--- title: Your Brain At Work | Mika Liss description: "Chief Operating Officer NeuroLeadership Institute\n\nAs COO, the focus of my role is two-fold:\n\nThe end-to-end customer experience\nInter-team and/or systems infrastructure to support our clients and peoples\nAt NLI, we’ve designed the COO role to evolve with the changing needs of the company and yet stay the same in terms of constantly and consistently making sure we all have the tools we need to do our jobs to the best of our abilities.\n\nPrior to NLI, I worked in the Israeli high tech industry at a publicly traded, global information technology and services firm. I joined that company when it was a start-up and grew with it from twenty-five people in one country into an international firm with six hundred employees in more than six countries.\n\nI’ve held leadership roles in full Profit & Loss ownership, talent strategy and management, marketing, corporate communications, and sales operations; lived in Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Atlanta, and New York City; and led stock exchange listings, company re-brand initiatives, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThroughout my career, I’ve been a partner to the CEO/founder, Board members, investors, and other stakeholders.\n\nMy guiding principle: put sales and clients at the center of strategy.\n\nI also teach at New York University and hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s in English Literature from New York University and Hunter College, respectively." --- [![NLI-LOGO-WHITE](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NLI-LOGO-WHITE.png?width=254&height=45&name=NLI-LOGO-WHITE.png "NLI-LOGO-WHITE")](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/) - [Solutions](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/solutions-for-organisations/product-services/) - [Research](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/research-impact/scientific-research/) - [Our Story](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/about-us/our-story/) ![bars-light-1](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/hubfs/bars-light-1.png) - [Solutions](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/solutions-for-organisations/product-services/) - [Research](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/research-impact/scientific-research/) - [Our Story](https://neuroleadershipinstitute.org/about-us/our-story/) # Check out our latest news ## Mika Liss ![Mika Liss](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/hubfs/mika.png) Chief Operating Officer NeuroLeadership Institute As COO, the focus of my role is two-fold: The end-to-end customer experience Inter-team and/or systems infrastructure to support our clients and peoples At NLI, we’ve designed the COO role to evolve with the changing needs of the company and yet stay the same in terms of constantly and consistently making sure we all have the tools we need to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. Prior to NLI, I worked in the Israeli high tech industry at a publicly traded, global information technology and services firm. I joined that company when it was a start-up and grew with it from twenty-five people in one country into an international firm with six hundred employees in more than six countries. I’ve held leadership roles in full Profit & Loss ownership, talent strategy and management, marketing, corporate communications, and sales operations; lived in Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Atlanta, and New York City; and led stock exchange listings, company re-brand initiatives, and mergers and acquisitions. Throughout my career, I’ve been a partner to the CEO/founder, Board members, investors, and other stakeholders. My guiding principle: put sales and clients at the center of strategy. I also teach at New York University and hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s in English Literature from New York University and Hunter College, respectively. ### Recent Posts ## [Mind the (Six-Foot) Gap, and Then Bridge It](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/05/05/mind-the-six-foot-gap-and-then-bridge-it) Posted by [Mika Liss](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/author/mika-liss) on May 5, 2020 11:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Mind the (Six-Foot) Gap, and Then Bridge It](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/hubfs/BLOG%202.2.png)](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/05/05/mind-the-six-foot-gap-and-then-bridge-it) Why is solitary confinement considered [among the worst](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/17/18305109/solitary-confinement-prison-criminal-justice-reform) punishments for people? Because our social fabric [significantly contributes to mental health](https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/05/solitary); taking it away jeopardises our individual and collective stability. [Read More](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/05/05/mind-the-six-foot-gap-and-then-bridge-it) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/05/05/mind-the-six-foot-gap-and-then-bridge-it#comments-listing) Topics: [Performance](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/tag/performance) ## [‘Befriend the Pandemic’: A Different Perspective on Current Events](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/04/15/befriend-the-pandemic-a-different-perspective-on-current-events) Posted by [Mika Liss](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/author/mika-liss) on Apr 15, 2020 1:45:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![‘Befriend the Pandemic’: A Different Perspective on Current Events](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/hubfs/blog%2017.17.png)](https://blog.neuroleadershipinstitute.org/2020/04/15/befriend-the-pandemic-a-different-perspective-on-current-events) Here, at NLI, we talk a lot about defying conventional wisdom, and instead heeding what research tells us. Core to that choice is embracing the importance of challenging the norm. 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