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speaking, workshops, and webinars

Explore Our Available Lectures,

Workshops, and Webinars!

Many of our offerings are RACE-Approved and provide CE credit for your staff, and all of them are available as virtual webinars.  Below is a list of some of our current topics - If you don’t see what you’re looking for, ask us about custom presentations!

Positive Perseverance:
Leading Resilient Teams

50-60 minute lecture
(Webinar option available)
 

The practice of veterinary medicine is an interesting mix of engaging, meaningful work and unpredictable times of difficulty that challenge our resilience.  The age of COVID-19 has shown how strong and courageous veterinary professionals can be.  It has also taught us the value of Resilient Leadership.

This session introduces the concept of team resilience, describes the 4 key characteristics of resilient teams, and explores the 3 pillars of resilient leadership in times of crisis.  Attendees will leave with a simple, 2-step plan for boosting their team's resilience just when they need it most.

Safe to Soar:
The Secret Sauce of Effective
Veterinary Teams

50 minute lecture
or 2 hour workshop
(Webinar option available)
 

This evidence-based session introduces the well-researched concept of psychological safety and explores why it so closely correlates with team and business outcomes. In the workshop option, tools for measuring and cultivating psychological safety in veterinary organizations will be explored.

We offer two versions of this presentation:

  1. Leading for Psychological Safety

  2. Cultivating Psychological Safety for Teams

Attendees will develop a keen understanding of psychological safety, the #1 predictor of effective workplace teams, and be enabled to foster it in their teams, businesses, and organizations.

Rockstar Resilience Skills for the Veterinary Professional

50 minute lecture
or 2 hour workshop
(Webinar option available)
 

This workshop, geared toward all veterinary professionals in any role within or outside the veterinary hospital, introduces the science of positive psychology and related fields.  Evidence-based tools for cultivating psychological resilience, functional optimism, and general personal and professional well-being are explored.

Attendees will gain an understanding of personal and professional well-being and what science shows support both.  Participants will leave engaged by and empowered with a clear, evidence-based plan for fostering their own sustainable well-being.

The 4 P's of Positive Leadership:

A Framework for Leading Thriving Veterinary Teams

50 minute lecture
or 2-3 hour workshop
(Webinar option available)
 

This workshop, specifically geared toward hospital and organization leaders such as owners, mangers, supervisors, HR directors, and leadership team members, introduces an evidence-based leadership framework for inspiring engaged, motivated, and loyal veterinary teams.

Attendees will develop a deep understanding of the four "buckets" leaders must seek to fill in their teams to cultivate a positive, high-performing hospital culture.  Participants will explore immediately actionable, evidence-based tools for adding energy to each bucket and inspiring their teams to thrive in their work.

Strategies for Sanity: Thriving in an ‘Always On’ Career

60 minute lecture
or 2 hour workshop

(Webinar option available)
 

For many of us, working in veterinary medicine doesn’t just feel like a full-time job. It
feels like a job we never leave. Our sense of obligation, strong desire to help, and struggles with letting go can contribute to us feeling like we are ‘always on’. No wonder so many of us burn out! It need not be that way.

 

In this session you will learn evidence-based tools and practices for setting healthy
boundaries, saying no, and integrating both

work and life in a way that contributes to

your well-being.

Master your Mindset: Channel Your Inner Superpowers

60 - 90 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
(Webinar option available)

The path to a thriving veterinary career is balanced on an assortment of building blocks.
Nurturing our wellbeing, leadership skills and promoting a quality team environment fall within this gridwork of success. Nestled within the base layer of these ideas is the concept of mindset. Our mindset plays a significant role in how we maneuver through the variety of obstacles, successes and setbacks confronted daily within veterinary medicine.

 

But what is mindset, exactly? How are we able to shape and create the mindset we desire? And most importantly…How can we further employ the research behind this crucial foundation of wellbeing to create better work, team and professional experience each day?

 

In this session we will explore the
concepts of a fixed and growth mindset, the consequences of each and why wellbeing is predicated on the development of a growth- focused mindset. Attendees will leave this session empowered with a research backed plan to create a personal and professional mindset for growth, curiosity and flourishing.

This topic may also be presented as a combined session with “The Power of Praise: How
Proper Feedback Can Cultivate Veterinary Superheroes” for a 90-120 minute
interactive introductory keynote/lecture. However, it may also be effectively attended
independently.

Thriving Leaders: Alleviating the Burden of Leadership

60 - 90 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
(Webinar option available)

Leadership is a wonderful burden. It can be challenging, depleting, and difficult. It can
also be fulfilling and contribute to a thriving professional life. Often, the balance between the wonder and the burden lies in our ability to develop healthy, sustaining, positive leadership practices.

 

In this session we’ll explore the burden of leadership through the prism of professional burnout. We’ll follow this with an introduction to the four pillars leaders call upon to cultivate their own professional well being. Attendees will leave with a variety of evidence-based tools to alleviate the burden of leadership and thrive in their role.

Demystifying Compassion Fatigue: Hope in a Path Through

45 – 60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
or  90 – 120 minutes interactive workshop-style presentation
(Webinar option available)

As veterinary professionals we care. A lot. About our patients, the humans attached to
them, and the bond they share. And we give of our energy, effort, heart and soul to protect and
celebrate that bond. That is difficult, taxing work. Sometimes it takes a toll. But pain and difficulty
need not become suffering.


In this session you’ll learn about the science behind compassion fatigue and burnout, two similar but distinctly different phenomenon that can befall caregivers like veterinary professionals. You’ll also learn about evidence-based tools for preventing these issues in your own work and walk away with hope in a path through to professional thriving.

Explanatory Thinking Styles: To Optimism and Beyond

45 – 60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
(Webinar option available)

Explanatory thinking styles not only dictate our perception, they can promote growth,
productivity and development. They can also contribute to worry, anxiety and pessimism. In the
unpredictable and challenging field of veterinary medicine we can all benefit from a deeper
understanding of the thinking styles available to us in our everyday encounters. A further
understanding of the tools available within us will help each of us to reach for the right one as we
navigate our day. Leaders and support staff alike can not only broaden their ability to expand a more positive outlook within themselves, they can cultivate this within their teams, clinics, and hospitals!


In this session we will dive deeper into the variety of explanatory thinking styles and how they can
directly influence mindset and wellbeing. We will explore the types of thinking styles, learn to
recognize and combat thinking traps and create a more resilient way of showing up in the world.
Attendees will enjoy playing with specific tools to empower them with these important, energizing
skills.

Connect & Collaborate: Building Buy-in With the Science of Coaching Psychology

45 – 60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
(Webinar option available)

Regardless of your title or role, you want to inspire the best in the people you lead.
Research suggests the most resilient, highest achieving team members shine brightest when they believe some key things; my manager cares about me, my manager cares about my success, my team is safe for interpersonal risks. Coaching cultures cultivate all three, engendering team member “buy-in”, even in the face of disagreement.


In this session we will explore the science of coaching psychology. Attendees will learn about an evidence-based framework for effective “coaching conversations” to inspire your team to be the best they can be.

Sensational Strengths Workshop Experience

Customizable
(Webinar option available)

Dedicated teams promote positivity and productivity. Each of your team memebers bring a unique mix of strengths that allow them to make a wonderful contribution everyday. Develop awareness and promote empowerment to craft a team that goes above and beyond all while taking ownership of the hospital’s success. 


You dream of a dedicated, energized, fulfilled and motivated team. Flourish can help.  With over 50 collective years of veterinary experience, including management and practice ownership, and a deep knowledge of how people and organizations thrive, our positive change agents can help you create a strengths based culture in your hospital.

We offer custom sensational strengths workshop experiences to meet your team’s needs:

   •    Evidence based assessment and analysis of your team 

   •    Custom workshop experience to explore the unique strengths you and your team bring/contribute 

   •    Targeted action plan  

   •    Continued expert support from Flourish


This customized experience will identify and build upon the strengths unique to YOUR team.  Flourish will help you and your team craft an action plan to ignite your character strengths and build an empowered team from the inside out.  With your plan in place, you'll find an increased sense of partnership and dedication in your practice as you create an environment everyone on your team wants to be a part of.

Schedule a complimentary DISCOVERY call to explore what Flourish can do for your hospital!

 

Breaking Happy: A Sustainable Path to Well-Being

60 minute lecture or 2-4 hour workshop
(Webinar option available)

Can we be happy all the time?  Should we be?  This session will introduce participants to positive psychology, the scientific study of human flourishing.  We’ll explore the challenges of the "Cult of Happiness" and lay out an evidence-based path for a more nuanced, psychologically healthier path to well-being.

 

Attendees will leave inspired to cultivate their own well-being as veterinary professionals and equipped with evidence-based tools to do so.

Adversary to Ally: Harnessing Happy Hormones to Connect with Difficult People

50 minute lecture or 2-3 hour workshop
(Webinar option available)

This workshop, geared toward all veterinary professionals in any role within or outside the veterinary hospital, provides an introduction to the science of the brain bank and "stacked stressors."

Attendees will explore and develop tested tools for calming the brain and preparing for connection, including how to leverage our natural brain chemistry superpowers and connect with difficult people.

The Strengths of the Veterinary Professional:

An Exploration of What's Best in a Team

Multi-phase workshop

This 2-to-3 Phase workshop introduces veterinary hospital teams to VIA Character Strengths and "job-crafting" using those strengths.

In Phase 1, the entire team completes a validated, evidence-based assessment to identify "signature" character strengths.  A detailed report mapping the team's strength culture is provided.

Phase 2 includes an on-site workshop in which the entire team is introduced to the science of positive psychology and character strengths.  Global and individual strengths are explored throughout the team and everyone participates in highly engaging, interactive activities to celebrate each other's strengths, begin identifying strength opportunities, and developing the skills of "strength spotting" and strengths-based job crafting.

Phase 3, which is an optional component, includes a workshop on strengths-based leadership for the hospital leadership team as well as job crafting coaching opportunities.

The Power of Praise: How Proper Feedback Can Cultivate Veterinary Superheroes

60-90 minute session
keynote interactive lecture
(Webinar option available)

As a member of the veterinary healthcare team we are just that… a team. A team that
works together in a variety of situations to strive toward a common goal. When we reach that goal we are proud of our teammates and want to show them appreciation. Give them a verbal ‘pat on the
back’...offer praise! Praise is a good thing…

isn’t it?


In this session we will dive deeper into the concept of praise and how it directly influences mindset and wellbeing. We will explore the types of praise and the scientific evidence for the most mind-set enhancing form. Attendees will enjoy playing with specific tools to empower them with this important, energizing skill.


This topic may also be presented as a combined session with “Master your Mindset: Channel Your Inner Superpowers” for a 90-120 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture. However, itmay also be effectively attended independently.

Connect & Collaborate:
The Science of Coaching & Bringing Out the Best in Veterinary Teams

60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
or 2 – 3 hour interactive lecture including workshopping elements

(Webinar option available)

Regardless of your title or role, you want to inspire the best in the people you lead.
Research suggests the most resilient, highest achieving team members shine brightest when they believe some key things; my manager cares about me, my manager cares about my success, my team is safe for interpersonal risks.

Coaching cultures cultivate all three.
 

In this session we will explore the science of coaching psychology. You will then learn about an
evidence-based framework for effective “coaching conversations” to inspire your team to be the best they can be.

Energized in Exhausting Work: Practices for Vitalizing Veterinary Professionals

45 – 60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
or  90 – 120 minutes interactive workshop-style presentation

(Webinar option available)

It's challenging, hard work we do in veterinary medicine, and it can take an emotional, psychological, and physical toll. But hard work need not be depleting. In fact, research suggests we can find vitalizing fulfillment even in difficult work. In my own research, I conducted a study looking at the experience of what psychologists call, "subjective vitality" among credentialed veterinary technicians.

A thematic analysis uncovered specific, tangible experiences that seem to contribute to vitalizing
veterinary professionals in profound ways.

 

In this session, I'll introduce you to my research, the common experiences that contribute to vitalizing work for veterinary professionals, and specific actions veterinary leaders can take to energize your team in the challenging work they do.

Your Clinic Culture: Empower and Energize

45 – 60 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
or  a two part lecture series (45-60 minutes each)

(Webinar option available)

Sure does suck working in a hospital where everyone acts like a jerk, doesn't it? The
experiences we have with our colleagues, teams, and clients can make or break how enjoyable our
work is. That's not just your feelings, it's science! The best work cultures are filled with positive
relationships built by small, meaningful interactions. Psychologists call these positive interactions 'high-quality connections'.


In this lecture, you'll learn about the science of high-quality connections and walk away with simple, evidence-based tools to help you build more of them in your hospital. Backed by science and practice, you'll be able to supercharge your hospital culture and make each day more positive for you, your colleagues, and your clients.

Crafting and Achieving Meaningful Professional Goals: Your Veterinary Power Pack

4 hour interactive workshop
(Webinar option available)

Setting meaningful goals can be a powerful mechanism to boost wellbeing and research shows that setting appropriate goals can help measure progress toward self-mastery, ignite motivation as well as promote self-efficacy. But how are “appropriate” goals set and met?

 

In this interactive workshop, attendees will
develop a deeper understanding of the science-based process associated with setting meaningful goals. They will understand the steps necessary for change and work through the steps to identify, develop and implement achievable and meaningful professional goals. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be
comfortable with the process used to craft meaningful goals today and in the future.

Savoring: A Simple Superpower

60 - 90 minute interactive introductory keynote/lecture
(Webinar option available)

Savoring is a simple, yet powerful skill that can be utilized to promote positive emotions
and wellbeing. Savoring at work can lead to increased creativity, productivity, motivation and overall increased satisfaction. The best part is that savoring is simple, cost effective and fun to develop.


In this session we will dive deeper into the concept of savoring and how it directly influences mindset, wellbeing and positive experiences at work. We will explore the physical and emotional benefits of savoring and the scientific evidence behind utilizing this powerful skill. Attendees will enjoy playing with specific tools to empower them with this important, energizing ability.

Meaningful Goals Workshop Experience

Half day or full day format
(Webinar option available)

Motivation and achievement promote wellbeing. Our experience setting, navigating, and accomplishing goals can influence productivity, development and satisfaction at work. Expanding our knowledge of the science behind setting and achieving meaningful goals can empower everyone on the team to feel better and take  productive steps towards meaningful achievements at work. This modern, evidence based approach shared in our Meaningful Goals Workshop Experience will propel your entire team down the path to success.

 

You strive to promote an environment that nurtures achievement for you and your team.  Flourish can help.  With over 50 collective years of veterinary experience, including management and practice ownership, and a deep knowledge of how people and organizations thrive, our positive change agents can help you create a strengths based culture in your hospital.

 

We offer an in-depth meaningful goal setting workshop experience to meet your needs. This interactive experience can be provided in person or virtually in a half or a full day format.

 

Every workshop includes:

  • Highly interactive workshop experience

  • Expert education surrounding the science behind achievement  

  • Targeted action plan  

  • Benefits for teams AND individuals 

This in depth experience will build upon the science behind modern goal setting theories as well as your unique situations. Flourish will guide and support you throughout the entire educational experience. Upon completion of the workshop you will have developed an approach to your goal that will set you up for success and have crafted a foundation of understanding that could allow for additional success in the future. This knowledge will undoubtedly increase partnership, dedication and work life satisfaction for you and your team!

 

Schedule a complimentary DISCOVERY call to explore what Flourish can do for your hospital!

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