- Translates neuroscience into cognitive skills for modern leaders.
- Equips leaders to thrive through pressure, change and uncertainty.
- Creates lasting change in thinking, behaviour & performance.
- Builds high-performance organisational cultures.
- Expert facilitator, coach and speaker.
BrainWorkshops
BrainWorkshops was founded on a simple but profound observation: we’re taught virtually nothing about our brains, and we suffer as a result. Today, with leaders navigating relentless pressure, change and uncertainty, that mission feels more urgent than ever.
Leaders are expected to lead their teams through change, while sustaining their own performance. Most have never been given the cognitive tools to do either effectively. The cost is real: leader burnout, stalled transformation, and a direct erosion of the performance, innovation, and growth the organisation depends on
BrainWorkshops solves this by teaching leaders the neuroscience of high performance, equipping them with cognitive skills to lead through change, sustain their impact under pressure, and build the mental resilience and adaptability that complex leadership demands.
Why Our Programmes Work
- Grounded in neuroscience and psychological science
- Designed for leaders navigating pressure, change and uncertainty
- Built for lasting shifts in thinking, mindset and performance
- Tailored to your organisation and its specific context
- Optimised over 15 years
Phil Dobson, Founder
Leadership Coach, Facilitator & Speaker
Phil is a leadership and performance expert specialising in the application of neuroscience and psychological science to transform how leaders think, work, and perform.
He partners with organisations to design and deliver practical, evidence-based learning programmes that help leaders thrive through change, sustain their performance under pressure, and deliver better results in complex, fast-moving environments.
As a qualified psychotherapist and coach, Phil knows that lasting change doesn’t come from surface-level fixes. His programmes shift mindsets, transform how people work and perform, and create cultural change across entire organisations.
Phil has delivered training, coaching, and consulting projects across technology, media, publishing, finance and science, working with leaders and teams across the UK, Europe, APAC, and the USA.
He founded BrainWorkshops to get neuroscience out of the lab to give people the practical tools to get more from their brains and realise their full potential. In 2016, he wrote his bestselling book, The Brain Book: How to Think & Work Smarter, to bring those ideas to a wider audience.
“Phil was amazing. His ability to make you think differently and understand highly complex thinking is unique. The best leadership seminar I have ever attended.”
HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT
SCIENTIFIC
We use approaches and methods grounded in neuroscience and psychological research.
PRACTICAL
Our work focuses on practical skills, directly improving people’s performance at work.
BEHAVIOURAL
All programmes have behavioural science at their core, delivering lasting behavioural change.
FUTURE-FOCUSED
We build the capabilities modern work demands, and future work will necessitate.
BLENDED
Face-to-face workshops and digital tools deliver transformative learning experiences.
PROVEN
Our solutions are optimised over 15 years, and trusted by organisations all over the globe.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
CONSULTATION
Schedule a free discovery call so we can discuss exactly what you’re after.
CUSTOMISATION
We’ll then tailor a solution to deliver your desired outcomes.
TRANSFORMATION
Once perfected, we’ll execute the solution for maximum impact.
HOW WE TRANSFORM PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOPS
Workshops drive performance improvement through the application of practical skills, techniques, and strategies. As a result, they directly improve people’s performance at work.
Highly interactive and participative, the workshops challenge existing practices and transform thinking and mindset. The behavioural change is often immediate.
BEHAVIOURAL REINFORCEMENT
After completing a programme, your team will receive ongoing learning reinforcement. All resources are delivered straight to their inbox.
Applying behavioural science creates an extended learning journey. It facilitates ongoing skill development and embeds behavioural change for lasting performance improvement.
CUSTOM AI TOOLS
Our custom GPT coaches help your teams use the latest AI technology. This helps to elevate their thinking, solve problems, and implement new skills.
Like a ‘Think & Work Smarter’ coach in your pocket, it enables your people to access support whenever they want. They can use it to apply their skills and elevate thinking in their work flow.
1-1 COACHING
1-1 coaching is available to help your talent master their workloads, develop their problem-solving skills, and sustain high performance.
Subsequently, this provides your best people with support to achieve development goals, drive positive change, and reach their potential.
PHIL DOBSON
COACH & FACILITATOR
- Translates neuroscience into practical skills for modern work.
- Giving people brain-based strategies they apply immediately.
- Creating lasting change in thinking, behaviour and performance.
- Building high-performance organisational cultures.
- Transforming how we use our brains at work.
