What happens inside our brains when the person in charge is willing to take the first risk—to step into the unknown so the rest of us can try, learn, even fail, in psychological safety? Larry’s guest, Jeffrey Sanow, has been running that neurological experiment for three-plus decades… inside the CIA. Welcome to Mindset Playbook, where you're about to meet Jeffrey Sanow: career intelligence officer, 35 years of “need-to-know,” and a walking case study in servant leadership. From briefing presidents to de-briefing field agents, Jeff learned that the quickest way to switch on the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain that innovates under pressure—is simple accessibility: be there, listen hard, and give your people cover while they stretch.
