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This “Motivation Formula” Can Help You Achieve Your Goals (2:01)
The Art of Medicine: Motivational Interviewing Skills
Using the Word Talent Undermines Motivation
Our Hidden Motivation: Psychological Safety (1:21)
The Motivational Power of Simple Encouragement
Leadership Expert Adam Bryant Reveals How One Word Can Undermine People’s Motivation
“Actually.” It’s a word so neutral, it must be harmless. Right? Wrong. As a news editor and leadership consultant, Adam Bryant has sat in thousands upon thousands of meetings throughout his career. Drawing upon this experience, Bryant shares why “actually” may be hurting team performance. “Tom sent me the proposal, and it’s actually pretty good.” […]
Grit Speaker Lauren Eskreis-Winkler Investigates the Motivational Benefits of Advice-Giving
Common wisdom would suggest that offering advice to those who are struggling is helpful to them. But findings from the University of Pennsylvania suggest the opposite is true. In fact, it is the actually person dispensing the advice who is benefiting most. Lauren Eskreis-Winkler reveals the surprising insights from her new study. Wharton post-doctoral researcher […]
The New Science of Motivating Young People: “This Amazing Book Will Change Millions of Lives”
A new book from one of the world’s most cited psychologists!
The Top 12 Leadership Speakers for 2025
LAVIN’s top leadership speakers will share with you the tools and strategies needed to lead your organization to sustained success.
As Your Teams Get More Diverse, Learn the Science of Leading Well
Tips for powerful leadership and inclusive workplace cultures.
Turn Your Habits Into Intentional Productivity. Harvard Psychologist Michael Norton on the Power of Rituals
Michael’s new book, The Ritual Effect, shows you how to use simple, everyday rituals for greater motivation and stronger teams.
Dan Cable
Everyone has an innate passion for learning. This is how neuroscience can increase engagement and motivation.
Your Mental Health Awareness Month Event: The Top 10 Speakers on Meaning, Growth Mindset, and Rebuilding Trust
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Lavin’s cutting-edge speakers offer new perspectives on the 2024 theme: “Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World.” They reveal how to become your own best coach (instead of your worst critic), how to design cities that bring us together, and more.
Eight Speakers for Your World Mental Health Day Event: From Finding Purpose to Leveraging Your Anxiety
October 10 is World Mental Health Day—and if you’re looking for last-minute speaker ideas for your event, we can help. Our speakers offer so many perspectives to explore: from succeeding at work, to finding purpose, to navigating (or maybe even leveraging) your anxiety.
The Surprising Secret to High Performance? Talking to Yourself. Ethan Kross, Psychologist and Bestselling Author
If you want to develop resilience, innovation, and powerful leadership, you need to start by leading yourself. Lavin’s Ethan Kross is an expert on turning your inner voice into your greatest tool, and his work has caught fire in the corporate world. He’ll show you what he’s already shown C-suites across America: how to unleash your inner Ted Lasso.
Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best
Motivational Interviewing in Sports
The Top Happiness & Wellness Speakers of 2022
Good health, both mental and physical, isn’t just nice to have in the workplace—it’s the key to increased productivity, motivation, and creativity for workers and leaders in every context. Our TOP HAPPINESS AND WELLNESS SPEAKERS offer innovative, practical strategies that you can use to help everyone in your organization perform at their highest level, all the time. […]
Cassie Holmes
When we treat our time as a precious resource, we gain purpose, motivation, and happier lives.
Waneek Horn-Miller
Your struggle is your motivation in disguise.
Luke Burgis’ Wanting Reveals the Power of Mimetic Desire
The billion-dollar question of business, politics, even the foundation of society itself—why do we want the things that we want? It is both shocking and revealing that everything we desire, do, or create is powerfully influenced by those around us. In his new book,Wanting, serial entrepreneur LUKE BURGIS makes a startling case about the hidden […]
Founder & CEO Ellen Bennett Explains Why You Don’t Need All The Answers To Start Your Next Big Idea
In her new book Dream First, Details Later (out April 27th), Ellen Bennett—the founder and CEO of multi-million-dollar kitchen wear brand Hedley & Bennett—shows you why you don’t need the perfect plan to make your next big idea a reality. You just need to start. If you’ve ever had an idea and thought “that’s impossible” […]
The Election, its Aftermath, and the Future of America
Everything about this election—from the global pandemic ravaging the nation, to the president’s claims of voter fraud—has been unusual, to say the least. And though the peaceful transfer of power will begin, Trump continues to contest his defeat and several lawsuits remain in motion. What happens next? And what can we expect from a Biden […]
When Fear Replaces Trust: John Ibbitson Reflects on the Uncertainty of Iran for The Globe and Mail
In the not-so-distant past, citizens have rallied around their president in moments of terror and distress. The crisis in Iran feels different. Taking place in the shadow of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the current political moment is inspiring more fear than faith. Globe and Mail alum John Ibbitson considers what might happen next. “No […]
Lavin’s Top Happiness & Wellness Speakers Inspire Personal Growth and Positive Change
Everyone wants to be happy and healthy—but it doesn’t come easy. The pressure of performing well at work and having a fulfilling personal life can often be hard to manage—and that’s where Lavin’s Top Happiness & Wellness Speakers come in. Experts in how to actively enhance our inner lives and outer selves, they inspire audiences […]
Connecting to Today’s Consumers: Lavin’s Top Ten Marketing Speakers
The last decade has seen a complete transformation in the way we do business. Lavin’s Top 10 Marketing Speakers expertly navigate us through the changing tides, and help leaders and organizations win the hearts of tomorrow’s consumer. Sarah Kaplan Corporate social responsibility has morphed from a nice-to-have into an absolute must-have. In her talks, […]
The Science of Praise: Forbes Covers New Management Research by Lauren Eskreis-Winkler
Some bosses manage their employees through negative reinforcement, while others prefer positive reinforcement. But which managerial style is more effective? New research by Lauren Eskreis- Winkler reveals that encouraging management yields far better results than those that focus on failure. Lauren Eskreis- Winkler and her team at the University of Chicago designed an experiment to […]
Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best: Jonathan Fader’s New Book Hits Shelves Tomorrow
What do you do when conventional coaching methods aren’t getting you the optimal results? You turn to Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best, the first-ever guide to Motivational Interviewing—a proven technique for building relationships—co-authored by leading performance psychologist Jonathan Fader. “Relationships matter in sports, and we tend to navigate them through conversation,” write Jonathan Fader, […]
How Does Giving Advice Benefit the Giver? Angela Duckworth and Lauren Eskreis-Winkler Explain
When it comes to advice, it might be better to give than to receive. Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and her doctoral adviser Angela Duckworth ran a large-scale experiment measuring the surprising motivational effects of advice-giving. If you know your colleague is struggling to complete a project at work, chances are you might offer them some tips […]
How Did NASA Create a Culture of Learning from Failure? One Giant Leap Author Charles Fishman Explains.
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Fishman explores the story of Apollo 11 in his latest book. But more than a retelling of the moon landing, One Giant Leap reveals profound lessons on leadership, management, and culture. “There were literally 10,000 problems that had to be solved to get to the […]
Reforming Education: Top Ten Teaching and Learning Speakers
From boosting economic growth, to living healthier and happier lives, the benefits of education are rich and plenty. Lavin’s Top Ten Teaching and Learning Speakers address how we can reform our public institutions, deepen our knowledge, increase productivity, and ultimately, achieve more success. With a New York Times bestselling book and Viral TED talk […]
New Speakers Heather Berlin and Nita Farahany Explore Neuroscience—and What It Means for Business.
How can business leaders better understand cognitive processes, thereby enhancing productivity, creativity, and performance? Introducing Lavin’s two newest neuroscience speakers, DR. HEATHER BERLIN and NITA FARAHANY, whose science backgrounds—and unique takes on the brain—offer incredible new ways of thinking about workplace practices. Both of these exciting new speakers push the envelope as they talk about the brain, cognitive plasticity, and the […]
So You Work 120 Hours a Week—Daniel Lerner Tells You How to Find Meaning Beyond the Minutes
You change every day, so your sense of success does too, says speaker and positive psychologist Daniel Lerner. Lerner, author of U Thrive—a guide to prospering through the college years and beyond—teaches audiences of all ages to find success (and the more elusive measure: meaning) in daily work and life, whether you’re a lawyer, doctor, executive, or artist. Lerner is […]