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Welcome to Cortex Coaching Cortex coaching is deeply rooted in neuroscience and behavioral science, integrating tools and methods that help leaders understand why they react the way they do under stress, how habits are formed, and how to rewire behavior for sustainable change. This approach leads to real, measurable transformation, not just temporary motivation. Step One: Fill out the Cortex Coaching Intake Form Intake Form Step Two: Take the Cortex Team Strengths Assessment Assessment Step Three: Review the Cortex Team Strengths Scorecard Scorecard Step Four: Read A Leader's Guide Article Article Step Five: Listen to The Idea Advantage Corcast Episode

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EPIC Library Building Trust with Intention EPIC PA Phase 5 Designed Exclusively for Your EPIC Cohort by Lynda McNutt Foster This resource was created to address the Ask the Expert questions you submitted before the session. Explore the Podcast: Find Building Trust Through Conversational Intelligence podcast episode below, where we answer your questions and delve into the key themes you wanted to discuss. Your Personalized Guide: We’ve also crafted a companion document, Building Trust: A Conversational Intelligence Approach , to provide additional insights and practical support to enhance your podcast experience. Take a moment to explore these tools and strengthen your skills in building trust and fostering meaningful conversations! Explore the Podcast: CIQ Document Phase 5 eBook

Session Three Empowering Conversations Conflict to Appreciation to Transformation Step 1: Read the Empowering Conversations Article : Article Step 2: Listen to the Empowering Conversations Corcast Episode: (Optional) Step 3: Read the Three Part Series Outline: Three Part Series

Post-Session Reflection YOUR OWN DETAILS: First name Last name Email Checking in with you: How do you feel the session went? Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent What is a sentence you'll remember from your recent coaching session? Did you have any "homework" from your session? If so, what was it? Submit

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Meet Your Coach Kim Levings Kim Levings is an experienced leadership development professional with over 35 years of expertise in people and leadership development. With career experience in both corporate and nonprofit sectors in the USA and South Africa, Kim provides training facilitation, leadership development, and coaching services. She has held executive leadership roles in Human Resources, Manpower Development, Training, and Operations and has partnered with leadership teams and consulting firms to help scale development teams and programs. As a Master Trainer and certified partner in Everything DiSC® and 5 Behaviors® of Effective Teams, Kim equips individuals to bring their best selves to life, building healthier teams and cultures. Offering services globally and remotely, Kim spends part of each year in South Africa, continuing her work with leaders and teams around the world. Originally from South Africa, Kim has always been passionate about helping individuals and teams reach their full potential. Through her years of leadership in Human Resources and Operations, she saw firsthand the challenges leaders face. These experiences inspired her to focus on leadership development, training, and coaching to create lasting impact. With a candid, transparent approach, Kim aims to connect with people in meaningful ways, building trust quickly. Whether working with organizations like River Ranch Foods, Nex-gen Pharma, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, or facilitating programs like Thinking into Results and Serving Leadership, her goal remains the same: to support leaders and teams in creating healthier, more effective workplaces. As a “nomad,” Kim splits her time between the USA and South Africa, providing leadership development services to clients across the globe. Contact Let's connect.

Navigating the Internal Landscape to Mastering Negotiation Within Your Organization Cortex Internal Negotiation Step One: Take the Cortex Internal Negotiations Assessment Assessment Step Two: Read through the Internal Negotiations Scorecard Scorecard Step Three: Read the Navigating the Internal Landscape: Mastering Negotiation Within Your Organization Article Article Step Four: Listen to the Mastering Internal Negotiation Corcast Episode

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The Meeting Trap Meetings Should Drive Results - Not Waste Time How many meetings did you attend last week? Now, how many of those meetings actually drove progress? Meetings should be a tool for execution—not a placeholder for indecision. Yet, many leaders fall into the trap of: Default meetings —recurring calls that no one questions No clear agenda —conversations go in circles No decision-making —forcing another follow-up meeting Here’s how to make meetings work for you: Audit your recurring meetings. Cancel any that don’t serve a clear purpose. Use AI-driven meeting summaries instead of spending hours on debriefs. End every meeting with an action step. If there’s no decision, the meeting failed. Want to reclaim your time? Watch this 1-minute leadership insight on fixing bad meetings.

The Overload Illusion Why Doing More Is Making You Less Effective The Productivity Myth That's Holding Leaders Back Being BUSY is not the same as being PRODUCTIVE. Yet, Many leaders confuse motion with progress. Here's how you know you're trapped in the Overload Illusion: You say "yes" to every request-spreading yourself too thin. You calendar is full-but your actual progress is low. You spend more time managing tasks than driving results. The best leaders master their time by: Eliminating low-value work that doesn't contribute to their core goals. Delegating strategically-focusing on high-impact priorities. Using AI & automation to streamline repetitive work. Want to work smarter? Watch this 1-minute video on escaping The Overload Illusion.