Partners, Thought Leaders & Resources

Information from these individuals and organizations may influence your thinking or lead you in a new direction in your own quest for individual and organizational health, high performance, and adaptive capacity:

·        Amy Cuddy – Body language, power of postures, and presence

·        Barbara Fredrickson – Positive emotions  

·        Carol Dweck -- Research on growth vs. fixed mindset

·        Cass — A mental health chatbot, called Cass, who delivers interactive coaching and behavioral health care by text

·        Center for Workplace Mental Health – Resources and case examples to help employers communicate and develop supportive benefits

·         Corey Keyes – Flourishing research

·         Dalai Lama – Neuroscience of mindfulness and compassion

·         Daniel Goleman – Emotional/social intelligence and leadership   

·         Daniel Kahneman – Research on well-being, bias, and judgement 

·         Dennis Charney – Neurobiology of depression, anxiety, and resilience 

·         Disability Management Employer Coalition – Tools, resources, and focused education

·         Emvitals — Helps to create emotionally vital workplaces through the power of culture, proactive outreach, and connection to personalized, high-quality care and support.

·         Essi Systems – Resilience and stress management tools    

·         Gabriele Oettingen – Motivation and goal setting

·         Gail Wagnild – Resilience assessment and programs   

·         Community Well-being Index – Data on individual and collective health and well-being    

·         George Engel – Biopsychosocial model   

·        Greater Good Science Center — Science-based insights for a meaningful life, based at University of California, Berkeley

·        Gretchen Spreitzer – Researcher on organizational change and thriving   

·         Habit Design – Habit training platform   

·         HERO – Non-profit group that convenes employers and thought leaders around workplace health and well-being   

·         John Caciappo – Social neuroscientist   

·         Jon Kabat-Zinn – Mindfulness meditation    

·         Karl Weick & Kathleen Sutcliffe – Organizational mindfulness  

·         Kelly McGonigal – The Upside of Stress 

·         Kristen Neff — Research about and practices for developing self-compassion

·         Limeade – Technology platform for employee health, well-being, and performance  

·         Martin Seligman – Pioneer of positive psychology

·         Marshall Goldsmith –  Executive coach and leadership trainer

·         Matthew Lieberman – Social cognitive neuroscientist   

·         meQuilibrium – Resilience-building platform    

·         Michael Gazzaniga – Cognitive neuroscience

·         Mindful Momentum— Research-based micro-practices for developing mindfulness with a purpose

·         Neuroleadership Institute – Brain-based leadership training

·         Oji Emotion Life Lab – Digital learning and live video coaching for social-emotional skill development

·         Peter Senge – Organizational learning and systems theory  

·         ResiliencePRO – Digital platform and live support designed to assess and support emotion health through an overall well-being framework, part of Orriant Health

 ·        Richard Davidson – Neuroscience of emotion, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds

·         Salveo Partners – Workplace culture consultants   

·         Stephen Porges – Social neuroscientist   

·         Table Group – Organizational effectiveness consultants   

·         Thich Nhat Hanh – Mindfulness and non-violence

·         Turning Point – Programs and resources for people and families living with serious or chronic illness 

·         Vic Strecher – University of Michigan researcher and writer on life purpose

·         VitalSmarts – Corporate training and organizational performance specialists  

 ·        Vision Pursue – Onsite or digital training to improve automatic thought and emotion patterns that affect performance

 ·         William Miller & Stephen Rollnick – Motivational interviewing and behavior change