Organizations have invested heavily in wellbeing, yet burnout, disengagement, and turnover continue. What if the problem is not that people need more resilience, but that the demands being placed on them are exceeding human capacity?
Dr. Thomas challenges audiences to rethink burnout through the lens of capacity. She explores how workload, workplace culture, expectations, and pressures outside of work collide, and why wellbeing cannot be separated from how work actually gets done.
Rather than adding another wellness initiative, audiences learn to recognize the conditions that drain capacity and the everyday decisions that can protect it.
Ideal for:
HR and people leaders, executive and leadership teams, healthcare organizations, workplace wellbeing conferences, culture initiatives, and organization-wide events
Audiences will learn how to:
Audiences Will Leave With:
Recognize signs that workplace and life demands may be affecting wellbeing.
Understand how stress and competing responsibilities can influence people’s capacity.
Start conversations that help employees feel seen and supported.
Consider how leadership, culture, and available resources shape wellbeing.
Identify practical steps they can take to support healthier, more resilient teams.
This keynote explores the pressures affecting employee wellbeing and the role leaders can play in responding. Dr. Anna Thomas helps audiences understand how demands at work and in life can shape people’s capacity, engagement, and performance.
The presentation is designed for organizational leaders, HR professionals, employee wellbeing teams, healthcare professionals, and conference audiences interested in building healthier, more resilient workplaces.
Audiences will gain a broader understanding of the factors that affect wellbeing and leave with ideas for recognizing strain, starting supportive conversations, and taking practical action within their teams or organizations.
Dr. Anna brings experience as a physician, healthcare leader, and family caregiver. She has seen how health challenges, stress, and responsibilities outside work can affect people and the teams they serve.
Yes. Dr. Anna works with event organizers to understand their audience and goals. The presentation can be tailored for leadership teams, HR professionals, healthcare audiences, and other groups.
Yes. The presentation is available for virtual and in-person events. Contact Dr. Anna’s team to discuss your event and availability.
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