Alan Watkins: Coaching and the Biology of Change
During this plenary session you will learn...
- How to control your own brain function, perceptual awareness & performance
- How to rapidly assess the abilities of the person in front of you
- How to quantify effective coaching interventions before anyone pays for them
- The biological conditions required for sustainable change in individuals & teams
- By knowing the biological conditions required for exceptional performance you will know how to achieve and sustain improvements.
- Attendees will sit and listen and then participate in a live demonstration of the biology of change. No specific prerequisite knowledge is required.
Alan Watkins has 20 years of scientific experience, three degrees in psychology, medicine and immunology plus 8 years of experience working in corporations and has a breadth of knowledge in what makes individuals perform optimally and also how to coach people into exceptional performance. Dr. Watkins BSc MD PhD is an international expert in health and performance. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine at Imperial College London, the UK’s top university. He has published a wide variety of scientific papers on perceptions, emotions and health, and his first book on Mind Body Medicine was published in 1997 with two more in preparation. Since 1996 he has trained over 8,000 people in a range of performance skills in over 15 countries. His approach to performance integrates cutting edge advances from multiple fields of scientific research teaching individuals how to control their physiology and manage their emotional state to facilitate brain function. This training and coaching is supported by state of the art medical technology that he has developed over the last two years with the world’s leading manufacturers of this technology. He is also Chairman of the UK’s leading provider of behavioural training to infants and children with autism. Learn more at www.cardiaccoherence.com
