Kumaar Bagrodia interviewed by The Economic Times: Emotional Intelligence & Women Leaders

Our founder Kumaar Bagrodia was interviewed by The Economic Times for this piece titled "Mind Over Money: Emotional Intelligence is the new leadership edge - and women are already there."

Here are excerpts:

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Bringing a scientific lens to the conversation, Kumaar Bagrodia, Founder of NeuroLeap, shares insights from over 20,000 brain assessments conducted using neurotechnology.

“Women leaders often show a higher degree of awareness and engagement with their mental health compared to their male counterparts,” says Bagrodia.

He attributes part of this difference to brain network dynamics — particularly the Default Mode Network (DMN), which is more active in women and linked to self-reflection. While this connectivity can sometimes lead to emotional rumination, when trained and harnessed, it gives women a “metacognitive edge.”

Women also score higher on interoceptive awareness — the ability to sense internal bodily states — and are generally more willing to seek professional help.

“They’re not necessarily less stressed—but they are often more intentional about managing it,” Bagrodia explains.

Interestingly, he notes that when male leaders do engage in mental fitness practices, the transformation can be equally profound — especially when they view mental well-being as a performance enabler rather than a sign of weakness.

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At NeuroLeap, Brain Enhancement as India's leading applied neuroscience company since 2016, we have had the opportunity to work with some of India's top leaders (women and men), on helping them scientifically and objectively understand and enhance their subconscious brain patterns without any medication or counselling. We work on the whole brain with advanced non invasive neurotech and provide personalized solutions to each individual with complete privacy.

My experience above is not just based on people in leadership but to the amazing women and men from all walks of life (students, homemakers, artists, professionals) that we work with for higher performance, executive function, sleep, anxiety, attention, depression, decision making, gut brain axis and several other areas.