Savor the World Keynote
In a time when everything feels urgent, many people are carrying more strain than they show. Constant pressure narrows perspective and drains the energy needed for meaningful work.
“Savor the World” offers a different beginning.
This keynote invites people to reconnect with the experiences that steady them — the moments that restore clarity, perspective, and a sense of what still matters.
Through research, stories, and practical insights, it helps participants loosen the grip of exhaustion and rediscover the capacities that help them stay open, effective, and fully engaged.
The talk leaves people feeling revitalized, grounded, and better equipped to meet uncertainty with clarity and courage.
Staying Power Workshops
Staying Power
Restoring and Sustaining Capacity for Demanding Work in Demanding Times
The challenge
Teams are working under sustained pressure ( apid change, persistent uncertainty, and repeated shocks) while still being expected to decide well, stay grounded, and deliver.
The impact
Over time, this pressure erodes human capacity. Decision quality declines. Mental and emotional energy depletes faster. Confidence that effort will translate into impact weakens. The risk of burnout and disengagement rises, even among highly committed teams.
The program
Staying Power helps people and organizations restore and sustain the human capacity that sustained pressure erodes, so clarity, steadiness, and agency remain accessible even as challenges continue.
How it works
Through facilitated conversations, guided reflection, and practical sense-making tools, participants slow reactivity, regain perspective, and reconnect effort to purpose within real constraints.
What changes
Teams are better able to:
· Make clearer decisions
· Sustain effort without compounding exhaustion
· Stay engaged without losing perspective or hope
· See how daily actions contribute to meaningful progress
Who it’s for
Organizations and teams operating under sustained pressure who want to remain effective without asking people to give more than is sustainable.
Format
Single-session introduction or three-session series.
Leadership Coaching
Leading in uncertain times asks for clarity and steadiness at the very moments when things feel the least clear.
Expectations are high, responsibilities are heavy, and the pace rarely lets up. It’s no surprise that so many leaders feel stretched thin or at risk of burnout.
This coaching program creates space for leaders to think, breathe, and move forward with greater clarity and less noise.
Together, we work to shift unhelpful narratives, strengthen emotional steadiness, and reconnect with the capacities that support grounded, values-aligned leadership. The coaching is both practical and personal, focused on what will genuinely help in real work and life.
The program includes assessments, a personalized leadership profile, curated resources, and a jointly created action plan—all designed to support leaders who want to navigate complexity without losing themselves in the process.
Communications Advisory Partnerships
In challenging times, communication often shapes whether people feel hopeful or overwhelmed.
Yet many leaders and teams are navigating high-stakes messages without the clarity, framing, or support that would help them communicate more effectively.
Communications advisory offers a steady partner in this work.
Drawing on decades of experience supporting leaders and teams, this offering is designed to help clarify what needs to be said, how to convey it, and how to communicate in ways that foster trust, alignment, and shared purpose, especially when the stakes are high.
The work may include message development, narrative framing, thought leadership support, speech or writing refinement, and guidance for navigating sensitive or complex conversations. It is grounded, strategic, and tailored for leaders and teams who want their communication to inspire.
Testimonials
→ “Powerful and persuasive.” Sir Ken Robinson, on Lisa’s book, Ecoliterate, co-authored with emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman.
→ “Lisa is a great collaborator.” Daniel Goleman, New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence.
→ “Lisa has an incredible talent for guiding conversations in a positive, forward-looking direction while ensuring everyone feels heard,” Anacron Allen, California Academy of Sciences.
→ “Lisa is able to create completely new ways to engage audiences such that they can listen, hear, and then internalize.” Lisa Renstrom, cofounder of Values Advisor and former Sierra Club President.
→ “Facilitation is an art and a science. Lisa has both in abundance.” Chris Spence, former EVP of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
Partial List of Clients
Lisa has partnered with organizations, including the American Psychological Association, Brown University, California Academy of Sciences, Center for Ecoliteracy, Chambers for Clean Energy and Innovation, Conferences for Women, Cornell University, Earth Knowledge, the MacArthur Award-winning FrameWorks Institute, Human Rights Campaign, Moms Clean Air Force, Packard Foundation, Protect Our Winters, Southern Poverty Law Center, Woods Hole Research Center, and others.
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