Marie-Helene Pelletier

The increasing presence of artificial intelligence in our lives can leave many overwhelmed and exhausted between new technologies and the need to keep up. For some, this can lead to various levels of anxiety.
In this presentation, Dr. Pelletier clarifies the potential psychological impacts of the changes we are currently experiencing and simplifies ways to mitigate the less desirable impacts and optimize the positive ones for you and your teams. With practical advice that is both research-based and experience-informed, she’ll help find your footing to take your next steps with agility.

– Understand how work life might be transformed in interdisciplinary ways by AI.
– Learn the impacts AI may have on psychological health and approaches to turn them to
 your and your team’s advantage.
– Reconfigure your plan for psychological resilience and agility as it relates to AI.

In an era of transformational change, professionals and workplace culture are impacted in multiple ways. Some impacts are an acceleration of pre-existing trends, and some are new. But one thing is clear – many of these changes are far-reaching.
In this presentation, Dr. Pelletier brings together her clinical work as a practicing work psychologist with current research to challenge your assumptions and help your organization understand these changes at the individual, team and organizational levels.
More importantly, she highlights how organizations and individuals can manage these changes and turn them into an advantage. By approaching this moment in time with curiosity, agility and renewed energy and purpose, we can not only adapt to change, we can thrive.

– Understand the links between your mindset, resilience and mental health.
– Distinguish what factors contribute to mental agility and health, as well as to fatigue and burnout.
– Reconstruct your strategic plan for the power of resilience based on strategies that work.

Let’s be real: leading a team can feel like you’re juggling flaming swords — while riding a unicycle — on a tightrope. But here’s the good news: you don’t have to set yourself on fire to manage workload, foster growth, and shape a positive workplace culture. Leadership can be both effective and enjoyable.
This is designed for leaders who want to level up their game and their teams. You’ll walk away with fresh strategies to help your team tackle workload challenges without burning out, create growth opportunities that actually stick, and build an organizational culture that people don’t just tolerate— but love being part of. It’s all about leading by example and getting the best out of your people without losing your mind in the process.

What you’ll get:
– Workload strategy: Practical tips to distribute the load fairly and prevent burnout.
– Growth mindset actions: How to support your team’s development in ways that align with your organization’s big goals — and keep them excited about it.
– Culture crafting: Proven ways to foster a work environment where inclusivity, collaboration, and well-being are more than just buzzwords — they’re a way of life.

If you’re ready to lead your team to new heights (without breaking a sweat), this session is for you!

Diverse teams have the potential to bring a breadth of perspectives and innovative ideas but this potential will not be met without consideration to a key moderating factor. While every team is different, the highest functioning teams consistently leverage psychological safety.
In this keynote, workplace mental health expert, psychologist and experienced leader Dr. Pelletier brings together her weekly work as a practicing work psychologist with current research in psychological safety in the workplace to clarify what we know makes a difference in teams and organizations. She highlights how psychological safety connects with mental health strategy and overall business strategy, and the impacts of psychological safety on adaptation to change, action-orientation and other benefits that may surprise you.

– Understand what psychological safety is.
– Distinguish the benefits.
– Learn the actions you can implement now.

Given your high-pressure role in a culture of always adding more, it is not surprising that fatigue and burnout represent prevalent occupational and mental health challenges. Informed by her psychology, business, and workplace mental health practice, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier shares both the contextual aspects and the organizational, team and individual opportunities you need to see, so you can set meaningful goals that align with your values and protect performance and health.

Learning objectives:
– Distinguish what factors belong to the context and to you, and how these interact.
– Understand how your professional beliefs are impacting the risk for burnout.
– Reconstruct your plan for prevention and maintenance of health.

In this keynote, which complements her award-winning book “The Resilience Plan” Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier combines her vast expertise in leadership psychology, workplace mental health, and business to spotlight the art of crafting resilience strategically. This session isn’t just about recovering; it’s about reinventing oneself with style, insight, and a plan.
Dr. Pelletier debunks common myths that often hinder personal and professional growth. She introduces an innovative visual model that vividly illustrates the concept of strategic resilience, highlighting the interplay between various life spheres. This model isn’t just informative — it’s a game-changer, providing a clear roadmap to resilience.

Key takeaways include:
– Embracing Proactive Resilience: Dive deep into what it means to approach resilience as an ongoing, strategic endeavor rather than a reactive response.
– Crafting Your Resilience Blueprint: Discover the essential elements for developing a custom resilience plan that resonates with your unique circumstances.
– Harnessing Your Context: Uncover the critical role context plays in your resilience journey and learn how to navigate the interconnectedness of your personal and professional worlds to maximize your resilience.