Dr Jemma King has a PhD in Human Behaviour and is a Stress, Sleep, Emotional Intelligence, and Performance Under Pressure expert. Jemma has consulted with special forces, industry, C-suite, sport and education, being a renowned thought leader in high performance. Today, we invite Jemma to share her insights on the intersection between the human-factors and technology ubiquity.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:50) - The most effective ways to improve high-performance
(12:00) - Sleep behaviours, stress management, and cognitive function?
(14:57) - Coca-Cola research project on wearable devices for optimising performance
(20:50) - Alcohol's effects on the brain 25:10 - Biometric data & microbiome tests
(34:00) - Technology for the future to measure an individuals health & human performance optimization protocols
(39:00) - Question: If you had the whole world's attention for 30 minutes, what would you say to everybody?
(41:17) - Impact of thinking and belief systems on physiology
Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemma-king-phd-76013328/
Website: https://jemmakingbio-pa.com.au/
Biography
Dr Jemma King has a PhD in Human Behaviour and is a Stress, Sleep and Emotional Intelligence, Performance Under Pressure expert. Jemma is a Fellow at UQ School of Psychology and works as a specialist external advisor to McKinsey & Co. She has consulted to the Australian Defence Force and the Centre for Australian Army Leadership, the Australian Institute of Sport Gold Medal Ready Program, and the Australian Olympic Swim Team. Jemma has tailored a pre-deployment Performance Optimisation Program’ for Special Operations Command that has effectively displayed measurable improvements in behavioural and performance-based outcomes. Jemma guest lectures at the University of Sydney MBA on critical thinking and decision making. She teaches Leadership at the Australian Command and Staff Course at the Australian Defence College. She supervises PhD students at the UQ School of Psychology, and is conducting several research projects including; ‘Executive Leadership Factors of Performance’, and ‘Leaders’ Impact on Team Psychological Safety’ with Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson. Jemma is a reviewer for The Journal of Management Education. She was an Associate Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Queensland Business School (courses included Leadership, Team Dynamics, Ethics, Motivation). Jemma also consults with large organisations and privately consults with many C-Suite executives. She helps executives perform under pressure, manage stress and foster team performance. Her qualifications include Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Psychology, Bachelor of Business Management 1st Class Honours, and Doctor of Human Behaviour. She has also studied psychoneuroimmunology, endocrinology, neuroscience, anatomy, and medical microbiology. Jemma has three teenage children and lives in Brisbane.
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