1138 Why Most Leaders Are Never Trained | Nicolas Pokorny on Neuroscience, and the Leadership Crisis

See more: https://thinkfuture.comConnect with Nicolas https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaspokorny/ ---What if the biggest problem in business isn't bad employees... but untrained leaders?In this episode of thinkfuture, host Chris Kalaboukis sits down with Dr. Nicolas Pokorny, neuroscientist and founder of Mammoth Leadership Sciences, to explore why leadership is fundamentally misunderstood—and how neuroscience can help us build better organizations.Nicolas argues that companies make the same costly mistake over and over again: they promote their best individual contributors into leadership positions without ever teaching them how to lead.The result?A generation of managers who know how to do the work—but not how to bring out the best in other people.Together we explore:- Why great individual contributors often struggle as managers- The neuroscience behind effective leadership- Why leadership evolved as a biological solution to group coordination- The surprising reason great leaders also know when to follow- How competition, collaboration, and self-interest shape every team- Why leaders don't need to be the smartest person in the room- How AI can eliminate low-value work while improving decision-making- Why AI should support leaders—not replace themNicolas introduces the idea of "The Mammoth in the Room"—the hidden leadership gap that exists inside almost every organization.His message is both reassuring and challenging:Leadership isn't an innate talent.It's a skill that can be understood, developed, and practiced.If you're interested in leadership, management, organizational psychology, neuroscience, AI, or the future of work, this conversation offers practical insights backed by science.