Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★ ★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
Institute for Organizational Science and Mind
Neural Skills are Human Skills
Build the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills to lead better, adapt faster, and thrive in an AI-accelerated world. We translate emerging neuroscience into practical, workplace-ready education.
★★★★★
"The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken."
Eric Herbst, Managing Director • Join 11,000+ leaders, academics and coaches
TRUSTED BY EXECUTIVES, COACHES, AND EDUCATORS FROM LEADING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE
WHY NOW
The Urgency of Human Skills
59%
77%
of the global workforce will need reskilling by 2030 as AI reshapes core job requirements.
of employees report experiencing work-related stress on a regular basis.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
AI is accelerating the transformation of work at the same time organizations are confronting extraordinary levels of stress, disengagement, volatile change, and burnout.
The capabilities people need most for both challenges—focus, adaptability, emotional intelligence, resilience, judgment, communication, and mental strength—cannot be developed through knowledge alone.
IOSM integrates neuroscience and procedural learning to develop critical mental and emotional skills—so that as technology accelerates, our human capabilities keep pace.
Our shared mission is to translate discoveries in neuroscience into practical solutions for creating more effective leaders, a happier, healthier, higher-performing workforce, and a psychologically safer, more inclusive, and more productive workplace.
Organizational Science and Mindfulness, 2026
EDUCATION
Choose Your Path
Four routes into neural skills—for the individual practitioner building expertise, and the organization building capability at scale.
FOR PROFESSIONALS, COACHES AND CONSULTANTS
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Neural Skills Certification
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. EXPAND YOUR EXPERTISE.
Build next-generation expertise in the mental and emotional skills shaping leadership and work. Progress from Neural Skills Practitioner to Coach and Teacher—and earn professional credentials to apply neural skills with yourself, your clients, team, or organization.
04
Neural Skills Teaching Partnerships
BUILD YOUR OWN INTERNAL NEURAL SKILLS CAPABILITY
Bring a new category of neural skills training to your clients. Qualified IOSM Teachers can become licensed Teaching Partners—with access to IOSM curriculum, programs, resources, brand affiliation, and marketing and sales support to build and grow an independent training practice.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
03
Organizational Training
BUILD THE HUMAN SKILLS YOUR ORGANIZATION NEEDS NOW
Bring IOSM neural training directly to your leaders and workforce through customizable courses, workshops, classes, and series. Choose Neural Leadership, Neural Wellbeing, or targeted programs in focus, resilience, emotional intelligence, adaptability, stress, and other critical capabilities—delivered onsite or online.
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Site-Licensed Training
BUILD YOUR OWN INTERNAL NEURAL SKILLS CAPABILITY
Train and certify your internal learning team, unlock IOSM's turnkey curriculum and teaching materials, and deliver neural skills education across your organization. Site licensing provides a scalable, repeatable way to build leadership and workforce capabilities with your own people, on your own schedule.
COMMUNITY
The OM Network
Our community and learning platform for members and beyond—open to everyone interested in the convergence of neuroscience, leadership, and work.
Free Community Membership
JUMP AHEAD. CONNECT. CONTRIBUTE.
Join IOSM's global community and connect to emerging research, insights, conversations—and colleagues advancing the science and practice of neural skills development.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE
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Daily research and insights
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A senior professional network
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Communities of interest and practice
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Networking events, discussions, podcasts, and webcasts
RECOMMENDED
Upgrade to Education Membership
TRAIN YOUR NETWORKS. RESHAPE YOUR BRAIN. EXPAND YOUR POTENTIAL.
Turn emerging science into neural skills that make you a more capable professional, a more confident leader, and a more resilient human being.
EVERYTHING IN COMMUNITY, PLUS FREE ACCESS TO
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Solution, Practice, and Business Labs
$199 value
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IOSM Neural Skills Workshops
$199 value
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21-Day Neural Skills Challenges
$99 value
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MBSR and other landmark courses
$500-1,100 value
EVENTS
Upcoming Training
Live courses, certifications, workshops, and member challenges—delivered online.
IOSM PUBLIC TRAINING
PREVIEW
Neural Skills for Human Performance
A 1-Hour Interactive Walk-Through
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Experience the framework behind our flagship certification, explore the curriculum, and ask the instruction team live questions.
PREVIEW
Neural Skills for Human Performance
A 1-Hour Interactive Walk-Through
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Experience the framework behind our flagship certification, explore the curriculum, and ask the instruction team live questions.
PREVIEW
Neural Skills for Human Performance
A 1-Hour Interactive Walk-Through
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Experience the framework behind our flagship certification, explore the curriculum, and ask the instruction team live questions.
PREVIEW
Neural Skills for Human Performance
A 1-Hour Interactive Walk-Through
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Experience the framework behind our flagship certification, explore the curriculum, and ask the instruction team live questions.
Our shared mission is to translate discoveries in neuroscience into practical solutions for creating more effective leaders, a happier, healthier, higher-performing workforce, and a psychologically safer, more inclusive, and more productive workplace.
Organizational Science and Mindfulness, 2026
MEMBER EXPERIENCE
Our Members Are Saying
Practical and Actionable Steps
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IOSM breaks a huge topic into practical, actionable lessons and steps, with strong access to support and practice. The classes are outstanding and leave real time for discussion—especially valuable for integration in the workplace.
Susan Hardwick-Smith
Founding Partner, Complete Midlife Wellness Center
Tremendous Value Going Forward
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The methodologies advance individual as well as organizational development. Its science-anchored approach to training feels natural in a workplace setting, and the Institute's work will matter a great deal going forward.
RT Good, Ed.D
Dean & Professor, College of Business and Management, Lynn University
Most Educational Course I've Taken
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The most educational, eye-opening, and insightful course I have ever taken.
Eric Herbst
Managing Director