Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.

Drawing from years of research, Emma Seppälä shares scientifically-proven strategies for boosting productivity, decreasing burnout, and staying resilient in times of change.

A psychologist and research scientist by training, Emma Seppälä teaches executives how to apply the science of happiness, emotional intelligence, and social connection to their work. She explains how leading with positivity, compassion, and humility actually gives businesses a competitive edge, and shares how emotions can positively or negatively influence decision-making, judgment, creativity, relationships, focus, and memory, which directly impact a company’s success. Audiences walk away with science-backed tools and techniques for creating teams that thrive and excel.

Emma’s bestselling book, The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success (HarperOne, 2016) has been translated into dozens of languages. She teaches at the Yale School of Management and is faculty director of the Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program. She is also the Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Emma is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and Scientific American Mind. Her work and research have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fast Company, and Forbes, among many other publications. She regularly appears on Good Morning America and has been featured in ABC News, Fox News and Huffington Post Live.

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