Michelle Gielan: Employee Engagement
Michelle Gielan is a positive psychology expert and keynote speaker who helps organizations improve employee engagement, resilience, and performance through science-backed strategies.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Former anchor at CBS News
- Expert in positive psychology, resilience, and employee engagement
- Partner at the Institute for Applied Positive Research
- Author of Broadcasting Happiness
- Formats: Keynote Speaker and Positive Psychology Expert
- Audiences: Corporate leaders, HR professionals, managers, and organizations seeking to improve employee engagement, workplace culture, and performance.
- Outcomes:
- Strategies to boost employee engagement and workplace positivity
- Tools to build resilience and improve team performance
- Insights into how mindset influences productivity and organizational success
- Travels from: New York, NY
- **Fee range: On Request
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Keynote Topics:
The Optimism Quotient
Strengthening a Mindset that Fuels Happiness and Success
An engaged, optimistic mindset is a massive advantage in the modern economy and one of the single biggest drivers of success. New research in the fields of neuroscience and positive psychology is showing the incredible ripple effect rational optimism can have on performance, profitability and happiness at work.
Nationally recognized researcher and best-selling author Michelle Gielan will empower you with practical, research-based positive communication strategies to increase happiness and fuel success. Learn the science behind how to train the brain for greater optimism to reap the benefits: 31% increase in productive energy, 37% higher sales, 40% higher likelihood of a promotion, and a 23% decrease in stress.
Weaving together poignant stories, interactive experiments and her own novel research, Michelle presents a compelling, engaging science-based case showing that being positive and sharing that optimistic mindset with others is central to success.
During her session, you will learn how authentic, rational optimism significantly increases performance and business success, a proven tool to inoculate your brain against stress and negativity, practical, researched 2-minute habits proven to retrain your brain to be more resilient in minutes, and how interconnected teams can create cultures of high performance and sustainable resilience.
Resilient to the Core
How to Improve Your Default Response to Stress to Boost Performance & Happiness
Stress has become one of the biggest barriers to high performance on and off the field, yet new research shows 91% of us could improve our default response to stress using simple positive habits. In one of the largest studies on stress of its kind, researcher and bestselling author Michelle Gielan has identified the three major dimensions of your stress response that predict your well-being and performance, and how to quickly shift from stuck to empowered.
She shares the new research coming out of positive psychology and strategies for achieving 31% greater energy and 23% fewer stress-related symptoms.
Audience members will learn how to identify the three major responses to stress that waste energy and leave us stuck, inoculate their brains against common stresses and negative people, use unavoidable stress to their advantage to boost performance, develop three habits to retrain their brains to be more resilient and optimistic in minutes, and cultivate interconnected teams to create cultures of high performance, optimism and sustainable resilience.
Communicating Greatness
The Science of Positive Authentic Female Leadership
In our corporate culture, it can sometimes be difficult to be both female and positive without fear of being perceived as “pollyannish” or out of touch with reality. In this talk, Michelle shatters the misconceptions about positive leadership using science to show how to not only avoid prejudice, but to also change the mindsets of those around you to drive success.
Michelle describes funny and poignant stories she experienced while one of the top female media professionals, as well as from her work with influential female executives at companies including Google, Microsoft and Bank of America.
In this talk, Michelle reveals how to cultivate rational optimism, change the social script using verbal and nonverbal cues, guide the negative towards the positive, and be perceived as a strong, deep and optimistic female leader.
Broadcasting Happiness
Creating Success through Positive Engagement
Effective, positive communication is the single biggest driver of success at work. New research in the fields of neuroscience and positive psychology is showing the incredible ripple effect positive communication can have on employee engagement, productivity, and happiness.
After spending years as a national CBS News anchor broadcasting to millions and receiving an advanced degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Positive Psychology, Michelle developed simple, yet proven techniques for positive communication that drive individual and team success for quantifiable results.
She trains professionals on ways to inoculate their brain against stress and negativity, praise effectively, get others to adopt a more resilient mindset and shift the culture at work to create a talent-enhancing environment.
Talent Short Bio
Michelle Gielan is a leading expert in positive psychology, employee engagement, and workplace resilience. A former anchor at CBS News, she transitioned from broadcast journalism to research, dedicating her career to understanding how positivity impacts performance, productivity, and organizational culture.
As a keynote speaker and researcher, Michelle combines scientific insights with compelling storytelling to deliver practical strategies that organizations can implement immediately. Her work focuses on how individuals and teams can cultivate a positive mindset to enhance engagement, strengthen resilience, and achieve better business outcomes.
Michelle is a partner at the Institute for Applied Positive Research, where she develops evidence-based interventions designed to improve workplace well-being and performance. Her bestselling book, Broadcasting Happiness, provides actionable tools for increasing optimism and creating positive ripple effects within organizations.
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Michelle Gielan is a leading voice in the field of positive psychology and employee engagement. A former CBS News anchor turned researcher, she has dedicated her career to understanding the impact of positivity on workplace culture and productivity. As a prominent keynote speaker, Michelle blends research-backed insights with her background in broadcast journalism, making her presentations both engaging and actionable. Event planners who book her can count on transformative experiences that inspire attendees to adopt positivity as a powerful tool for personal and professional success.
Michelle’s expertise is with positive psychology and leadership, focusing on the measurable effects of positivity and resilience in the workplace. Her work centers on teaching individuals and organizations how to leverage positive psychology to boost productivity, enhance employee engagement, and foster a more supportive workplace culture. Through rigorous research and her partnership with the Institute for Applied Positive Research, Michelle has developed strategies proven to help companies improve their cultures and employees excel in challenging situations.
With a degree in psychology and her background as a national news anchor, Michelle is well-versed in the art of communication and evidence-based research. Her book, Broadcasting Happiness, is a bestseller that provides readers with practical strategies to cultivate happiness and resilience. By drawing from both her academic background and professional experience, she offers actionable insights and practical advice for transforming workplace dynamics.
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