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About Karlyn Borysenko, PhD

About Karlyn Borysenko, PhD

Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she helps individuals find greater happiness and fulfillment in their professional lives, and works with organizations to help create amazing environments for their teams that drive productivity. 

Karlyn's approach is grounded in organizational and positive psychology, and mindfulness techniques applied in a highly practical way. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology (with an industrial/organizational psychology specialization), is an experienced trainer and facilitator, author, and award-winning speaker. She is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world.

Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she helps individuals find greater happiness and fulfillment in their professional lives, and works with organizations to help create amazing environments for their teams that drive productivity. 

Karlyn's approach is grounded in organizational and positive psychology, and mindfulness techniques applied in a highly practical way. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology (with an industrial/organizational psychology specialization), is an experienced trainer and facilitator, author, and award-winning speaker. She is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world.

Develop a resilient, thriving, engaged team 

Develop a resilient, thriving, engaged team 

What if you could increase your employee productivity by 20-30% simply by changing the way you work with your people? How would that impact your bottom line?  

I work with organizations of all shapes and sizes to help them get the most out of their team members and drive performance on a psychological level. My clients see results - increased productivity, engagement, and more.

My approach mixes psychology, mindfulness, and data to help teams meet their greatest challenges. Here are some of the ways I can help. Explore each area, or reach out and schedule a discovery call to discuss your specific challenges.

What if you could increase your employee productivity by 20-30% simply by changing the way you work with your people? How would that impact your bottom line?  

I work with organizations of all shapes and sizes to help them get the most out of their team members and drive performance on a psychological level. My clients see results - increased productivity, engagement, and more.

My approach mixes psychology, mindfulness, and data to help teams meet their greatest challenges. Here are some of the ways I can help. Explore each area, or reach out and schedule a discovery call to discuss your specific challenges.

Get a customized solution for your greatest people challenges 

Get a customized solution for your greatest people challenges 

None of my tactics exist in a vacuum, and oftentimes a combination is required for maximum results. Schedule a discovery chat and I'll help you think through the elements that could best serve your needs. 

None of my tactics exist in a vacuum, and oftentimes a combination is required for maximum results. Schedule a discovery chat and I'll help you think through the elements that could best serve your needs. 

Take a data-driven approach to developing your team

Take a data-driven approach to developing your team

Sometimes when you think of words like psychology and mindfulness, it can all seem a bit warm and fuzzy. However, the tools I bring with me allow us to assess your starting point and track your progress every step of the way. Let me tell you about a few of my partnerships.

Sometimes when you think of words like psychology and mindfulness, it can all seem a bit warm and fuzzy. However, the tools I bring with me allow us to assess your starting point and track your progress every step of the way. Let me tell you about a few of my partnerships.

Evaluate team resilience, burnout, conflict style and more

Evaluate team resilience, burnout, conflict style and more

I'm proud to be one of a handful of partners with RallyBright to give my clients the ability to benchmark and track all the psychological obstacles that get in the way of group success. We'll use that data to develop a customized strategy to move the needle in the right direction, and track progress along the way.

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I'm proud to be one of a handful of partners with RallyBright to give my clients the ability to benchmark and track all the psychological obstacles that get in the way of group success. We'll use that data to develop a customized strategy to move the needle in the right direction, and track progress along the way.

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RallyBright's tool is unique in the marketplace and allows individuals and teams easy and quick ways to track the following: 

  • Individual and team resilience across five metrics: Readiness, acceptance, insight, intention, and action. It identifies team vulnerabilities and allows us to proactively tackle the things that are holding the them back.
  • Individual and team conflict style: Engaging in productive conflict is one of the keys to team success. This will tell us where you're starting from.
  • Burnout: If you want your team to be innovative and creative, monitoring their burnout level is critical.
  • Performance Landscape: Is your work environment enabling or detracting from team success? This assessment will tell us.

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RallyBright's tool is unique in the marketplace and allows individuals and teams easy and quick ways to track the following: 

  • Individual and team resilience across five metrics: Readiness, acceptance, insight, intention, and action. It identifies team vulnerabilities and allows us to proactively tackle the things that are holding the them back.
  • Individual and team conflict style: Engaging in productive conflict is one of the keys to team success. This will tell us where you're starting from.
  • Burnout: If you want your team to be innovative and creative, monitoring their burnout level is critical.
  • Performance Landscape: Is your work environment enabling or detracting from team success? This assessment will tell us.

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Tap into your team's unique gifts

Tap into your team's unique gifts

If you want to drive individual performance on your team, self-mastery is critical. That's why I love DISC - it's a psychological model that is easy to understand, remember, and apply at work that allows you to instantly comprehend the unique work style your team members bring to the office, evaluate what that means for group dynamics, and nip interpersonal communication problems in the bud.

Not all DISC reports are created equal! I've sampled a lot of versions out there and have found Wiley's to be the most accurate and usable on the market. That's why I'm proud to be in their authorized partner network, and hold certifications in DISC facilitation and training.

If you want to drive individual performance on your team, self-mastery is critical. That's why I love DISC - it's a psychological model that is easy to understand, remember, and apply at work that allows you to instantly comprehend the unique work style your team members bring to the office, evaluate what that means for group dynamics, and nip interpersonal communication problems in the bud.

Not all DISC reports are created equal! I've sampled a lot of versions out there and have found Wiley's to be the most accurate and usable on the market. That's why I'm proud to be in their authorized partner network, and hold certifications in DISC facilitation and training.

Build team resilience

Build team resilience

Resilient teams aren't created by accident - it requires a deliberate approach to developing your people to sustain high performance while tackling the toughest challenges facing your organization.

Teams that are highly resilient are persistent, engaged, adaptable, and flexible. The produce more, recover quickly, and learn from their failures. Low resilience is just the opposite - they aren't as likely to step outside the comfort zone of mediocre work, avoid taking on the big things, and are unequipped to manage an uphill battle. 

Resilient teams aren't created by accident - it requires a deliberate approach to developing your people to sustain high performance while tackling the toughest challenges facing your organization.

Teams that are highly resilient are persistent, engaged, adaptable, and flexible. The produce more, recover quickly, and learn from their failures. Low resilience is just the opposite - they aren't as likely to step outside the comfort zone of mediocre work, avoid taking on the big things, and are unequipped to manage an uphill battle. 

My approach to building team resilience

My approach to building team resilience

Benchmark your starting point.

Benchmark your starting point.

You aren't looking for a generic solution. You need a strategy that speaks to the specific needs of your team. We'll start by seeing where your team stands on the resilience spectrum by measuring both individual resilience and looking at the resilience of the team as a whole.

You aren't looking for a generic solution. You need a strategy that speaks to the specific needs of your team. We'll start by seeing where your team stands on the resilience spectrum by measuring both individual resilience and looking at the resilience of the team as a whole.

Develop a customized plan

Develop a customized plan

Based on your benchmark, we'll develop a customized plan to up your team's resilience quotient. Oftentimes, this requires a mix of trainings, workshops, and coaching that are fully integrated with what your team is working on day-t0-day. All elements can be executed in your office or virtually via video chat.

Based on your benchmark, we'll develop a customized plan to up your team's resilience quotient. Oftentimes, this requires a mix of trainings, workshops, and coaching that are fully integrated with what your team is working on day-t0-day. All elements can be executed in your office or virtually via video chat.

You want to know your investment is working - we'll assess your team's resilience on an ongoing basis to make sure you're getting results, and adjust the plan as necessary for maximum impact.

You want to know your investment is working - we'll assess your team's resilience on an ongoing basis to make sure you're getting results, and adjust the plan as necessary for maximum impact.

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Manage stress and burnout

Manage stress and burnout

Let's be blunt: When your team members are under stress to the point of burnout, they are not performing to their highest potential. A little stress is a good thing. A lot does nothing but hold your team back. When the brain is under stress, it loses it's ability to be creative, innovative, resilient, proactive, and engaged.

All that means when your employee's stress levels are high, it becomes a bottom-line problem. But it is a fixable problem with the right strategy in place.

Let's be blunt: When your team members are under stress to the point of burnout, they are not performing to their highest potential. A little stress is a good thing. A lot does nothing but hold your team back. When the brain is under stress, it loses it's ability to be creative, innovative, resilient, proactive, and engaged.

All that means when your employee's stress levels are high, it becomes a bottom-line problem. But it is a fixable problem with the right strategy in place.

My approach to managing stress and burnout

My approach to managing stress and burnout

Benchmark your starting point.

Benchmark your starting point.

How engaged is your team? How close to burnout are they? What's their perception of the working environment they're operating in? All of this measurable with a few quick assessments. We'll get an honest idea of where your team is starting from to serve your end goal.

How engaged is your team? How close to burnout are they? What's their perception of the working environment they're operating in? All of this measurable with a few quick assessments. We'll get an honest idea of where your team is starting from to serve your end goal.

A mindful solution

A mindful solution

Stress and burnout at work usually has less to do with external factors as it does with the internal dialogue each employee is having about their experiences in the office. We'll engage in individual and group work to teach your team members how to harness their perspective with highly practical mindfulness solutions.

Stress and burnout at work usually has less to do with external factors as it does with the internal dialogue each employee is having about their experiences in the office. We'll engage in individual and group work to teach your team members how to harness their perspective with highly practical mindfulness solutions.

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

You want to know your investment is working - we'll assess your team's burnout scale on an ongoing basis to make sure you're getting results, and adjust the plan as necessary for maximum impact.

You want to know your investment is working - we'll assess your team's burnout scale on an ongoing basis to make sure you're getting results, and adjust the plan as necessary for maximum impact.

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Train your managers

Train your managers

At it's core, any office is just a group of people trying to move together towards a common goal. But most manager training programs take a thoroughly detached approach to the process of managing people. 

My approach puts people first and helps managers to create an environment their teams love coming to work in, and contributing to, every single day. I teach how our brains are hard-wired to work, and what that means in terms of how to drive productivity, enhance motivation, and increase engagement in the office on a very human level.

At it's core, any office is just a group of people trying to move together towards a common goal. But most manager training programs take a thoroughly detached approach to the process of managing people. 

My approach puts people first and helps managers to create an environment their teams love coming to work in, and contributing to, every single day. I teach how our brains are hard-wired to work, and what that means in terms of how to drive productivity, enhance motivation, and increase engagement in the office on a very human level.

My approach to manager training

My approach to manager training

Understand each manager's work style

Understand each manager's work style

Every manager brings a unique management style with them to the office every day. We'll start by learning what each manager's innate preferences and tendencies are so they can understand their strengths and where their blind spots are.

Every manager brings a unique management style with them to the office every day. We'll start by learning what each manager's innate preferences and tendencies are so they can understand their strengths and where their blind spots are.

Adapt, communicate, empower, support

Adapt, communicate, empower, support

My manager training program is based on my ACES framework - Adapt, Communicate, Empower, Support. Training can be delivered as a part of a half or full day retreat, or virtually over the course of a four week program. Teams that have fully implemented this framework have seen a 20-30% growth in engagement and productivity.

My manager training program is based on my ACES framework - Adapt, Communicate, Empower, Support. Training can be delivered as a part of a half or full day retreat, or virtually over the course of a four week program. Teams that have fully implemented this framework have seen a 20-30% growth in engagement and productivity.

It takes 30 days of consistent behavior to form a new habit, not simply a one-off training. That's why I built personal follow-up into each of my manager training programs, holding the managers accountable for implementing what they've learned in their day-to-day.

It takes 30 days of consistent behavior to form a new habit, not simply a one-off training. That's why I built personal follow-up into each of my manager training programs, holding the managers accountable for implementing what they've learned in their day-to-day.

Follow-up after every training

Follow-up after every training

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Increase employee engagement

Increase employee engagement

The average employee has no plans to stay in your organization for more than a couple of years, and with costs of employee turnover ranging between 30% - 150% of annual salary, the cost is huge.

Employee engagement is your magic bullet to fixing towards retaining your most valued staff, and providing an environment where everyone is set up to perform at their highest potential. I define employee engagement as when your team is primed to give it their all, no matter what their role is. They are intrinsically motivated to do their best work.

The average employee has no plans to stay in your organization for more than a couple of years, and with costs of employee turnover ranging between 30% - 150% of annual salary, the cost is huge.

Employee engagement is your magic bullet to fixing towards retaining your most valued staff, and providing an environment where everyone is set up to perform at their highest potential. I define employee engagement as when your team is primed to give it their all, no matter what their role is. They are intrinsically motivated to do their best work.

My approach to employee engagement

My approach to employee engagement

Benchmark your starting point.

Benchmark your starting point.

If you haven't done an employee engagement survey in the past, that will be our jumping off point so measure where you are across qualitative and quantitative factors. If you have that data already, I'll review it and start from there.

If you haven't done an employee engagement survey in the past, that will be our jumping off point so measure where you are across qualitative and quantitative factors. If you have that data already, I'll review it and start from there.

A targeted approach

A targeted approach

With the data in hand, we'll explore a targeted approach to fixing your toughest employee engagement challenges through manager training, staff workshops, and one-on-one and group coaching. Your team will not only learn what needs to be done, but be held accountable to following through on it.

With the data in hand, we'll explore a targeted approach to fixing your toughest employee engagement challenges through manager training, staff workshops, and one-on-one and group coaching. Your team will not only learn what needs to be done, but be held accountable to following through on it.

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

Ongoing monitoring to achieve results

You can't change human perspectives and behaviors overnight, particularly if we're working against years of programming. That's why employee engagement efforts are typically a longer term strategy. But don't worry - we'll closely track results and make adjustments on the way to make sure the approach is on track.

You can't change human perspectives and behaviors overnight, particularly if we're working against years of programming. That's why employee engagement efforts are typically a longer term strategy. But don't worry - we'll closely track results and make adjustments on the way to make sure the approach is on track.

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Fix the interpersonal challenges

Fix the interpersonal challenges

Every organization has people that are just more difficult to work with than others, or team members who just can't seem to get along. Letting the problem fester is never the answer - it will almost always drive down team morale and productivity. 

There's always a psychological root to what's going on and that makes it a fixable problem, and that means it requires a psychological solution. This isn't therapy - it's about changing behavior. Through my coaching program, I'll teach your team members how to change their perspective and communication patterns so they can break the pattern of disruptive communication.

Every organization has people that are just more difficult to work with than others, or team members who just can't seem to get along. Letting the problem fester is never the answer - it will almost always drive down team morale and productivity. 

There's always a psychological root to what's going on and that makes it a fixable problem, and that means it requires a psychological solution. This isn't therapy - it's about changing behavior. Through my coaching program, I'll teach your team members how to change their perspective and communication patterns so they can break the pattern of disruptive communication.

My approach to interpersonal challenges

My approach to interpersonal challenges

Achieve self-mastery.

Achieve self-mastery.

Every team member brings a set of innate preferences and tendencies to work with them every day. I'll use a DISC assessment to help them understand their unique work style, their strengths and blindspots. This will help them see, objectively, where the challenges are coming from.

Every team member brings a set of innate preferences and tendencies to work with them every day. I'll use a DISC assessment to help them understand their unique work style, their strengths and blindspots. This will help them see, objectively, where the challenges are coming from.

A 90 day plan

A 90 day plan

It takes 30 days to change a habit, but in the work environment getting 30 days of consistent behavior change right off the bat is difficult because when people are busy and stressed out, it's easy to default to old habits. Working in a 90 day timeframe usually allows adequate time for substantive change.

It takes 30 days to change a habit, but in the work environment getting 30 days of consistent behavior change right off the bat is difficult because when people are busy and stressed out, it's easy to default to old habits. Working in a 90 day timeframe usually allows adequate time for substantive change.

Ongoing follow-up

Ongoing follow-up

Sometimes, old habits die hard. After the 90 day plan, we'll organize time for follow-up to make sure new behaviors are instilled and the problems are squashed for good.

Sometimes, old habits die hard. After the 90 day plan, we'll organize time for follow-up to make sure new behaviors are instilled and the problems are squashed for good.

Let's get started.

Let's get started.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

Want to know more? Schedule a discovery call today to discuss your specific challenges.

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Looking for a team retreat or professional development day keynote? Head over to my speaking page for more information.