105. Hope is the Strategy with Deloitte’s First Chief Wellbeing Officer, Jen Fisher
Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication SkillsShow Notes
What if the thing standing between you and the career and leadership impact you want isn't strategy, skill, or hustle…but hope? In this episode, Melody sits down with Jen Fisher, former Chief Wellbeing Officer at Deloitte and author of Hope is The Strategy. Jen shares the science of hope as a performance skill – one that the research shows directly predicts goal achievement, drives higher performance, builds stronger teams, and creates the kind of leadership presence that people genuinely wan...
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