Nicola McCrabbe

Nicola McCrabbe

MSc PCC

AB, CANADA

Nicola helps leaders and teams sustain performance under pressure, navigate change, and prevent burnout using her evidence-based SIT-UPP™ Framework. Audiences leave with practical tools to boost energy, resilience, focus, and confidence for lasting success.

Find strategies to reduce pressure without lowering standards using Nicola's science-based SIT-UPP™ Framework.


Nicola McCrabbe helps leaders and teams sustain high performance under pressure while preventing burnout.


After hearing Nicola speak, audiences leave motivated and equipped with practical strategies to tackle pressure, embrace setbacks, and pursue sustainable success.


Known for her heartfelt messages and engaging humor, she makes complex topics relatable and actionable.


A former computer science professor and PCC leadership coach, Nicola blends analytical precision with emotional intelligence. She is the author of Burnout Be Gone and creator of the SIT-UPP™ Framework, a proven system to build resilient habits and manage stress effectively.


Her most requested presentations include:

  • Lead Through PRESSURE: Sustain Performance Without Burning Out Your Best People — Or Yourself
  • Peak Performance, Built to Last: The Resilience Advantage in High-Pressure Roles
  • BURNOUT BE GONE: The Mental Well-Being Barometer — Identify Where You Are and What to Do Next
  • Fear Less, Perform More: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for High-Achievers


Learn more at nicolamccrabbe.com.

Find strategies to reduce pressure without lowering standards using Nicola's science-based SIT-UPP™ Framework.


Nicola McCrabbe helps leaders and teams sustain high performance under pressure while preventing burnout.


After hearing Nicola speak, audiences leave motivated and equipped with practical strategies to tackle pressure, embrace setbacks, and pursue sustainable success.


Known for her heartfelt messages and engaging humor, she makes complex topics relatable and actionable.


A former computer science professor and PCC leadership coach, Nicola blends analytical precision with emotional intelligence. She is the author of Burnout Be Gone and creator of the SIT-UPP™ Framework, a proven system to build resilient habits and manage stress effectively.


Her most requested presentations include:

  • Lead Through PRESSURE: Sustain Performance Without Burning Out Your Best People — Or Yourself
  • Peak Performance, Built to Last: The Resilience Advantage in High-Pressure Roles
  • BURNOUT BE GONE: The Mental Well-Being Barometer — Identify Where You Are and What to Do Next
  • Fear Less, Perform More: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for High-Achievers


Learn more at nicolamccrabbe.com.

LEAD THROUGH PRESSURE: Sustain Performance Without Burning Out Your Best People Or Yourself

For executives, senior leaders, and leadership teams responsible for supporting others through pressure


Today’s workplaces operate under sustained pressure — rising expectations, constant change, and little recovery time.

In response, many capable leaders and professionals do what they’ve always done to succeed: push harder, stay switched on, and take on more responsibility.

For a while, performance still looks strong.

But underneath,...

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PEAK PERFORMANCE BUILT TO LAST: The resilience advantage in high-pressure roles

For professionals navigating demanding, high-pressure environments


Markets shift. Demands accelerate. Expectations keep rising. In response, driven professionals push harder, stay switched on, and take on more responsibility. Performance may hold for a while — but without new strategies, focus narrows, recovery shrinks, and effectiveness quietly erodes, even as effort increases.

Sustained performance isn’t about grinding harder. Real resilience isn’t softness —...

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Burnout Be Gone: One Habit at a Time

For teams experiencing stress or exhaustion​ 


In today’s fast-paced work world, constant change, rising expectations, and little recovery time quietly chip away at even the strongest teams. Energy dips, motivation slips, and people find themselves just trying to get through the week. Burnout doesn’t happen overnight—it builds gradually, leaving individuals and organizations at risk before anyone even notices.


Recognizing where you are on...

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FEAR LESS, PERFORM MORE: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for High-Achievers

Many high-achievers struggle with fear and imposter syndrome, leading to self-doubt and hesitation even when they’ve achieved great success. In this keynote, Nicola helps participants recognize these patterns and provides actionable strategies to break free from the cycle.

Using practical tools from the SIT-UPP™ Framework, attendees will learn how to manage fear, reduce self-doubt, and perform with confidence. The session equips participants to build resilience, strengthen their...

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