The Leadership Diet Your Brain Is Craving:

A Guide to Fuelling Excellence

Let’s talk about something that might seem a bit off-piste for a leadership discussion: your brain’s shopping list. Yes, you read that correctly. Because while we’re all busy updating our leadership skills and management techniques, we might be overlooking something rather fundamental — what we’re feeding our most important leadership asset.

The Hungry Executive

Picture this: It’s 3 PM, you’ve got back-to-back meetings until six, and your brain feels like it’s running on fumes. You reach for your trusty coffee cup (your fourth of the day), maybe grab a biscuit or three, and soldier on. Sound familiar? Well, what if I told you there’s a better way?

As a leadership coach, I’ve seen this scenario play out countless times. It’s rather like watching someone put regular petrol in a Formula 1 car and wondering why they’re not winning races. Your brain, that remarkable organ that makes every leadership decision, crafts every strategy, and solves every crisis, needs premium fuel to perform at its best.

The Science Bit (Don’t Worry, It’s Quite Interesting)

Here’s something that might make you rethink your relationship with your brain: this brilliant bit of…