Webinar – The Body Budget: The Science of Workplace Performance

Our brains run a body budget. When it is overspent, focus slips, decisions slow and morale drops. This AWA Institute webinar explains the Body Budget, a concept from Professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, and shows how to use it to protect capacity and improve performance.

What you will gain

• A clear explanation of the Body Budget and why it drives attention, mood and decision quality

• The top drains on capacity from AWA’s research on mental workload, with simple ways to reduce them

• Practical tools you can use the same week, including meeting periodisation, recovery micro-practices and energy-aware team norms

• A myth-busting segment that replaces common brain misconceptions with evidence and workable habits

• A take-away toolkit with key slides, a Body Budget checklist and links to further resources

A fast paced 60 minute session with live Menti polls, word clouds and a short quiz. Featuring AWA Neuroscientist Nathan Gupta and human performance scientist Ken van Someren, who link lab insights to day to day leadership and team practice. Designed for senior leaders, HR, workplace strategists and business decision-makers.