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Webinar Series: Neuroscience and the Boardroom - Insights from Dr. Sukhvinder Obhi

This alumni webinar series, Neuroscience and the Boardroom: Insights from Dr. Sukhvinder Obhi, is designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge neuroscience and practical board governance. Drawing on Dr. Obhi’s research in social neuroscience, the series will explore how power, empathy, and cognitive bias influence leadership behaviour and decision-making at the board level.

Through three focused sessions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how the brain responds to authority, how empathy can be preserved in high-power roles, and how unconscious processes shape group dynamics.

A limited number of spaces are available for each session. Registration is first-come, first-served (no wait list). To cancel your registration, please email thedirectorscollege@mcmaster.ca.

No Refunds or Discounts for Webinar Sessions

For more than 20 years, The Directors College has been equipping directors of public and private companies, not-for-profit and crown corporations with the practical tools, knowledge and credentials to make a positive and immediate impact in the boardroom.

If you have any questions please contact thedirectorscollege@mcmaster.ca
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Session 2: Trust, Psychological Safety & Communication in Organizations: The Importance of Effective
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Date: April 28, 2026; 90 minutes 
Time:  11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Eastern 
Cost: $45  

Session 2: This session will dive into the Neuroscience and Psychology of trust, and the related concept of psychological safety (PS) in the workplace, principally by unpacking their constituent parts, and considering how deficits in any one of them can undermine performance. Special emphasis will be placed on addressing “information gaps” and on the essential role of effective communication in avoiding misperceptions and misunderstandings of organizational dynamics. A better understanding of these issues is essential for directors’ ability to work well together and to engage in the sensemaking required for effective oversight. 
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Session 3: Organizational Culture and “People work” in a post-DEI world: Lessons Learned and a Way F
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593004
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Date: May 28, 2026; 90 minutes 
Time:  11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Eastern 
Cost: $45  
 
Session 3: This session will take a pragmatic look at how organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts have been affected by the current socio-political climate. Lessons learned from previous approaches to the work will be highlighted, and evidence informed suggestions offered for how organizations can engage in “people work” in a way that is sustainable, net-positive for culture, and seen as valuable by a wide range of stakeholders. This session will help directors better understand the pros and cons of various elements of traditional DEI training and help them provide effective oversight for the organizations they serve.
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