Cognitive flexibility: the science of how to be successful in business and at work

By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
George Christopoulos, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University

The word “permacrisis” was selected as the word of the year for 2022, referring to a feeling of being permanently in crisis. The business world has certainly faced continuous and increasingly frequent disruptions over the last few years. These included COVID-19, lots of people leaving the workforce, geopolitical events and now the emergence of sophisticated AI such as ChatGPT.

These changes have unequivocally reminded leaders, human resource practitioners,…

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