Crossing the Line: Where Acceptance and Commitment Psychological Therapy Meets Mindfulness, Productivity, and Innovation at Work

April 26, 2017
Hosted by Alise Cortez, PhD

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Episode Description

How can breaking out of our comfort zone help us become better leaders? Why does being mindful matter to productivity? And what’s this business about acceptance and commitment therapy helping innovation – how so? In this episode, we talk with a leading psychologist from Ireland who shares her expertise and experience working with individuals and corporate clients to help them achieve more purposeful lives and business results. She is easy to listen to and has a flair for painting a colorful picture of her work with poetic language and of course a beautiful accent.

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Alise Cortez, PhD

Dr. Alise Cortez is affectionately referred to as “The Anti-Undertaker” as she awakens the often otherwise “walking dead” to discover and nurture their passion, inspiration, and purpose in life and at work. She is one part Chief Purpose Officer and Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, and one part Inspirational Speaker, Author, and Radio Host. Having developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organizational Excellence industry over the last 20 years, today she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, energizing engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. For individuals, she also facilitates the online Catch Fire global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to discover and create it for themselves.

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