Jamie Peterson
Dr. Jamie Peterson is on a mission is to empower others to live and work successfully. Jamie's engaging and enthusiastic style captures her audience's attention so well that they hardly even notice her nerdy love for science! In her presentations she provides practical research-backed strategies for improving how we live, work and interact with others. Audiences leave Jamie educated, empowered and inspired with concrete and measureable action plans for growth.
Jamie earned her Master's degree in Counseling and her Doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She has over 20 years of experience researching, teaching, consulting and coaching individuals to overcome obstacles and live their dreams.
As a corporate trainer and speaker Jamie has worked with over 100 organizations to deliver sessions focused on resilience, critical thinking and the soft skills we all need to succeed in the workforce. Jamie also worked in talent analytics for a major healthcare and insurance company. In higher education Jamie served as an academic counselor and tenured professor and department chair. Rounding out her experience, Jamie also has experience consulting with non-profit organizations as a program evaluator. She draws upon all of these experiences to create meaningful connections with her audiences, understand their needs, and leave them inspired with an action plan for reaching their goals.
Dr. Jamie Peterson is on a mission is to empower others to live and work successfully. Jamie's engaging and enthusiastic style captures her audience's attention so well that they hardly even notice her nerdy love for science! In her presentations she provides practical research-backed strategies for improving how we live, work and interact with others. Audiences leave Jamie educated, empowered and inspired with concrete and measureable action plans for growth.
Jamie earned her Master's degree in Counseling and her Doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She has over 20 years of experience researching, teaching, consulting and coaching individuals to overcome obstacles and live their dreams.
As a corporate trainer and speaker Jamie has worked with over 100 organizations to deliver sessions focused on resilience, critical thinking and the soft skills we all need to succeed in the workforce. Jamie also worked in talent analytics for a major healthcare and insurance company. In higher education Jamie served as an academic counselor and tenured professor and department chair. Rounding out her experience, Jamie also has experience consulting with non-profit organizations as a program evaluator. She draws upon all of these experiences to create meaningful connections with her audiences, understand their needs, and leave them inspired with an action plan for reaching their goals.
Fight the Fizzle! Moving from Burnout into Resilience
In this session I will coach you on how to adopt more resilient behaviors that will help you lift yourself out of burnout and keep you from slipping backwards. Resilience is something we can all learn and I will...
Let's get Critical and Make Better Decisions!
A lot goes into making decisions. On good days - when we have time and energy - we gather, synthesize and evaluate information carefully, consider the options and make a decision. Yet too often, we neglect to recognize blind-spots, short-cuts and biases we all have. Add in limitations on our time and energy and we can end up making decisions we regret.
The good news: our decision-making process is not doomed! In this session I will coach you on how to ask better questions,...
Navigating Uncertainty and Change during (and after) COVID-19
The only constant in life is change. The other thing that COVID-19 taught us is that the only certainty in life is uncertainty. So how do we live with uncertainty? How do we make decisions and move forward when the ground is changing beneath us and we are surrounded by so many "unknowns"? How do we get comfortable with being uncomfortable?
In this session I will provide strategies for managing uncertainty and change, for controlling what we can control and manipulating changes...
Harnessing the Power of Stress
Have you ever heard that stress can be helpful? It's true! And, it's also true that stress can be harmful when we experience too much of it.
In this session I will provide coaching on how to accept stress and use it to help you. In this experiential session I will also lead you in several stress-busting activities and coach you on how to create habits that help you make peace with stress.
Skip the Drive and Thrive! Strategies for Remote Work
When COVID-19 struck we had to quickly adapt - our homes suddenly became the place where we lived and worked. We urgently adjusted and modified how we did our work and continued on... But when is the last time you stopped and asked yourself, "How am I really doing?"
In this session, we'll re-evaluate your remote work life to examine how well you are managing your logistics, your connections with your team and your energy. You will learn science-backed strategies for managing...
Feedback for Growth
How do you tell a co-worker their plan is unrealistic? How do you tell a team member that their approach just isn't working? How can we provide actionable feedback to support one another and grow? And, how can we create an environment and situation where feedback is welcome?
In this session I'll share tips and strategies based on neuroscience that will help you grow with feedback and fuel the growth of others! When we know better we can do better!
