Industry Recognised
Looking to renew your ICF ACC, PCC or MCC credentials?
The i4 Neuroleader™ Course, which includes the 360° Feedback Assessment, is recognized as a Continuing Coach Education program by the International Coach Federation.
40 hours ICF CCE:
24 Core Competency
16 Resource Development
Topics
What is covered in this program in a nutshell:The program kicks off by thoroughly examining the dynamic shift in leadership paradigms of the 21st century, highlighting the critical need for leaders to evolve and expand their capabilities.
It presents a compelling argument for why leadership must transform and introduces how brain-based strategies and tools play a pivotal role in nurturing leaders, teams, and organizations. You will get acquainted with the advanced i4 Neuroleader™ Model, Methodology, and Assessment, our revolutionary business approach, and a treasure trove of resources for practitioners.
The curriculum spans essential subjects such as the revolution in leadership today, the risks of overlooking leadership development, and the importance of creating environments in organizations that are conducive to brain health. It discusses the education of leaders for the Imagination Age, the interaction between talent and leadership, and how these are influenced by the principles of the i4 Neuroleader™ Model.
Key to the program is the hands-on application of the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology, its benefits for well-being and mental health, and how it stands in comparison to other methods. The course is enriched with feedback from clients on brain-based initiatives, endorsements, and real-world examples from practitioners. Furthermore, you will learn how to effectively utilize our suite of products, including detailed instructions on conducting assessments and maximizing benefits through our affiliate marketing program.
Our program is designed to equip you with the knowledge and self-assurance required to proficiently conduct feedback sessions using the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment with your clients. It includes lessons on the critical role of feedback in brain recalibration. You'll gain actionable insights on how to lead a successful debrief session, with tips on preparing for both coach-led and independent, self-guided virtual debriefs. Through a demonstration debrief, the lessons offer a practical learning experience. Additionally, access to our debrief guide will deepen your understanding of these concepts, enhancing your ability to apply them effectively. We also spotlight the distinctive qualities of the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment, enabling you to fully utilize its unique aspects in your practice.
These lessons mark a transformative step in your coaching journey, transitioning from traditional methods to the innovative realm of neurocoaching. You'll emerge empowered, equipped with the knowledge to assist your clients in harnessing their brain's full potential for effective self-leadership and the leadership of others. The program introduces a suite of proven strategies, with a focus on incorporating well-being tools into your leadership development toolkit.
You will learn how to cultivate a 'neurocoaching mindset,' enabling you to delve deeper into improving competencies such as performance, collaboration, innovation, and agility, especially following the insights gained from the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment results. This program offers the flexibility to integrate these insights into your existing coaching practices or to fully adopt the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology as your foundational approach.
Understanding how to optimize brain function for improved business outcomes, while also prioritizing the well-being of individuals, is a nuanced yet critical skill, necessitating a systematic approach. The program presents the business case for integrating neurobiology into coaching interventions. An additional resource included is the i4 Neuroleader™ Compendium, which acts as an extensive guide for a deeper comprehension of the 128 items in the assessment report.
As a brain-friendly coach, or neurocoach, you will be equipped to elevate organizational talent to new levels. You will play a key role in creating brain-friendly environments, fostering a culture that supports the sharing, adoption, and sustained integration of new knowledge. This program not only enhances individual and team performance but also contributes significantly to the development of holistic, brain-friendly organizational cultures.
You will engage in an exploration of the four competencies and sixteen pillars of the i4 Neuroleader™ Model, focusing on how to facilitate short, impactful deep-dive workshops for both face-to-face and virtual settings.
The curriculum covers a range of vital topics, starting with strategies for building brain-friendly cultures and driving organizational change. It delves into the dynamics of people and culture within organizations, aligning them with the i4 Neuroleader™ approach. You will also learn how to deploy the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology, including tactics for launching and rolling out the i4 Neuroleader™ Program effectively.
Gain access to facilitator guides to learn how to deliver 20 distinct i4 Neuroleader™ Program Deep Dive Sessions. These comprehensive resources are aimed at equipping you with the knowledge and tools to run coaching sessions, programs, and culture development interventions.
The program wraps up by focusing on the practical application and monetization of the i4 Neuroleader™ Program and Assessments, enabling you to prioritize your clients' needs. You will explore the intricacies of the sales cycle and consulting strategies, equipped with various pricing structures and example proposals essential for engaging clients effectively. This section also delves into how to articulate the value of the i4 concept within your organization and convincingly navigate discussions around the 'Return on Investment' (ROI).
Insights from an Internal Organizational Development consultant offer a real-world perspective on how to market the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology successfully. The program is further enriched with foundational sales training lessons, broadening your grasp of sales fundamentals.
To augment your toolkit, we share experiences from conducting the i4 Neuroleader™ Program and provide you with a comprehensive set of tools and materials, including branding guidelines, graphical resources, and tactics for utilizing social media and marketing effectively. These resources are intended to aid you in successfully promoting and deploying the i4 Neuroleader™ Program, solidifying your position as a forward-thinking consultant.
Assignments
Details on how we assess your completion:Assignment 1 encompasses a hands-on experience with your own i4 Neuroleader™ 360° Feedback Assessment. You also have access to the i4 Neuroleader™ Course. Completing this additional 40 hour course is a prerequisite for being able to finish this certification program.
This additional course serves as a self-paced learning tool designed to enrich the understanding of the i4 Neuroleader™ Model for individuals at any level. It offers additional development opportunities post the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment results. The course's focus is on nurturing leadership competencies crucial for the Imagination Age, emphasising the optimisation of brain function for enhanced overall well-being. Participants are guided toward evolving into leaders characterised by integration, inspiration, imagination, and intuition.
This assignment includes a 1-on-1 Zoom debrief session with one of our expert coaches. During this session, your i4 Neuroleader™ Report results will be thoroughly explained. The session not only serves as a chance for you to understand the assessment debrief process but also allows you to prepare yourself for your practice debrief sessions in Assignment 2. This assignment serves as an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment, the tool you will use with clients or staff post-certification.
If you have purchased both programs simultaneously and haven't previously completed this course, we recommend dedicating time to its lessons before proceeding to subsequent sections of the certification program. Full certification is granted upon the completion of both programs.
Assignment 2 requires you to carry out two practice debrief sessions using the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment. You're free to select any participants for these sessions, including clients, colleagues, friends, or family members. For this task, you must choose one participant who agrees to let you record the Zoom meeting. Our team will evaluate your session, offer feedback on your debrief, and confirm that the report has been accurately debriefed.
Assignment 3 marks the final step toward obtaining your certification. Through a 1,000-word written reflection entry, you can share insights gained from your experience and elaborate on how you plan to apply the i4 Neuroleader™ Model & Methodology in your practice. We will ask you to summarise your key takeaways and share your opinions/ideas in regards to why it is important to ‘create brain-friendly leaders, teams and cultures’. We accept submissions in English and Spanish.
Throughout the program, we have included knowledge quizzes to help solidify your understanding of the material. These quizzes are designed as tools to aid in memory retention, and their outcomes do not impact your overall success in completing the program.
Ready made resources
The i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment Certification provides professionally designed visuals and the most cutting-edge content available in the market. If you are time-poor or lack instructional design experience, you can leverage from our library of resources, handouts and slides to deliver the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessments & Program.
A truly modular program
Our program offers versatility, allowing you to conduct programs online, face-to-face (F2F) or in a blended format. Tailor your delivery according to your client needs!
Workshops & Presentations
Teaching resources, facilitator guides, participant handouts and slides!Sales Pitch
Introductory Workshop
Keynote Presentation
Keynote Presentation
Performance
Collaboration
Innovation
Agility
FAQs
Additional details about this program:The annual i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner License is designed to maintain continuous access to the learning platform, lessons, videos, resources, dedicated support, any updates to our programs and the IP Rights to be able to deliver the i4 Neuroleader™ Program.
On enrolment of this certification program, the first 12 months of this license is included for free. The cost is USD$590 which is the pre-purchase of 2 x i4 Neuroleader 360° Feedback Assessment credits at retail price (see pricing here). You can use or resell these assessments to recover the cost of the annual license.
If you are already a certified i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner, please contact us to renew.
Continuous access to the learning modules is linked to renewing an annual i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner License. Our lessons, serve as facilitator guides for you to be able to successfully deliver the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment & Program within organisations. These resources are available to assist you in refreshing your memory on the methodology and program at anytime. On enrolment, you will receive free 12 months access to the i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner License.
You have 12 months from the date of enrolment to complete the program. Should you require more time, you can renew your annual i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner License. The renewal fee is USD$590. With this renewal, you will gain an extra 12 months of access to complete the program's lessons. Additionally, you will receive 2 x i4 Neuroleader™ 360° Feedback Assessment credits.
No, you don't. As a certified i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner you can still purchase and manage assessments via the Practitioner Assessment Portal, and conduct debrief and coaching sessions with the assessment. You will also have access to your practitioner discount and commissions pertaining to the affiliate marketing program. The annual license primarily pertains to ongoing access to the learning dashboard, lessons, and resources, as well as the intellectual property rights to deliver the i4 Neuroleader™ Program using the teaching resources.
Whether you're a seasoned leader or a newcomer in the fields of leadership and well-being, this certification is designed for individuals at any stage of their journey. It caters to anyone with an interest in personal development and the practical use of brain-based leadership, wellbeing, and 'neurocoaching' in both professional and personal contexts.
This program is tailored to cultivate awareness about applying neuroscience and cutting-edge biohacking techniques to leadership. It equips participants with tools to strengthen team dynamics by boosting individual and group-level competencies in performance, collaboration, innovation, and agility. You will gain access to an incredible suite of teaching resources for delivering the i4 Neuroleader™ Program within organizations, as well as the capability to debrief and coach using the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessments.
Yes it is! The i4 Neuroleader™ Model & Methodology was first conceptualised by Silvia Damiano, who founded the About my Brain™ Institute in 2009.
With a science background combined with 20 years of experience in leadership development,
Silvia created the i4 Neuroleader™ Model after collating and analysing the most recent and cutting edge neuroscience findings applied to leadership.
Other inputs that contributed to the development of the model and assessment, included interviews with experts, surveys and analysis of the traits of inspirational leaders conducted at a global scale across a variety of industries over a 4 year period.
Once the i4 Neuroleader™ Model was tested and its impact studied, the process of developing the assessment commenced in 2012. The outcome of this research was the development of a 128-item questionnaire which assesses the abilities, traits, attitudes and behaviours that underpin the meta-competencies of Performance, Collaboration, Innovation and Agility.
The assessment and certification programs were officially launched in 2013 after a period of prototyping, testing, and statistical analysis. Since then, the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment has been completed by over 30,000 people in every single continent and across a variety of industries in the public and private sectors.
In 2014, Silvia Damiano published the book ‘Leadership is Upside Down’ which
describes the research and the rationale of the i4 Neuroleader™ Model as well as the business case of why we need to look at leadership through a new lens to thrive in the 21st Century.
The design of the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment Certification is centered around certifying individuals to utilize the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessments. This neurobiology-based 360° feedback tool is supported by a fully resourced learning space, aiming to assist individuals in becoming more integrated, inspirational, imaginative, and intuitive.
Participants are able to quantify their leadership abilities, learn to optimise brain function and enhance their wellbeing through a 360° feedback process and self-paced learning modules. We are proud to offer one of the most cutting-edge leadership development programs available in the marketplace that supports consultants in content delivery and training.
This is a scalable assessment with incredible learning resources that can be deployed in a face-to-face or virtual program as it provides participants with an exceptional learning experience. Certified i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioners can debrief, coach and conduct self-paced or blended training sessions for private coaching clients and/or individuals and groups within organisations.
The assessment can be used for:
- Self-paced virtual development journeys
- Coaching/Mentoring Programs
- Team Sessions
- Leadership/Executive
- Development Programs
- High Potential/Talent Development Programs
- Cultural Transformation Projects
- Assessment of Candidates
- Self-Development for Students in Tertiary Education
- Understand the transition from leader to Neuroleader and expand your own leadership with new concepts and tools.
- Familiarise yourself with the i4 Neuroleader™ Model and its neurobiological fundamentals.
- Experience the 360° Feedback i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment.
- Master the setup and administration of the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment.
- Develop proficiency in debriefing the i4 Neuroleader™ Report with your clients.
- Learn the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology structured approach for cultivating brain-friendly leaders, teams and cultures
- Gain the knowledge to deliver presentations on the i4 Neuroleader™ Model
- Delve into neurocoaching and biohacking.
- Learn the art of conducting brain-friendly coaching interventions, guided by biology and neuroscience.
- Understand the process of how to achieve integration of mind/brain and body, while improving inspiration, imagination, and intuition.
- Explore strategies for self-care and cutting-edge techniques for regulating the autonomic nervous system
- Learn new ways to approach complex issues and develop creative thinking
- Guide your client in redirecting efforts and establishing more effective and enduring neural pathways and habits. Experiencing this transformation yourself will equip you to assist others.
Upon enrolling and completing payment, one of our team members will verify your registration. Expect to hear from us within 24 to 48 hours to assist in setting up your account, booking in an onboarding session and granting access to the lessons and learning resources.
Yes! The i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment Certification carries the hours you need to renew your ICF ACC, PCC or MCC membership credentials.
Total = 40 CCE hours
- 24 hours Core Competency
- 16 hours Resource Development
The prerequisite program (the i4 Neuroleader™ Course) also has the same amount of hours. This program must be completed in order to become certified.
If you are in a hurry to acquire your ICF CCE credits, we recommend completing this prerequisite course first for you to obtain your certificate of completion with 40 ICF CCE points, and then finalise the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment Certification program at your own pace.
When you complete both programs, you will acquire a total of 80 ICF CCE hours.
If you wish to request a progress certificate for the hours completed in order to obtain partial accreditation for ICF CCE points, please contact us. We can arrange this on a case-by-case basis.
Upon completion of all assignments and lessons, your submission undergoes a review and within 7 days your certificate of completion is made available in your learning dashboard.
Certainly! The i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology is designed for universal applicability, suitable for any setting. Leadership development is an endeavor accessible to everyone. Universities and colleges can acquire the Self or 360° Feedback i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment. The 360° Feedback Assessment is inclusive of a self-paced online development course and resources for training staff and students. The 'Make Me A Leader' Documentary is freely available in the public domain for educational purposes. We extend Educational and NFP discounts for our certification program; feel free to reach out to us to obtain your discount code.
Absolutely! Once you achieve certification, you will receive a certificate that you can upload to your LinkedIn profile, demonstrating your proficiency in the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology. Additionally, we also provide an i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner Stamp, which can be incorporated into websites, email signatures, marketing materials, and social channels to validate your certification status.
This global program aims to provide professional development and continuing education for leaders, coaches and consultants who provide services to organisations or individuals.
This course is unique in its approach and based on leading-edge thought leadership and the latest scientific findings. As such, it goes beyond any national education or qualifications frameworks currently offered in the market. The International Coaching Federation has accredited the curriculum as a CCE program, reflecting the evolving nature of the coaching profession.
Evidence-based concepts and tools have been used to ensure all participants can enhance the competencies outlined by the International Coaching Federation through a new lens, neurobiology.
Upon completion of this program, participants are granted certification in the use of the ‘i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology,' and provided with the title of ‘i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner’ an exclusive designation conferred solely by the About my Brain™ Institute.
The i4 Neuroleader™ Certification program is accredited by the International Coach Federation – Continuing Coach Education (CCE).
In addition, the i4 Neuroleader™ Program has been industry recognised by the ‘The 100% Human At Work’ ‘Virgin Unite’ Initiative and voted as one of the Best Leadership Development Programs by the ‘Australian Institute of Training & Development’.
Our program also includes exclusive interviews from the ‘Make Me A Leader’ Documentary, a film that has won 8 international awards:
- Winner August 2018
Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards - Winner Best Documentary Feature 2018
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards - Winner Best Director 2018
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards - Winner Best Production in a Feature Documentary 2018
Global Nonviolent Film Festival - Winner Merit Award of Awareness 2018
Awareness Film Festival - Official Selection 2018
Lift-Off Global Network Amsterdam - Finalist July 2018
Oniros Film Awards - Semi-Finalist 2018
Hollywood Screenings Film Festival
We have a specialized support team dedicated to handling all technical inquiries from i4 Practitioners and end-users, ensuring the best possible assistance. Given the digital nature of our services and products, we strongly advise Practitioners not to attempt to resolve or diagnose technical issues directly with their clients. Our team is here to support you throughout this process.
We are committed to delivering prompt service and technical expertise to facilitate a seamless digital experience and ensure the smooth progress of your assessment projects. Technical support is available via email, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Sydney Time). Please allow up to 48 hours for a response. For our international clients, kindly consider time zone differences.
The i4 Neuroleader™ Model, Methodology and Assessment is a unique body of work that started in 2009, combining the output of years of research and Silvia Damiano’s original insights. The i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment Certification has been designed to train individuals on how to use, debrief and coach with the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment. You will also learn how to use the ready-made teaching resources in your coaching or consulting practice.
The teaching resources cannot be used without purchasing either the Self or 360° Feedback Feedback i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment on a per-person basis and keeping your annual i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioner License active. These resources are designed to enhance the implementation of the i4 Neuroleader™ Assessment and Practitioners are required to purchase either assessment for every participant when conducting the i4 Neuroleader™ Program. This serves as a licensing fee to use the Intellectual Property and the teaching resources offered.
The Self Assessment is a more affordable option to cover the licensing fees when conducting the program (a nominal fee per user), while the 360° Feedback Assessment provides you with a more comprehensive package for the benefit of your clients, in addition to providing the 360° Feedback scores. This fee per participant, constitutes the corresponding royalty for using this Intellectual Property.
If you would like to host a public program and be listed on the About my Brain Institute website, please contact us to discuss your case and apply for a license. Organisations wishing to include any portion of the i4 Neuroleader™ IP in a public offering must reach out to us to secure a license.
Please note that this certification program only permits i4 Neuroleader™ Practitioners to use the IP for the purpose of delivering programs sold as part of a private consulting service within organisations or to individual coaching clients.
We stand by our certification program 100%. If you have a problem, we’ll solve it or refund you within 7 days of purchase (only if the digital content has not been accessed). Please review our return policy.
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To make payment more manageable, we offer the flexibility to divide the program cost into two monthly payments. The first installment is due at the time of enrollment, followed by the second installment due 30 days afterward. Should you finish the lessons in under two months, the outstanding balance will need to be paid sooner to obtain your certificate. Please contact us to set up this payment plan. Full payment after the second invoice is required to maintain access to the program.