Co-founder of Thompson Harrison and Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School (OSBS) - Tracey Camilleri
‘Those who pay scant attention to the day-to-day dynamics of human relationships, and the human biology that informs them … will find leadership very challenging’ says Camilleri and her co-authors in The Social Brain (2023).
In this session, Tracey Camilleri from Oxford’s Said Business School draws on contemporary insights from neuroscience and psychology fields to point to necessary ingredients for great teamwork—drawing on her book The Social Brain authored alongside colleagues Samantha Rockey and leading evolutionary psychology expert Robyn Dunbar.
Tracey will offer practical hints on how to diffuse tensions and encourage cooperation. By explaining how the social brain works, she gives insights for balancing unity and encouraging different perspectives, and answers intriguing questions such as: How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone or a computer?
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About Tracey
Tracey is the co-founder of Thompson Harrison, along with Sam Rockey, and is an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School (OSBS). At OSBS, she has designed and directed the flagship Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme (2012-2022) as well as bespoke senior development programmes. She is known for her innovative design approach, her focus on the dynamics and practice of successful groups and what it means to lead healthy, thriving organisations in a world increasingly dominated by process and machines.
Earlier in her career she variously ran her own consulting company, WMC Communications, worked as an associate for the private investment bank, Allen and Company, as new business director for the publishing company, Marshall Cavendish, a teacher of English literature at St Paul’s Girls’ School, and as a research associate at Bain and Company. Her book, 'The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups’, written in partnership with Sam Rockey and evolutionary psychologist, Professor Robin Dunbar, was published by Penguin Random House in Spring 2023. Tracey has an MA from Oxford University.