A NeuCoach Framework
The Neuroception of Leadership™
The Neuroception of Leadership™ is an applied leadership framework developed by Paula Johnston, founder of NeuCoach, exploring how a leader's state and signals become part of the environment others experience.
The Framework
Understanding the Neuroception of Leadership™
The state a leader brings becomes part of the environment others experience.
Developed by Paula Johnston, Neuroception of Leadership™ is an applied leadership framework exploring how a leader's internal state and outward signals can influence interaction, trust and behaviour within a living human system.
The framework acknowledges Stephen Porges' concept of neuroception while drawing more broadly on contemporary research into threat and defensive processing, interoception, embodied awareness and human behaviour.
It does not assume that we can diagnose another person's internal state. Instead, it turns the attention back to the leader: What is happening in me? What signals might I be sending? And what might my response be setting in motion?
By helping leaders become more conscious of the relationship between state, signals and response, Neuroception of Leadership™ provides a practical lens for developing more responsive, relational and intentional leadership.
Where the Idea Comes From
The Origins of the Neuroception of Leadership™
Stephen Porges introduced the term neuroception. The Neuroception of Leadership™ is Paula Johnston's applied leadership framework, drawing more broadly on defensive processing, interoception, stress physiology and leadership research.
Living Systems Leadership™
Part of Living Systems Leadership™
The Neuroception of Leadership™ is part of Living Systems Leadership™, the NeuCoach approach to leadership as a living system, integrating leadership development, neuroscience, systems thinking and nature-connected learning.
Explore Living Systems Leadership™Created By
Paula Johnston
Paula Johnston is the founder of NeuCoach and the creator of the Neuroception of Leadership™ and the FLAME™ Facilitation Model, with more than 25 years of leadership development experience.
About Paula JohnstonExperience the Approach for Yourself.
Start a conversation with us about your leadership context and what NeuCoach could bring to your organisation.