<p>Most of how you're feeling at work right now is probably not your fault. That's not an excuse that's neuroscience.</p><p></p><p>As VP of Human Capital at Pure Harvest Smart Farms. Natalie has spent years studying how leaders behave under pressure, what the brain actually does when it feels threatened, and why calm is contagious in exactly the same way chaos is.</p><p></p><p>In this conversation, we get into the 3 leadership capabilities she believes will define who survives what's coming Emotional Intelligence, Adaptability, Resourcefulness and the deeply personal story that forged her entire philosophy. Her words on the adoption journey she went through: they made me jump through hoops, then lit those hoops on fire.</p><p></p><p><b>▶ IN THIS EPISODE</b></p><ul><li>The neuroscience of pressure: what happens in your brain when you feel threatened and why your thinking slows down exactly when you need it most</li><li>Why calm is contagious and so is chaos and what that means for every interaction you have as a leader</li><li>The Future Ready Set: EQ (Emotional Intelligence), AQ (Adaptability), and RQ (Resourcefulness) and why you can't learn any of them in a training room</li><li>The adoption journey that changed her entire relationship with failure and why she's grateful for every hoop they lit on fire</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Connect with Natalie:</b></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliegleeson/" target="_blank">Natalie on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/nataliegleesonofficial/" target="_blank">Natalie on Instagram</a></p><p></p><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p>00:00 Navigating Current Challenges</p><p>04:45 Life in the Food Industry</p><p>07:44 Understanding Human Capital</p><p>10:15 The Role of Human Capital in Business</p><p>12:48 Breaking the Perfectionism Cycle</p><p>15:51 Leadership Capabilities for the Future</p><p>18:38 The Importance of Adaptability</p><p>21:24 Empowering Opinions and Respecting Others</p><p>25:55 Continuous Learning Beyond School</p><p>27:32 Understanding Pressure and Its Effects on Leadership</p><p>30:24 Recognizing Signals of Losing Control</p><p>32:06 The Importance of Seeking Support</p><p>33:52 Embracing Failure and Resilience</p><p>36:12 The Shift from Fear of Failure to Resourcefulness</p><p>38:53 The Journey of Adoption and Personal Growth</p><p>41:25 Finding Gratitude in Difficult Experiences</p><p>43:20 Patterns of Leadership Across Different Industries</p><p>48:32 Taking Action with Resourcefulness</p><p>49:59 Quickfire Questions and Personal Insights</p><p>52:37 Redefining Leadership</p><p>53:06 The Practice of Leadership</p><p></p><p><b>More on me:</b></p><p><br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://the-pressure-pattern-check.scoreapp.com/" target="_blank">Take the Pressure Pattern Check</a><br /><br />For more information about me go to: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://chethirani.com" target="_blank">chethirani.com</a></p><p></p><p>Get my Award Winning Bestselling book:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://geni.us/BurnTheRules" target="_blank">Burn The Rules Here</a></p><p><br /><b>Connect, Follow &amp; Subscribe:</b></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chethirani/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@chethirani" target="_blank">Youtube</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/chethirani/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/hiranichet" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chethirani" target="_blank">TikTok</a></p><p></p><p><b>Keywords:</b></p><p>Leadership, Resilience, Future Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Agri-tech, UAE,</p><p></p>