Studies show that happier people are more productive, creative, insightful, engaged and resilient. They are also healthier and more sociable. Grounded in solid scientific data, this award-winning presentation covers dozens of actionable techniques to increase job happiness, organized around the themes of goals, relationships, and attitude. Gain specific strategies to...

• Effectively cope with stress

• Reboot your workflow for increased focus and creativity

• Develop and...

Engaged employees are enthusiastic about their jobs and organizations; they go the extra mile for their employer. Engagement leads to improved productivity, quality, retention and profits. So how do you get an engaged employee?

This research-based, interactive session will teach leaders concrete, immediately applicable techniques to raise employee engagement. We'll look at...

• Drivers of employee engagement (alignment, progress, significance, development, relationships...

Mindfulness empowers your prefrontal cortex, which we call your "inner CEO". The prefrontal cortex is responsible for executive functions such as prioritization, focusing attention, making decisions, initiating action, and inhibiting inappropriate action. Mindfulness is simply paying complete attention to the present moment without judgment. So why do it? Because a growing mountain of scientific evidence suggests that mindfulness and meditation:

• Add neurons to your...

Conventional wisdom holds that the key to success is finding and fixing your weaknesses. The strengths movement maintains that the key to success is discovering and using your strengths more on the job. Data from Gallup suggests that teams that play to their strengths typically enjoy...

• 38% higher productivity
• 44% more customer satisfaction
• 50% lower turnover

Putting your strengths to work significantly increases engagement and job satisfaction....

Constant change means constant learning. Learn how to learn and  remember in this practical session grounded in science. Discover:

• How creating a "memory palace" is key to remembering important information
• Why doorways are dangerous to your memory
• What foods boost your brain and memory
• Why spaced out learning is better learning
• Improve your ability to learn and grow.

This is one session you will not forget!

Emotional intelligence gives us the power to navigate difficulte conversations and reach collaboration. In this interactive program, you will:

• Reflect on how you relate to conflict, your organization's culture around conflict, and how conflict might be useful.
• Learn how emotional intelligence can help anyone better navigate difficult conversations.
• See how a healthy, emotionally intelligence mix of assertion and cooperation leads to true...

I can present any of my programs virtually. I've presented virtually well over 100 times, to clients that bring me back over and over, such as Dreamworks, Google, Nike, Intel, HP, Activision, Kaiser-Permanente, Blizzard Entertainment, Boeing, NOAA, The Humane Society of the US, The National Park Service, and NBC. I have high-quality equipment to broadcast my virtual presentation, and pride myself on unusually interactive sessions.