Sessions & Presentations

A research-based look at how humility shapes decision-making under pressure.

Based on my dissertation study with 582 leaders, this session explores how humble leaders respond to high-stress decision-making moments—especially when facing subtle forms of social undermining. Learn how humility interacts with organizational context and what structures HR can build to support confident leadership.

🔹 Great for research-minded audiences
🔹 Focus on decision-making, humility, and toxic team dynamics
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Understanding toxic traits before they take root in your culture.

This session dives into psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism—personality traits that may show up in seemingly high-performing employees or leaders. Learn how to recognize early warning signs and protect culture through hiring, coaching, and performance management strategies.

🔹 Practical for hiring, succession, and culture strategy
🔹 Backed by personality psychology and organizational research
🔹 Real examples, tools, and mitigation strategies

Using neuroscience to improve leadership, engagement, and trust.

Based on the SCARF model and other neuroleadership principles, this session explores how the brain responds to threat and reward in the workplace. Learn how HR and leaders can reduce reactivity and create environments of clarity, connection, and psychological safety.

🔹 Great for leadership development and OD audiences
🔹 Highlights emotional regulation, motivation, and trust-building
🔹 Science-backed, human-centered approach

A practical, realistic approach to building resilience at work.

This interactive session explores how to reframe challenges without glossing over reality. We’ll examine the psychology behind spirals like rumination and binary thinking—and share tools to build perspective, agency, and clarity even in moments of uncertainty.

🔹 One of the most popular, accessible sessions
🔹 Helps with burnout, feedback, mindset, and coaching
🔹 LinkedIn article ›

Scaling the right behaviors through culture, coaching, and accountability.

Some leaders drive momentum. Others quietly erode trust. This session helps HR professionals identify the difference, diagnose root causes, and become culture catalysts by reinforcing leadership behaviors that align with performance, safety, and values.

🔹 Ideal for HR business partners, culture leads, and L&D pros
🔹 Systemic and behavior-based
🔹 Coaching-ready insights

Designing change that people lead—not resist.

This session introduces the CatalystCore Strategy—a people-first framework for sustainable transformation. Learn how to activate change through purpose alignment, behavioral reinforcement, and cultural clarity.

🔹 Especially useful for OD practitioners and strategic HR leaders
🔹 Builds long-term capacity for adaptive leadership
🔹 Rooted in systems thinking, people development, and change psychology

From tactical support to strategic leadership.

The role of HR is undergoing a powerful transformation. Once centered around compliance and policy, today’s HR professionals are being called on to drive culture, coach leaders, and align people strategies with fast-changing business realities. As workforce expectations shift toward purpose, flexibility, and psychological safety, HR’s influence has become central to organizational success.

This session explores:

• The evolution of HR’s role in modern organizations
• How to lead with systems thinking and emotional intelligence
• Practical strategies for supporting culture, leadership, and change
• The new capabilities HR professionals need to thrive

🔹 Ideal for SHRM groups, HRBP communities, and leadership-focused audiences
🔹 Encourages reflection, conversation, and forward-looking action
🔹 Tailored for both strategic thinkers and everyday practitioners