WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
A neuroscience perspective on how women can thrive in leadership
“Women still represent an enormously under-utilised national resource.” – Women & Leadership Australia
The inclusion of more women in management and senior leadership roles will have tremendous cultural and economic benefits to organisations as well as the economy.
Drawn from the latest neuroscience research, women will learn how to strengthen their capability as leaders and capitalize on the differences between the way men and women’s brains are wired.
The Women in Leadership program develops:
- Confidence
- Influence and
- Resilience
It includes the following:
- Explore neuroplasticity and how to rewire your brain for success
- Stress less by learning a 30 second circuit breaker
- Build resilience holistically- 6 daily habits that increase resilience and brain health
- Increase the collective intelligence of a team with the inclusion of women.
- Engage others through the social motivators and by taking a coaching approach
- Increase your career prospects through a whole-brain goal setting process.
- Remove negative self-talk and limiting beliefs
- Seize opportunities by eliminating risk aversion
- Continuously challenge yourself to evolve your leadership capabilities
- Network and collaborate with other women interested in making a difference
FUN FACTS
Women and men’s brain differ;
1. Female brain has more connectivity between two hemispheres of the brain. Allowing for better capability for multi-tasking however this still comes at a cost.
2. Women tune into emotions more easily– women are more inclined to be sensitive to social cues. This can be an advantage with regards to emotional processing, leading change and active listening.
3. Hippocampus – memory centre/library of brain – is larger in females. Women are better at remembering details of emotional events
4. Female brains are also geared more towards language – brain areas that are thought to influence language skills mature in girls about six years earlier than in boys. In general, adolescent females have superior language abilities compared with adolescent males.
5. In a threat state, women tend to respond by gathering in groups, they feel safe by connecting – females are more likely to turn to other females for support and collaboration.
KEY OUTCOMES
◆ Build your confidence
◆ Develop your wiring for greater leadership presence through change
◆ Regulate emotions for greater capability during stress or pressure
◆ Influence and engage with others utilising the social motivators
Client Success Stories
“I found the science aspect
was informative and spoke to
what i thought i knew but
provided scientific basis for
it. The workshop was well
structured and well presented
with factual information.
Kristen Hansen was peronable,
energetic and related well to the audience. I would recommend EnHansen Performance
for other people in my
organisation or others”
Ellen WhitfieldAdministration Officer- HR/HSE 
“Kristen Hansen presented on
the Neuroscience of leadership
to over 150 of our people
leaders. Kristen presentation
was engaging, informative and
practical. Kristen was incredebly
entertaining and full of energy.
She was able to make complex theory simple and easy to
understand whilst also applying
it practically for our leaders to
take back and use with
their teams.”
Bardha BelullSenior Business Partner, Infringement Management & Enforcement Services 
“Kristen is a world of knowledge in the neuroscience space. Her passion and energy for the subject
alongside her sales leadership experience in corporate settings brings together practical take-aways for
leaders in applying the concepts. I would highly recommend Kristen for future training in this space.
Kristen’s session with Westpac AFS leaders received positive feedback, the leaders enjoyed the
balance of the proven brain science concepts along with the practical leadership learnings.”
Allyson CarlileHead of HR, AFS Multi brand 
“Kristen is such a dynamic, engaging speaker. We felt very lucky to
have her speak at our Women in IT forum. Her keynote presentation
on The Neuroscience of Leadership truly resonated with our
audience with many commenting on how they wanted to hear more
from her. During the informative yet entertaining session, Kristen
provided the audience with invaluable information that will help them
to implement strategies to enhance their performance and strive for
leadership roles within our organisation.”
Heather MacConnell| Executive Architecture, Sydney Trains 
“I found the science aspect was informative and spoke to what I
thought I knew but provided scientific basis for it. Kristen Hansen
was personable, energetic and related well to the audience. I
would recommend EnHansen Performance for other people in my
organisation or others”.
Jess Flowers
“Kristen Hansen presented on the Neuroscience of Leadership to over 150 of our people leaders.
Kristen’s presentation was engaging, informative and practical.
Kristen was incredibly entertaining and full of energy. She was able to make complex theory simple and
easy to understand whilst also applying it practically for our leaders to take back and use with their
teams. The feedback from our people leaders has been exceptional with many stating that they have
been able to apply much of what Kristen presented.”
Bardha BeluliSenior Business Partner, Infringement Management & Enforcement Services 
“I just want to say that was the most fabulous workshop I have ever attended. So many useful tools to
take away and start using now. It was positive, empowering and Kristen was completely
engaging relatabletble. Thank you for organising this event”.
Joanne FungSenior Manager, BT Financial 
“Kristen’s presentation on how to approach staff to get the best out of them was powerful. She struck
just the right balance of science, humour and pragmatic suggestions. Understanding how to approach
difficult conversations can be a lifetime’s work, so having the frame of neuroscience in which to practice
this provides for a very practical and useful approach.“
Dr. Tahnya DonaghyExecutive Director, Strategic Policy 
"My Station Officers believed it was the best course that we had ever put on for
them.
The neuroscience behind responses to change is something that all leaders
benefit from. Kristen is an engaging and passionate presenter. An incredibly
empowering course, I would recommend to anyone developing their leaders.”
Wayne McKennaSuperintendent, Zone Manager, North Coast Sector 
“I took home valuable insights from every part of the workshop and have shared them with work
colleagues and family. It is rare to get a course where you learn from all components.”
“The dynamic engaging nature of the speaker – she rocks!”
“The entire session was excellent and Kristen’s ability to interact with and retain the interest of the
participants, is indicative of a high standard of presentation and session that she delivered. There were
many areas of content within the session that could easily be lifted and utilised within local teams and
management structures. This was a great session that can be adapted to local needs and utilised
almost without delay. Thanks.”
GE Healthcare 
Kristen Hansen also provided Executive Coaching for the five of us in the Regional Leadership Team
over 8 months. We benefited both personally and professionally and found the sessions both
introspective for personal growth and cohesive in ensuring the team worked better together with shared
goals. It worked so well we continued on for a second programme. We gained cohesion as a team and a common language to communicate better with one another and our teams.
Jessica RiddellBusiness Development Manager 
“Great presenter – gave good examples to help audience relate to”
“Confident, open”
“Full of energy, very interesting”
Average of 4.7 out of 5 (5=Excellent) regarding Presentation Style
Average of 4.6 out of 5 (5=Extremely) regarding usefulness of understanding the brain
GoogleHead Office Sydney 
