Revitalizing with the Brain in Mind: Countering Social Stress & Designing a Brain-Healthy Workplace

Posted on 09/21/13

Remind Me

Are you and your employees suffering from work-related stress?  Stressful social interactions at work trigger the brain’s natural fear and survival responses and can decrease our ability to solve problems, make decisions, and collaborate with each other. 

During this workshop, Drs. Thompson and Liu will demonstrate how the latest trends from neuroscience and positive psychology provide a guide for leaders and business owners to create a brain-healthy workplace.  They will present techniques to revitalize at the level of individuals, leaders and organizations.

Your Presenters:

Paula, Thompson, MPH, EdD, Founder, Foresight Coaching & Consulting

Paula Thompson is an expert on how individuals manage their careers to achieve desired professional outcomes.  As a coach, she works with high-performing individuals to accomplish their next level of success.  Paula conducts research on the internal – and often hidden – aspects of workplace performance and the application of positive psychology at work.  Paula has her doctorate from Pepperdine University, her master’s from the University of California, Los Angeles and her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Sharon Liu, MPH, MBA, EdD, Consultant

Sharon Liu has been a consultant for over 20 years in Health Sciences Software applications focusing on the training and implementation of these applications. Change management techniques are used to facilitate the IT changes. Sharon’s research interest is how neuroscience can help explain the ills of social stress and promising methods to lessen the adverse effects.  Sharon has an MBA and EdD from Pepperdine University in Organization Change and has presented her work internationally.