Creating Synergy Podcast #58 - Sue Langley, Global Speaker on Positive Psychology & Leadership
As CEO of the Langley Group and Academic Director of the Langley Group Institute, Sue inspires people to apply emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience to achieve the best possible outcomes for themselves and their businesses.
Since founding the Langley Group in 2002 Sue has had a remarkable gift for synthesising science into simple, practical tools to teach and advise thousands of leaders, change agents and human resources professionals how to harness the brain's potential and use emotions more intelligently.
Sue has chaired conferences and presented her research work internationally and developed large-scale projects with organisations such as Salesforce, Schneider Electric, Unilever and WHSmiths to cultivate a positive culture and emotionally intelligent leadership.
A Licensed Master Trainer in evidence-based emotional intelligence and strengths tools, Sue has earned an industry reputation as the leading advisor in Australia on the practical workplace application of emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. Sue was one of the first people to earn a Masters in Neuroscience of Leadership, a rigorous new research degree and the most in-depth credential in this emerging field.
Sue is the lead developer and facilitator of Australia’s first and only Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing and partners with the UK’s Centre for Applied Positive Psychology to bring innovative strengths-based approaches to organisations across Asia-Pacific.
She sought after a media expert, having been featured as an emotional intelligence expert in the ABC TV series Redesign My Brain. She is also a Director of Wellbeing Australia and a member of the Student Wellbeing Action Network, a new alliance of researchers, practitioners and educators furthering positive education.
In this episode, Sue shares her journey of 20 years of experience, from her early career, to where she finds herself today as a highly sought after speaker, teacher and consultant.
We also deep-dived into:
- Definition of positive psychology and flourishing
- Gratitude, mindfulness, psychological wellbeing
- How to be present when we have to plan for the future?
- The role Happiness plays in our lives
- How positive psychology helps with burnout and stress
- Why do we feel guilt and how we can turn it into a positive
- The challenges of shame and imposter syndrome
- The power of the language we use in self-talk, and why we should take notice
Where to find Sue Langley:
- https://langleygroup.com.au/
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