man up: the science of being an amazing, empowered man

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The basics

Focus on the crucial sweetspot at the intersection between brand innovation, leadership, ethical business models & change-management

Established in 2005 to support purpose-driven organisations and leaders accelerate breakthroughs in brands, products, services and business models

1 CEO + 30+ world-class associates to guarantee expertise & fit

Operate as social enterprise, subsidising high-impact projects esp. accelerating social entrepreneurs in Africa & Asia

Selected case studies !

Leadership & empowerment training for doctors, nurses & management of various hospital groups in UK

Top talent leadership assessment, personal leadership plan, leadership development curriculum

Top 100 leadership programme

Systemic innovation process to co-create sustainable enterprise strategy for UK built environment industry

Peer-to-Peer Coaching Program for UK Ministry of Business, Innovation & Skills

TEAM WORK CREATIVITY THRIVINGCHANGE-MAKING MINDFULNESSMAKING CHANGE

BEING GREENCREATIVITYLOVE

CONTEXTis king!

changing constantly

brands thrive when they fit context & co-create future context

empower people with a narrative that locates their role in the future

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MALE ‘LOGIC’Sex (male) vs. gender (masculine) passion so conflict

emerging field

many un-replicated findings

shhh! I am a man

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MARS VS. VENUS

99.8% shared genes

46% videos games

Sources: Penn State Study, Suckling & Baron-Cohen @ Cam

MALE BRAINSex hormones bathe the foetal brain

1 day old boys prefer mechanical mobile vs human face images

Sources: Baron-Cohen @ Cam

SPACEParietal cortex & hippocampus

enhanced connection between perception and coordinated action

prefer toys that can be propelled through space… hunting?

dead reckoning vs. landmarks

women can be equals with practice

Sources: Siegel & Fishbane, Sci Am

AROUSALAmygdala larger and more connected - rapid response, less control, less good with stress

rough-and-tumble play (heart pumping and adrenaline flowing) Respond more to gist vs detail

show stress as anger, irritability, recklessness

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Sources: Goldstein & Harvard

FFFArea in the hypothalamus for sexual drive 2.5 x

dopamine: craving vs consumption… huntING not the eating

novelty & risk - coolidge effect

gay > hetero > lesbian

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!Sources: Siegel & Fishbane, Sci Am

MISSIONbrain better at learning and performing a single task

turned on by systematic thinking

inspired to break through obstacles - COMMITMENT HUGE

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EMOTIONShighly emotional, less good at naming them

cognitively process emotion vs. empathy

multiple perspective taking BUT with A distancing

solve vs. listen

Sources: Siegel & Fishbane, Sci Am

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Leadership

3H LEADERSHIP

Emotions, feelings

Thoughts, beliefs

Actions, behaviours

BEHAVIOURS, DRIVEN BY beliefs, driven by emotions

SYSTEM favors predictability (surviving) over creativity (thriving)

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Sources: Antonio D’Amasio, Baba Shiv, Andrew Newberg, Jonathan Haidt

IRRATIONAL

TESTOSTERONEachieving dominance / mission > aggression

Athletes, actors, TRADES, con artists > clerks, intellectuals

prepare for competition and challenges to status

Sources: Mogil & McGill, Godale PRSB, Eisenegger & Zurich

PARENTINGbrain re-wired by oxytocin (test. agonist) TESTOSTERONE: no kids > dads > active dads > co-sleeperS

BIG BALLS = less CLOSE DADS

low paternal BOND increases: BehavioUr problems, delinquency, depression, substance abuse

Sources: Mogil & McGill, Godale PRSB, Eisenegger & Zurich

LOVE IS…men with “warm” childhood relationships with their mothers:

earned an average of $87,000/ year more

WAY LESS likely to develop dementia when old

INCREASED effectiveness

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warm childhood relations with fathers:

lower anxiety, greater enjoyment of vacations and increased “life satisfaction” at 75

Sources: The Grant Study

CRISIS?over 90% of the prison population; the majority of alcoholics, drug addicts and homeless people; lower levels of university attendance and life expectancy.

goals models, role models, boxer short models

DADS: example, warning or both

pressure from media, children, colleagues, lovers

often feel devalued, fragmented and misunderstood, criticised & disempowEred

‘Hegemonic masculinity’ oppressive for men

MEN’S RIGHTSmen’s movement

Million Man March

Save Indian Family

The Radical Faeries

Promise Keepers

ManKind Project

SNAG

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Neanderthal

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metrosexual

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LAD

MEN COME ALIVE…with mission, adventure, exploration, curiosity

with the feminine: radiance, playfulness, softness, approval (‘good job’) with play & Children

MEN ARE…strong, compassionate, change-making,

definitive, contemplative, chivalrous, charming, charismatic, discerning,

honour, BRAVE, ADVENTUROUS, SEDuctive, craft-Y (MAKER CULTURE, COOKING)

ALL of these AND MUCH MORE

EMPOWERING MEN TO BE

THEIR BEST IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS

ON THEIR MISSION TO

BETTER THEMSELVES AND FOR THE

WORLD

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HOW TO IGNITE YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT WITH THE NEW SCIENCE OF BREAKTHROUGH

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You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.’ !

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