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Karlyn Borysenko

PhD
Organizational Psychologist
Zen Workplace
Country or state 
United States
Available to 
Global
City 
Boston
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Languages 
English
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Bio

Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she is a leader in integrating mindfulness strategies at work to increase productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and create better work experiences. Her practice is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology, is an experienced trainer and facilitator, coach, and award-winning speaker. Karlyn is a contributor to Forbes and the author of Zen Your Work: Create your ideal work experience through mindful self-mastery.

Current position (2)

Organizational Psychologist

Zen Workplace

Chief Science Officer

RallyBright

Presentations

Presentations (7)
Zen Your Work

Success at work oftentimes has less to do with the context you’re operating in as it does with how you approach each person and situation. This talk will teach you how to change the way you work from the inside out by bringing simple and practical mindfulness strategies into your day. Grounded in psychological and mindfulness research, it will inspire audiences to empower themselves to create their own best work experience.

Time: 45-90 minute Keynote; Workshops running 2-3 hours, half day, or full day.

Building A Highly Resilient Team

Less than 2% of teams working in organizations today are highly resilient teams. Those who are have a distinct leg up on their competition - they are the ones that prevail over the long term. Resilient teams are able to engage with adversity, persist in the face of significant odds, bounce back quicker than average, and learn from their experiences. But what makes a team resilient?

This talk will discuss the five dimensions of team resilience - direction, connection, alignment, performance, and attitude. It will explore data collected over 15 years from Fortune 100 companies, and provide highly actionable steps that you can take to develop resilience on any team of any size in your organization.

Time: 45-90 minute keynote; Half or full day workshop (The longer the session, the more exercises we’ll work through and the deeper into the topics we’ll explore)

Playing Politics: The Psychology of the Human Workplace

When most people think of office politics, they have a visceral negative reaction. But here’s the thing: When you learn to navigate the unspoken rules of the workplace, you can achieve more than you ever dreamed! Playing Politics offers five concepts you need to know based on the science behind how human beings make decisions at work. It’s a crowd pleaser, a talk that with entertain, inspire, and offer practical advice for improving your office effectiveness.

Time: 45-90 Minutes Keynote

Creating Real Employee Engagement Without Spending a Dime

No one will ever turn down extra money in their paychecks or additional resources, but if you want real employee engagement, you have to connect with people on a human level. This presentation will teach you the psychology behind employee engagement and offer highly practical tips and tricks you can use to increase morale, drive productivity and creativity, and create a culture your people love coming to work in every day.

Time: 45-90 Minutes Keynote

10 Things Managers Need To Know

We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t quit your organization – you quit your boss.” If you want your people to do their best work, you have to provide them a work experience that will support their success. There is a science to being a great boss that starts with human psychology. This presentation will explore 10 things every manager needs to know about driving productivity and setting their team up to do their best work on a psychological level.

Time: 45-90 Minutes Keynote

Everything You Need To Know About Managing People

Note: This is the workshop version of 10 Things Managers Need to Know

We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t quite your organization – you quit your boss.” If you manage a team of people small or large, this workshop will be your key to the engagement and productivity kingdom. It’s a crash course in everything you need to know about managing people from a human perspective so that you can bring out the best in your employees and give them an environment they’ll love coming to work in.

Optional line depending on audience: And if you’re responsible for training the managers in your organization, this workshop will set you up with the knowledge to distribute this information to your teams.

Time: Workshops, 2-3 Hours, Half Day, Full Day

Looking Inside For Leadership

Anyone with any title at any level can be a leader. This work will teach you how to grow your leadership muscle by providing a highly practical framework that will fit for any job. You’ll learn how to rally the people you work with around a common goal (even if they don’t report to you), when to speak out versus when to seek counsel and collaborate, how to create buy-in for your vision from stakeholders across the organization, and what to do to inspire your colleagues to see the plan through to reality.

Time: 2 hours minimum for the full talk (it could potentially be shortened if the opportunity was right); Half day or full day workshop.

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Books & Articles (10)

Zen Your Work: Create your ideal work experience through mindful self-mastery
TarcherPerigee,
2018
Contributor to Forbes.com
Having A Bad Day At Work? Just Laugh
Burnout Is Now An Officially Diagnosable Condition: Here's What You Need To Know About It
How Much Are Your Disengaged Employees Costing You?
Five Things New College Graduates Need To Know To Start Their Career On The Right Foot
The Secret Executives Don't Want You To Know That Will Boost Your Confidence
Why Giving Feedback At Work Doesn't Improve Performance, And What You Can Do About It
10 Ways To Reduce Your Stress At Work
What's The Best Leadership Style At Work? The One That Pushes You Outside Your Comfort Zone

Expertise (8)

Business
Health & Well-being
Employee Engagement Mindfulness Leadership and Professional Development Manager Training Team Resiliency Office politics

Reviews

Testimonials (2)
  • I can't recommend Karlyn and her work enough to any organization that employs humans. We (humans) are a messy bunch and prone to acting rashly and negatively towards one another. She not only understands all that academically (she is technically Doctor Karlyn, after all), but her own personal experiences and well-honed speaking and presenting skills enable her to effectively reach her audiences to help _them_ understand it all too.
    Brenden Sparks
    Verified
  • Karlyn is a dynamic and engaging speaker who provides pragmatic information. I look forward to applying what I learned.
    Dr. Melanie Peacock
    Verified
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