Melissa Steach | SpeakerHub

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Bio

I’m an award-winning artist and Amazon bestselling author who became an industrial-organizational psychologist in order to make work meaningful.

Foundational to my I-O psychology work is my childhood. I was raised in housing projects by a single mom. An artist herself, she encouraged me to find my own purpose in life and work. I did this by living in many places, amongst many types of people and cultures. After trying on a wide variety of different careers, I returned to school to earn a Ph.D. focused on human factors and implicit cognition. While there I created an IAT for job/life satisfaction.

These many experiences shape my view of what makes work meaningful and whole; and it’s inclusive of the human, built, and intangible environments®.

Current position (1)

Owner

DrSteach LLC

Achievements (4)

Bestselling Author

Amazon bestselling author of "The Housing Project..."

Emison Art Fellowship winner

Awarded fellowship for exceptional body of artwork.

Bonner Scholar

Media Fellow

Degrees (1)

PhD IO Psychology

Alliant International - CSPP

2014 to 2018

Presentations

Presentations (6)

Compassionate Leadership: Leading to Success Using Your Heart and Mind

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

The purpose of this presentation is to inform and inspire compassion as part of regular business practice within our organizations not only because it's our innate state as humans to feel compassion, but because it impacts our business bottom lines. Primary take-aways:
- Why compassion counts in business
- Why compassion counts in design
- Why compassion counts toward the bottom-line

(Available as a keynote and facilitated workshop)

If You Build It, Will They Come? Considering the Whole Human In Workplace Design

Workplace Design: Creating an Environment Where Innovation Thrives

Following human capital, companies spend more on workplace real estate and design than most any other asset. More than 70% of Millennials cite a great (looking) workplace as paramount when choosing their employer. After the architects and designers leave, how do you put those shiny new tools to work for your company? Gain insights and share ideas on how to activate your investment in space to get the deliverables you desire: creativity, engagement, productivity, collaboration, increased attraction and retention.

(Available as a keynote and facilitated workshop)

Belonging at Work: How Workplaces Can Connect People to Each Other and the Organization

Dr. Martin Seligman observed that, "Much of what human beings do is done in the service of belongingness." This talk first investigates how the need to belong shapes the way we think, feel, and behave; then gives insight into implicit bias, personnel-organizational fit, and organizational citizenship behavior so that Leaders can give their best to, and get the best from, their workforce.

(Available as a keynote and facilitated workshop)

Ergonomics and Organizational Change: Why It’s OD’s Next Hot Trend

Many ergonomic interventions focus on body mechanics only, missing important cognitive and social dimensions. I-O Psychologists look at the whole person and can help HR and EHS professionals collaborate with ergonomics experts to support organizational change. Learn:
- how to get involved.
- what org change looks like when it involves ergonomics and OD.
- how ergonomics improves collaboration, productivity, workers’ health...

(Available as a keynote and facilitated workshop)

Past talks (10)

A Review of Interview Questions Screened for Anti-Bias and Best Practices

Society for Industrial Organizational Psychologist (SIOP)

Seattle, WA

April 28, 2022

How'd You Get That Job

American Psychological Association (APA)

Virtual Conference

October 30, 2018

Designing A Brave New World

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Los Angeles, CA

October 8, 2020

If You Build It, Will They Come? Considering the Whole Human In Workplace Design

Workplace Innovation Summit

Remote, World

October 7, 2020

Workplace Design: Creating an Environment Where Innovation Thrives

Ergo Expo

Las Vegas, NV

August 21, 2019

Workplace Design: Creating an Environment Where Innovation Thrives

Back End of Innovation (BEI)

Phoenix, AZ

October 17, 2018

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

FUSE London

London England

November 4, 2016

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

FUSE Miami

Miami, FL

April 14, 2017

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

Denver Startup Week

Denver, CO

March 22, 2017

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

Executive Women International (EWI)

Pasadena, CA

August 12, 2018

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Books & Articles (6)

Compassionate Leadership: How to Foster Compassionate Environments for Teams

KDP,

2022

The Housing Project: How to Decorate a Home that Tells Your Personal Story and Reflects the Real You

2013

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Why it Pays to Give a Sh*t: The Importance of Compassion in Business

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Expertise (16)

Clients

SIOP - Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologist

APA - American Psychological Association

ODAM - Organizational Development and Management conference

FUSE Design London

FUSE Design Miami

Back End of Innovation

Denver Startup Week

OD Network - Organization Development Network

Ergo Expo

IIDA - International Interior Design Assocation

Executive Women Association

UC Risk Summit - University of California system

Awards & certifications (4)

ICF Accredited Coach

International Coaching Federation

2023

Positive Psychology Interventions

UPenn

2018

CEAS I certification

Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist

2015

Emison Art Fellowship

DePauw Univesity

1996

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Testimonials (1)

Melissa is an inspirational speaker...she recently keynoted a talk at the FUSE London conference on the need to marry compassion with business. Her talk, and her overall presence at the conference, left a strong impression on the audience...and as the conference chair, I had numerous folks comment on the power of her words. We should all live with that much compassion and conviction.
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