Mike Sedam, M.P.A., M.A.

People get burned out. When burnout happens, it can result in psychological and physical issues that cost organizations in time, money, and productivity. The workplace experience is important to employee morale, employee retention, and employee engagement. Mike Sedam gives an engaging presentation on the three legs of the "burnout stool" and how we can be burnout with social belonging and social esteem.

Everyone can be a hero. Being a hero does not mean the one that saves others when they make a mistake. It does not mean being the boss. It does not mean being the highest paid. It does not mean being the strongest. An organization full of heroes is unstoppable and everyone can be a hero. In this exciting presentation, Mike Sedam talks about how everyone can be a hero and how heroes in the workplace optimizes success and creativitiy. Heroes improves the lives of others. Heroes are uplifting. Heroes uphold values. Heroes protect others.

Bad things will happen. They will happen in the workplace, in families, and in communities. Many times organizations deal with trauma after the event occurs. They are reactive. In this thought-provoking presentation, Mike Sedam provides tools to proactively prepare for trauma by buildling resilience. He provides tools that are completely free for any organization to use that are based on how people communicate as social storytellers.