How I Help Companies & Leaders Be You-ier
Keep your best people from quietly updating their LinkedIn
Stop spending on wellness apps that don't fix what's actually wrong
Become the company people brag about working at
The problem:
You've spent a fortune on wellness, but your people are still burnt out & checked out. Even though you have a meditation room. And a standing desk initiative. And a wellness app nobody's using. Somehow … absenteeism and presenteeism keep going up.
Here's what I think is going on. And I've been studying this for 30 years.
You don't have a burnout crisis. You have an authenticity crisis.
Your people are not being their you-iest selves at work. They're shrinking… not stretching. And that shrinking is exhausting them in a way no meditation app can fix.
Aristotle figured this out in the 4th century BCE. He argued that human beings are designed to flourish. But only when they're living according to their own unique nature. He warned: A person who isn't… is like a knife that won't cut. Technically functional. Fundamentally wasted.
Kierkegaard said this too, in his own you-ier way: "The most common form of despair is not being who you are."
Plus the Harvard Study of Adult Development confirmed the perks of being you-ier. They report: People who thrive the most aren’t the ones who achieve the most. They're the ones who stay most authentically themselves.
Who I work with:
I work with CHROs who have read the engagement data three times and are now having trouble sleeping, because they’ve tried everything. (Except THIS!)
CEOs whose executive teams are smart, accomplished. Yet something’s wrong & they can't put their finger on it.
Wealth firms whose advisors are losing high-net-worth clients to competitors and can't figure out why.
Corporate event planners looking for a keynote speaker who isn't going to give the same speech they've heard seven times this year.
Women's programs that have realized the "lean in" advice isn't cutting it anymore. Women are tired of being told to push harder. What they need is to embrace & own their you-ier self.
Professional services firms (law, consulting, accounting, wealth management) where everyone sounds like everyone else, and differentiation is suddenly the whole game.
Family offices managing multi-generational wealth, where the real inheritance conversation hasn't been touched because nobody's trained to have it.
Organizations that tried everything & recognize that the problem might be something NEW nobody's been naming.
The work & results:
I offer a range of services. Keynotes, Workshops. Leadership team retreats. Culture interventions. Executive coaching. In-person or virtual. Customized to your industry and audience.
I speak on topics like:
How you-ier leaders make sharper decisions & connect deeper with clients.
How you-ier employees perform better & stay longer. How a you-ier culture stops hemorrhaging top performers.
How a you-ier brand differentiates in a market drowning in sameness.
How you-ier advisors deepen multi-generational client loyalty.
Different audiences get different emphasis. The underlying thesis doesn't change.
The results:
Your top performers stop planning their exits.
Your meetings start feeling more engaged.
Your senior team shows up bolder & happier.
Your clients feel more understood & connected. They even get excited to meet up on the phone or Zoom or in person.
The upshot: Your company becomes you-ier in all areas. Which, it turns out, is the most underrated competitive advantage on earth… better work performance, better client satisfaction, better sales figures, better moods, better days.
Karen Salmansohn is a sought-after expert and speaker.
Watch & listen to corporate and media appearances:
TEDx Talk:
Fun is your high-performance fuel
Keynote:
How To Create A Happier Workplace
Media Interview:
Why Madonna loves Karen Salmansohn
Behavior Change Tip:
This one habit makes you 92% more likely to achieve your goals
