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Why Your Best Employees Are Giving Up (And How to Reignite Their Fight)

The Silent Killer of High Performance (Tips from a science-backed motivational speaker) I was recently in a meeting with a typically high-performing leadership team when...
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The Science Behind Why Employees Burn Out (And the Counterintuitive Solution)

The $190 Billion Burnout Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight Employee burnout costs U.S. companies up to $190 billion annually in healthcare expenses, yet most organizations...
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How Olympic Athletes Handle Pressure (And What Your Leadership Team Can Learn)

As a top keynote speaker on high performance, there is nothing that bothers me more than hearing leaders give THIS terrible advice to their teams...
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The Hidden Psychology Behind Employee Resistance to Change (And How to Transform It)

Why Your Change Management Strategy Isn't Working - many people struggle with a fear of change. Here's what I've learned from decades as a stress...
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Why Traditional Stress Management Training Fails (And What Actually Works for Teams)

The $4.2 Trillion Problem Every Leader Needs to Know (from a stress physiologist & change management speaker) If you're an HR professional or business leader...
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Verywell Mind

What Does Social Darwinism Say About Mental Health?
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Psychology Today

Grinning and Bearing It
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Forbes

5 Ways To Be A Stand-Out Leader And Excel In Your Career
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First for Women

Tackle Quitter’s Day With These Expert Strategies and Business Deals to Keep You Moving Forward
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Happy Mistakes: A message of gratitude for grace

This week I made a massive error.  The kind you make and immediately recognize your mistake but it's already too late. Let me set the...
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Neuron… Cracking the Growth Mindset Leadership Brain Code (and bringing your team along for the ride).

Remember those frustrating school projects where one teammate thrived under pressure, while another crumbled like a stale cookie? Turns out, that difference might not be...
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Some people DO wish they worked more on their deathbeds. On life, death, and my love affair with the speaking industry.

Last week I was hospitalized with two lethal bacterial blood infections. By the time I was admitted, my body had gone septic. Was I scared?...
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