How To Stop Your Brain From Micromanaging You w/ Kevin Gazzara

I would love to hear from you! We talk with leadership coach and professor Kevin Gizarra about how mental patterns shape performance, then turn that insight into simple ways to build focus and avoid burnout. We connect positive intelligence, flow, and task balance so you can design a workday that supports engagement and creativity instead of constant strain.• Kevin’s path from corporate leadership at Intel to coaching and leadership development• The difference strong systems make in big companies and what startups often miss• Why most people want to do good work when the environment supports them• Holding “creative tension” between competing priorities without polarising the team• Positive intelligence as an operating system for mental fitness• Common saboteurs that hijack leaders and the “sage” powers that counter them• Practical ways to build awareness and quiet unhelpful mental patterns• Flow as challenge and skill alignment and why it boosts creativity• How leaders and individuals can create conditions for flow at work• The three task types and why the wrong mix creates disengagement• Cadence, feedback loops, and structuring the day for sustainable energyIf this helped you, please pass it along to someone else. Support the showhttps://mindforcepodcast.buzzsprout.com