Conferences

The Leading to Well-Being Conference: Cultivating Resilience (April 14-15, 2016)

frontNow in its seventh year, George Mason University’s Leading to Well-Being Conference gathers the nation’s top experts in organizational leadership for a day of deep and substantial learning. Our keynote speakers and presenters consult with the country’s top companies, CEOs, organizations, and agencies to create meaningful and lasting culture shifts that move them from surviving to thriving.

Join more than 400 leaders and individuals as we dive into this year’s theme, Cultivating Resilience, to learn about prospering during times of great challenge and uncertainty as a leader, employee, organization, or individual.

This year’s conference will address key questions such as:

  • How do we prosper in the times of great uncertainty?
  • What role does resilience have in human flourishing, leadership, and organizational prosperity?
  • As we strive to achieve greater levels of well-being in constantly shifting sands, how can we cultivate resilience in ways that allow us to embrace all that makes life worth living while meeting goals and the bottom line?
  • How can organizations recover from setbacks in ways that propel them forward and strengthen them?

Co-sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being and MasonLeads at George Mason University, the Leading to Well-Being: Cultivating Resilience Conference features keynote speakers, notable scholar, industry leaders, and practitioners addressing innovations in leadership and well-being.

Cultivating and leading with resilience starts with the individual and then engages others in the exploration of meaning, purpose, positive relationships, strengths-building practices, and increasing the capacity to thrive during challenging times.


 

The Leading to Well-Being Conference in Workplaces, Organizations, and Communities (March 26-27, 2015)

LWB-Final-Postcard-2015---FRONTHow can organizations, workplaces, and communities achieve greater levels of thriving together? What impact does well-being have on employees and organizational members? A rapidly growing number of organizations from all sectors are adopting the science and application of well-being as a way to enhance employees’ and members’ satisfaction, life purpose, and engagement.

These strategies are paying off with gains in productivity, lower health care costs, higher quality relationships, and increased mental agility and creativity among organizational and team members.

Co-Sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being and MasonLeads at George Mason University, the 2015 Leading to Well-Being in Workplaces, Organizations, and Communities Conference features keynote speakers, industry leaders, and scholars who are advancing these practices and concepts in their organizations. Best-selling author Daniel H. Pink kicks off the conference on Leading to Well-Being in Workplaces, Organizations, and Communities on March 27, 2014 at the Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, VA.

For more information visit: http://wellbeing.onmason.com/


 

The 2014 Leading to Well-Being Conference: Thriving Together (Past Event: April 11, 2014) 

wellbeing2014Thriving Together.  Imagine if this was the vision for everyone around the world.  We predict that the quality of our relationships, the world’s economies, and human flourishing would increase exponentially.  This short yet powerful, two-word theme for this year’s Leading to Well-Being Conference – Thriving Together – brings resonance to the value of being in community with others, of contributing to something greater than oneself, and accomplishing a positive change or goal using the unique talents and strengths of members of a team or organization. These same approaches can enhance individual, organizational, and community well-being.  Some of the recent discoveries on the factors that increase human well-being reveal that being engaged with others and making contributions toward a greater cause or purpose positively affect well-being. For more information visit: http://wellbeing.onmason.com/.

 

 


 

2012 Living and Leading with Resilience: A Conference on the Intersection of Resilience, Well-being, Leadership, and Character Strengths (Past Event: April 13, 2012)

resliencewebWhat does it mean to live a good life – a life full of meaning and purpose? How do we prosper in times of great uncertainty? What role does resilience have in human flourishing, leadership, and organizational prosperity? As whole nations and individuals strive to achieve greater levels of well-being, living and leading with resilience allows us to embrace all that makes life worth living, even in the face of adverse times. The Living and Leading with Resilience Conference, co-sponsored by the Center for Consciousness and Transformation and MasonLeads at George Mason University, includes notable scholars, industry leaders, and practitioners addressing innovations in practices and research on resilience, leadership, and well-being. Living and leading with resilience starts with the individual and then engages others in the exploration of meaning, purpose, positive relationships, strengths-building practices, and increasing the capacity to thrive during challenging times. Conference Website: http://resilience.onmason.com

 


2011 Leading to Well-Being Conference (Past Event: April 8, 2011)

Our world and our societies are calling for new ways of thinking about and practicing leadership — processes that are generative, engaging, inclusive, nimble, authentic, mindful, and result in human flourishing. The Leading to Well-Being Conference, co-presented by the Center for Consciousness and Transformation and MasonLeads at George Mason University, includes notable scholars and industry leaders addressing innovations in leadership and well-being. The concept of Leading to Well-Being starts with the individual and then engages others in the exploration of meaning, purpose, positive relationships, and accomplishment. The April 8th conference format facilitates the engagement and expertise of all participants and facilitators. At this conference you will hear from notable authors, scholars, and practitioners on the latest research and applications on leadership and positive psychology. Sponsored by George Mason University’s Center for Consciousness and Transformation and MasonLeads, this program is open to everyone on and off-campus.