Meet the voices running your day, and learn to change the channel.

Everyone has an inner committee. The Judge critiques everything, the Pleaser checks on everyone but you, and the Controller grips the wheel a little too tightly. These are Saboteurs, the mental patterns that hijack our performance, relationships, and well-being, especially under pressure. This keynote introduces the Positive Intelligence® framework, a research-backed approach to mental fitness. It shows audiences how to recognize their Saboteurs in action, quiet them, and strengthen the part of the mind that responds with clarity and calm instead: the Sage. The session is lively, relatable, and practical, and it gives people a vocabulary they’ll keep using long after the event.

The Program

• Meet the Saboteurs. A tour of the Judge and the nine accomplice Saboteurs, and how to tell which ones show up most for you.

• What they cost us. How Saboteurs drive stress, conflict, and burnout, at work and at home.

• Wake up the Sage. An introduction to the five Sage powers: Empathize, Explore, Innovate, Navigate, and Activate.

• Your first PQ rep. A short in-the-room practice that shows how quickly the brain can shift out of reactivity.

What You Get

• An engaging, interactive keynote, in person or live virtual

• A presentation by a certified PQ practitioner

• A shared, memorable language for the patterns that undermine performance

• A practical tool the audience can use the same day

• Access to the free Saboteur Assessment for every attendee

Suitable Groups

• Conferences and professional association meetings

• Leadership and management gatherings

• Organizations navigating change, stress, or burnout

• Healthcare, education, and nonprofit audiences
• Women’s leadership and professional networks