What Makes a
Work Life Well-Lived?

What makes a work life well-lived? Is it purpose? Growth? Flexibility? Achievement? Work-Life Harmony? Or maybe belonging? Kelly went all-in on her quantitative research to get to the truth and it will surprise you! She will cut through all the noise and b.s. with her cutting-edge research that challenges conventional wisdom and popular opinion circulating the internet.

You will become empowered to make an impact on your well-being, along with the people you work with, and those you lead. Kelly will dive into meaningful concepts like ditching “work happiness delusion,” how to achieve greater work-life harmony, identifying the root cause of stress and burnout, and embracing need diversity to thrive at work. 

We spend one-third of our lives at work, well-being isn’t a perk, it’s a priority. You will leave feeling inspired and confident to create a work life you want to wake up to every day and take your career to the next level. You will be equipped to build more meaningful work relationships and be a leader people truly want to work for.

You’ll leave this session with:

• A new mindset and actionable roadmap to elevate health and happiness in your work life and workplace. 
• The surprising mindset shifts that will transform your approach to work, relationships, and leadership.
• A 5-step pathway to overcome the “10 dream killers” that threaten the dream of a work-life well-lived for all.

Motives Matter: The Science of Happy, Healthy, High-Performing Teams

What if our understanding of thriving at work needs a complete reset? It’s time to challenge the recycled advice and embrace a bold new approach to human-centered leadership. Kelly Mackin unveils a transformative framework built on her research into the 28 psychological, emotional, and social needs—or motives—that drive happy, healthy, high-performing teams. These human needs like purpose, free expression, growth, belonging, flexibility, and fun— are at the core of your team’s ability to be well and perform well at work. 

You will learn how to embrace “motive diversity” to create an inclusive environment and shift from the outdated “one-size-fits-none” approach to a personalized path to motivate and support each team member because well-being isn’t universal, it’s personal. These motives don’t matter equally to your employees or team, there is a unique hierarchy of needs that drives each one of us.

You will leave this session empowered to leave stress and burnout behind and share the responsibility with your team to co-create a culture everyone wants to be part of. Armed with a new mindset, actionable strategies, and fresh insights based on the latest well-being science you’ll have what it takes to take your team—and yourself—to the next level.

You’ll leave this session with:

• A breakthrough framework that equips everyone to be mindful of, evaluate, and communicate the motives that matter most at work for collective well-being and success. 
• The six surprising mindset shifts to cultivate with your team members to create a culture people don’t want to leave. 
• The 5-step pathway to create your unique people-first action plan, ensuring the essential motives of your team and organization are met with intention and impact.

Meeting Motives: A New Groundbreaking Approach to a Thriving Culture

Are you tired of the overwhelming noise and conflicting opinions around creating a true people-first workplace that employees don’t want to leave? If you find yourself nodding yes you are not alone! Kelly will cut through the clutter with her groundbreaking approach to a thriving human-centered culture based on her cutting-edge research, psychology, and the latest well-being science. This isn’t your typical talk and recycled information—get ready for fresh insights and a bold new way forward. 

You will learn about the 28 psychological, emotional, and social human needs —or motives—that drive people’s ability to be well and perform well at work. Needs like work-life harmony, fun, free expression, growth, security, prestige, and belonging. To put insights into action, you will gain a new mindset and roadmap to develop your unique action plan to meet these motives for yourself, the people you work with, and those you lead. You’ll walk away with game-changing leadership strategies to build happy, healthy, high-performing teams — without the stress and burnout. Forget about the the outdated “one-size-fits-none” approach, instead you’ll learn how to create a personalized employee experience that meets each team member’s unique motives and embraces “need diversity,” driving real impact where it matters most.

Kelly’s research shows only 16% of employees are thriving at work, but we can make ill-being a thing of the past and well-being the way of the future together. You will leave this session feeling empowered to co-create a culture of well-being with your employees. 

You’ll leave this session with:

• The 6-mindset shifts to cultivate with your employees and a transformative framework that equips everyone to be mindful of, evaluate, and communicate the motives that matter most at work.
• An innovative leadership approach that ditches the ‘one-size-fits-none’ for a personalized human-centered strategy that embraces motive diversity and identifies the unique human needs that drive each employee. 
• The 5-step pathway to create your unique people-first action plan and a culture where these essential motives are met so everyone can thrive together.