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ELE is a peer-powered community where people leaders don't just reframe challenges — they leave with decisions, next moves, and 30/60/90-day commitments to move real work forward.&nbsp;For 22 years, leaders from Fortune 1000 companies have brought their hardest problems here — and left sharper than they arrived.

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This is where people leaders get sharper — and their teams get smarter.ELE is a peer-powered network of people leaders who accelerate business results through shared intelligence and real-work collaboration. Learn more below about why ELE has been the trusted choice for leaders building high-performing teams for over 20 years.

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Find the peer conversation that moves your work forward.The right exchange builds better leaders, closes capability gaps, and cuts through what internal meetings can't.

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Get answers about how Executive Learning Exchange (ELE) works — peer-powered leadership development that fixes real work issues, reverses burnout, and accelerates business value. No programs. No vendors. In the flow of work.

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Session Focus: Linking happiness, optimism + positivity to high performance

When we are happy, optimistic and positive, the physiology of the brain changes; it literally changes.

Research for positive psychology, effects of happiness on the brain, dates back to the 1990s. Since then, reams of data, thousands of studies, decades of research, and a serious application of the scientific method have provided irrefutable proof that we perform better when in HOP (happiness, optimism + positivity).
<blockquote>To quote Shawn Achor, “our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive.”</blockquote>
This 90-minute Culture Shaping Learning Circle:

• Engages an open discussion forum for leaders to share ideas and challenges they are facing as they seek to sustain workplace cultural norms in uncertain times and the progress they are making.

• Explores challenges striving to develop a culture of continuous learning by developing coaching strategies and fostering a collaborative working environment.

• Encourages Case studies on how member companies working to sustain design thinking practices in a virtual and remote workplace.

Balancing Well-Being with Happiness & Positivity

engagement &amp; culture

Engagement &amp; Culture

michael.grubich

alison.cowan

learning culture

culture

don.sandel

teresa.oliszewicz

strength

happy

happiness

high performance

well-being

Session Focus: Linking happiness, optimism + positivity to high performance

When we are happy, optimistic and positive, the physiology of the brain changes; it literally changes.

Research for positive psychology, effects of happiness on the brain, dates back to the 1990s. Since then, reams of data, thousands of studies, decades of research, and a serious application of the scientific method have provided irrefutable proof that we perform better when in HOP (happiness, optimism + positivity).
<blockquote>To quote Shawn Achor, “our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive.”</blockquote>
This 90-minute Culture Shaping Learning Circle:

• Engages an open discussion forum for leaders to share ideas and challenges they are facing as they seek to sustain workplace cultural norms in uncertain times and the progress they are making.

• Explores challenges striving to develop a culture of continuous learning by developing coaching strategies and fostering a collaborative working environment.

• Encourages Case studies on how member companies working to sustain design thinking practices in a virtual and remote workplace.

This Learning Circle – Culture Shaping is produced by Executive Learning Exchange.

Linking Happiness, Optimism + Positivity to Balance Well-Being & Stress