Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• The Hope Forward Advantage: A Framework for Stability, Agility, and Possibility

  Stress. Change. Uncertainty. Too often, we think they force a choice: performance or wellness, success or integrity. They don’t. When we know what to do, when to do it, and why it matters, these forces become the foundation for living and working well.

  In this learning experience, award-winning behaviourist and author of I Hope So, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, shares a practical, research-based framework and tools for performance under pressure.

  With more than 20 years of research in psychology, education, and human development, Hanley-Dafoe equips audiences with evidence-based strategies they can apply immediately with:

  • Resiliency as the foundation: steady ground in uncertain times.

  • Stress as the fuel: energy for focus, growth, accountability and momentum.
  • Hope as the navigation: the compass for bold direction and possibility.

  Participants leave ready to steady themselves, harness stress into momentum, and move forward with hope; the force that defines and shapes the future we choose. It’s time to get our hopes up!

• Everyday Resiliency: How to Master Working and Living Well

  In a world of rapid change and constant challenges, resilience is vital. Join Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe for a transformative exploration of the five pillars of everyday resilience. This session will equip you with practical tools and strategies to boost both your professional and personal well-being and effectiveness.

  Learn how to leverage resilience as your greatest asset in navigating today’s dynamic environment. Attendees will gain actionable insights that empower them to face challenges with renewed confidence and fully realize their potential to thrive in their work.

  Key learning outcomes include, how to:

  • Recognize, address, and optimize everyday stress.
  • Acquire critical insights for why “knowing” better, doesn’t equal “doing” better.
  • Discover what helps and hinders resilient practices.
  • Learn how to activate the five pillars of everyday resiliency.

• Stress Wisely: The Essential Tools for Living and Working Well

  The stress wisely approach is a kind-hearted reckoning against everything we have learned about stress delivered as a knockout punch.

  Using her signature honesty, humour, relatability, and gift of translating scientific research, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe invites you to lean into the parts of you that intuitively knows there must be a better way to achieve greatness in both livelihood and lifestyle. Using the eight realms of wellness, she presents deep, yet clear and concise, insights and strategies that are instantly actionable.

  It’s time to stress wisely and live well. Learn how to harness stress as an ally, not an adversary, and elevate your capacity for peak performance and resilience. Audiences will learn how to transform their relationship with stress, gaining actionable strategies to harness it as a powerful ally for achieving peak performance and enhanced resilience.

• Hope is the Strategy: Actioning Hope for Resilient Organizations

  In times of profound uncertainty, hope becomes more than just an emotion — it emerges as a strategic imperative. Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe’s pioneering work demonstrates how hope is essential for organizations striving for greatness. It not only transforms challenges and adversity into resilience but also cultivates environments conducive to innovation, high performance, and sustained productivity.

  This keynote delves into practical frameworks and evidence-based strategies that empower individuals and organizations to navigate uncertainty with confidence and strategic clarity. Participants will learn actionable habits and mindsets that make teams unstoppable, leveraging hope as a foundational strategy.

• How Organizations Can Be Truly Well

  In a world that demands more from us every day, achieving sustainable high performance while maintaining our health and wellness can seem like an insurmountable challenge. Enter “How Organizations Can Be Truly Well”, a transformative learning event by renowned educational behaviourist Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe and performance physiologist Dr. Greg Wells. This ground-breaking session is designed for leaders, change-makers, and anyone looking to make a meaningful impact in the world.

  Key learning outcomes include:

  • Leadership wellness: Gain insights into how wellness practices can make you a more effective and empathetic leader.
  • Sustainable high performance: Learn actionable strategies to achieve and maintain peak performance without sacrificing your health.
  • Mind-body connection: Understand the intricate relationship between your mental and physical well-being and how they influence your performance.
  • From languishing to thriving: Discover tools to shift from a state of fatigue and languishing to one of vitality and productivity.

  Why you should hire Hanley-Dafoe and Wells:

  • Research-informed resources: Hanley-Dafoe and Wells bring a wealth of research-informed tools and insights to help you level up every aspect of your life.
  • Holistic approach: The learning experience integrates practices like mindful breathing, movement, and sleep tactics, aligning with Hanley-Dafoe’s and Wells’ holistic approach to health and wellness.
  • Realize your potential: This is more than a keynote; it’s a catalyst for change, moving individuals and organizations from “potential unfulfilled” to “potential realized”.