring our attention control, and strengthening trust in our most important relationships.
They improve how we show up at home, with our families, and in our communities. For the organization, they drive engagement and effectiveness. For the individual, they become lifelong tools for a happier, healthier, and more productive quality of life."
New Science, New Solutions
For decades, organizations have tried to address rising mental health challenges with EAPs, wellness benefits, and awareness campaigns. These efforts are well-intentioned, but stress, anxiety, and burnout continue to rise. Meanwhile, breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology have dramatically expanded our understanding of how the brain functions—and how we can intentionally influence it.
Recent research has confirmed that we can rewire brain circuits through neuroplasticity, and that targeted neural practices—like mindfulness—can produce measurable, repeatable results. These insights give us the ability to develop mental and emotional skills that fundamentally improve how we feel, function, and perform—at work and in life.
"In an age of AI automation, human skills are our most critical differentiators. The most strategic training investment we can make is to help our people strengthen their health, happiness, engagement, and relationships—because these directly shape the quality of their contribution to the organization."
Well-Being and Performance
This course is a breakthrough training experience for individuals and organizations seeking to address the root causes of workplace distress, disengagement, and burnout—not just treat the symptoms. While traditional wellness programs offer temporary relief, this program creates lasting change by teaching participants to systematically rewire the neural patterns that control health and well-being, cognitive performance, and emotional intelligence.
Those of us experiencing overwhelm, anxiety, distraction, decision fatigue, conflict, or emotional stress learn to train the brain to meet and resolve these challenges directly. Through expert instruction, guided neural practices, and daily integration strategies, we gain the tools and scientific insight to feel better, function better, and flourish—in work and life.
Learning Portal and Network
The course includes 12 hours of live, instructor-led training, delivered online or onsite—supported by a companion Learning Portal integrated into the IOSM Global Network.
The portal provides access to class recordings, slide decks, guided audio practices, self-paced learning, curated research, expert video insights, and class-wide collaboration—along with continuous access to the broader IOSM community, its curated resources, and topical forums on stress, emotional intelligence, burnout, attention control, resilience, and more.
Plan Your Program
Each Course includes
- Twelve hours of interactive live training
- Led by expert instructors and delivered online or onsite.
Customize Your Schedule
- Four half-day live workshops (recommended)
- Two full-day live intensives
- Eight 90-minute live classes
- Eight 90-minute self-paced videos
Tailor Your Program
Courses are modular by design and can be tailored to your learning objectives, strategic focus, or scheduling needs—at no additional cost. This ensures the program you deliver aligns with your team, timeline, and goals.
Neural Wellbeing and Performance Course Outline
Workshop 1. The Science of Wellbeing
We’ll learn the scientific foundations for health, happiness, and human wellbeing, and how the brain processes stress, anxiety, and burnout. We'll experience neural practices that regulate the nervous system to create calm, stability, and resilience in our daily life and work.
- Understanding the instant, automatic, non-conscious brain
- Resolving acute and chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout
- Practicing acceptance, self-compassion, and self-care
- Recovering and re-engaging with our purpose, life, and work
Workshop 2. Eliminating Cognitive Barriers
We’ll explore the cognitive costs of modern work, including digital distraction, attention deficit trait, decision fatigue, and the overload of constant change and uncertainty. We’ll experience practices to increase positivity, sharpen attention, shift perception, and establish an adaptive, growth mindset.
Understanding neural overload, distractibility, and attention deficit
Sharpening mental clarity, focus, attention control, and concentration
Adapting to disruptive, relentless, VUCA change and uncertainty
Shifting and reframing for new perspectives and better solutions
Workshop 3. Activating Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is not a fixed trait—it is a trainable set of neural capabilities that shape how we relate to ourselves and others. We’ll experience practices that activate self-awareness, regulation, empathy, and compassion, and apply them to workplace communication, collaboration, and trust, enabling stronger relationships and more effective teamwork.
Understanding the neural foundations of emotional intelligence
Practicing for self-awareness, self-control, empathy, and compassion
Communicating and collaborating effectively
Building positive, trust-based work relationships
Workshop 4. Embodying the Culture
Culture is reinforced in the small, daily behaviors that shape how people experience work. We’ll explore the personal habits and relational behaviors that bring a positive culture to life—practicing kindness, optimism, curiosity, and initiative, to create a climate of respect, growth, and shared purpose.
Showing kindness, courtesy, and respect in daily interactions
Answering challenges with optimism, positivity, and a growth mindset
Engaging others with interest, curiosity, and an open mind
Taking the initiative to help others and the organization