Dr Tara Swart

Fee Band


The author of Neuroscience for Leadership: Harnessing the Brain Gain Advantage. Tara examines the science behind leadership as well as offering fascinating insights in to resilience, performance, bias, stress and change. She considers what individuals and teams can achieve once they understand why they think, feel and act the way they do.


Biography

Tara Swart is a neuroscientist and author of the award-winning book Neuroscience for Leadership: Harnessing the Brain Gain Advantage. Tara examines the science behind leadership, and analyses mental resilience, peak performance and regulating emotional responses to stress.

In exploring the impact of technology on the brain and its relation to mental health, Tara looks at the rise in anxiety, stress and the impostor syndrome, which she refers to as an ‘emotional global crisis’. Moreover, she examines the neuroscience behind financial decision-making, and assesses how our brains conceptualise risk in relation to money.

Neuroscience for Leadership analyses positive leadership through the lens of psychiatry and psychology. Tara explores the use of creativity in good leadership, to motivate, manage and innovate. Her second book,
The Source: Open Your Mind, Change Your Life shares how individuals have the ability to transform behaviour and achieve their potential by way of understanding how our brains work. She draws on cognitive research to reveal how we can control our mindset to change the way we think, feel and act.

Tara’s research has explored mental resilience and high-pressured work environments, giving her insight into the social and psychological effects of stress. She tackles everything from personal achievement to cultures of success. Tara advises Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s biggest law firms on crisis management and dealing with high levels of stress. In analysing team and individual data, such as hormone levels, eating habits and heart rate, she assesses how teams can work best together in order to reach sustainable peak performance.

A trained neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Tara studied at Oxford and King’s College London, and has worked at MIT, King’s and Oxford Said Business School. She is a regular in the media, writing articles for Forbes, the FT, Fast Company, and the Wall Street Journal, and has even been Neuroscientist-in-Residence at the Corinthia Hotel, London.

Contact

We’re on hand to help you find the perfect speaker, presenter or performer for your events. Call or email our London office and use our agents' experience to expertly match you with the right person for your programme!


From time to time we send out emails announcing new speakers and free tickets to our showcase events including Speakers Breakfasts and the JLA Real Variety Show. Please tick the box below if you would like to receive these emails.

Don't miss anything!

We will never share the data you submit here with a third party. Information is stored in a database in order to service your enquiry, but is deleted once it is no longer required. You may request to have this data removed at any time.

JLA Presents

Risk Speakers Breakfast event image.
Event - 17/09/2024 - 09:00

Speakers Breakfast

Navigating Risk and Chaos – Strategies For Coping With An Uncertain World.

Speakers
Clive Myrie, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Rt Hon Lord Parker of Minsmere, and Robin Niblett

On Tuesday 17th September we had the pleasure of hearing from a remarkable panel of speakers, who shared their expertise on the challenges of managing Risk in a chaotic world.

The panel featured esteemed speakers, Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton KFSM (Firefigter and Neuroscience researcher), Lord Parker of Minsmere (Andrew Parker, Former Director General of MI5), and Sir Robin Niblett (Former Director and Chief Executive of Chatham House). The event was hosted superbly by Mastermind and BBC News presenter Clive Myrie.

Over the hour, our panellists explored Risk on multiple levels, from global affairs to business environments and personal everyday challenges. They provided valuable insights into how we can better manage and mitigate Risk in today’s unpredictable world.

 

Location

87 Barts Close, 87 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7EB

WATCH
AI Speakers Breakfast event image.
Event - 30/04/2024 - 09:00:00

Speakers Breakfast

Understanding AI Now

Speakers
Priya Lakhani and Anne-Marie Imafidon

We were joined at 87 Barts Close by three brilliant speakers on a panel that delved into the complex world of Artificial Intelligence. Over the hour our panellists de-mystified AI, speaking about AI’s immense promise for enhancing our lives, alongside the apprehension it has generated regarding job security, privacy infringement, and ethical considerations.

Location

87 Barts Close, 87 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7EB

WATCH