Grey Matter: How Managing Other Affect Brain Power - Positively!

Corporate players often list managing others as one of their greatest challenges, but new research from the University of New South Wales shows the upshot may be a bigger hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory. Being a manager potentially may ward off common neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. The research is thought-provoking for policymakers as they attempt to keep mature individuals in the workforce longer to tackle the dilemmas of an ageing population. And senior staff may want to think again about the prospect of early retirement.