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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 35 MIN

105. Hope is the Strategy with Deloitte’s First Chief Wellbeing Officer, Jen Fisher

from Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication Skills · host Melody Wilding, LMSW

What if the thing standing between you and the career and leadership impact you want isn't strategy, skill, or hustle…but hope? In this episode, Melody sits down with Jen Fisher, former Chief Wellbeing Officer at Deloitte and author of Hope is The Strategy. Jen shares the science of hope as a performance skill – one that the research shows directly predicts goal achievement, drives higher performance, builds stronger teams, and creates the kind of leadership presence that people genuinely want to follow.You’ll Discover: The sneaky ways hopelessness creeps into high-performing teams (and why most leaders miss it until it's too late)What Jen did with her team during a major corporate restructuring that kept them connected, motivated, and growing with almost no resourcesThe one question that trains your brain to find possibility instead of defaulting to threat and catastropheThe three most powerful words you as a leader can say right now to instantly build and disarm skepticsAbout Jen FisherJen Fisher is a global authority on workplace wellbeing, the bestselling author of Work Better Together, and the founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Team. As Deloitte US's first chief wellbeing officer, she pioneered a groundbreaking, human-centered approach to work that gained international recognition and reshaped how organizations view wellbeing. https://www.jen-fisher.com/ https://melodywilding.com/summitConnect with Melody:FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work WeeklyGet on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™Get on the Waitlist for Lead from WithinGet Melody's new book, Managing Up

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What if the thing standing between you and the career and leadership impact you want isn't strategy, skill, or hustle…but hope? In this episode, Melody sits down with Jen Fisher, former Chief Wellbeing Officer at Deloitte and author of Hope is The Strategy. Jen shares the science of hope as a performance skill – one that the research shows directly predicts goal achievement, drives higher performance, builds stronger teams, and creates the kind of leadership presence that people genuinely wan...

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