What if the reason your team isn't performing has nothing to do with strategy, structure, or process, and everything to do with the human brain? In this episode, Simon sits down with Mike Mears, former Chief of Human Capital at the CIA, bestselling author, and founder of the CIA Leadership Academy. Drawing on decades of experience from operating behind the Iron Curtain to working alongside Jack Welch at GE, Mike reveals why most executives are unknowingly working against human nature, and what to do about it. Mike breaks down the neuroscience behind why certainty is the missing ingredient in modern leadership, why only 25% of employees are truly engaged, and how a simple shift in approach can unlock the brain chemicals that drive trust, motivation, and real change. You'll also hear how Leon Panetta's approach to the hunt for Bin Laden is one of the best leadership lessons you've never been taught and how you can apply the same principle to transform your team starting this week.
