Month: May 2023

In the complex world of project management, understanding human behaviour can significantly enhance leadership effectiveness and project outcomes. This paper discusses seven influential theories from cognitive psychology and neuroscience, including Daniel Kahneman’s System 1 and System 2 thinking, Antonio Damasio’s somatic marker hypothesis, Lisa Feldman Barrett’s theory of constructed emotions, Hugo Mercier’s argumentative theory of reasoning, Guy Claxton’s intuitive intelligence, Iain McGilchrist’s divided brain theory, and Daniel Siegel’s concept of mindsight. The paper explores how these theories can be applied to project leadership to optimize decision-making processes and team dynamics.