Robert Waldinger

Robert delivers the following main in-person and virtual keynote presentations:

What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness
As the Director of a study of adult development, Robert shares three important lessons learned from the study, highlighting the key to happiness is not necessarily straightforward. He also offers practical wisdom on how you can build a fulfilling, long life.

The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things — What Really Makes Us Happy

Would you rather be rich in things or experiences? While advertising and the media suggest that material wealth is the key to a good life. Traditional conventional wisdom suggests otherwise, a theory that science supports. Taking findings from his research, the teachings of Zen, and media examples, Robert shares the difference between what we expect to make us happy and what actually creates a sense of wellbeing

Why Relationships in the Workplace Matter More Than You Think — and How to Embrace Them

Relationships are vital not only to our personal health and happiness — they’re also central to an organisation’s success. Research shows that productivity on a team and in larger organizations depends more on positive personal connections with others and less on IQ and/or aggressiveness. The quality of these connections impacts works, collaboration, and innovation. With worker disengagement and worktime loneliness running high, Robert shares research on how corporations can help or hinder people’s psychological and physical health. He imparts advice on how companies can create more healthy work environments. 

Dealing With Change — Life Transitions and Preparing for the Inevitable
How we deal with change has a profound effect on our work lives and personal contentment. From marriage and children to promotions and retirement, we’re constantly facing transitions. Learning to manage these life transitions is vital to our health, happiness, and productivity. Robert discusses how understanding the stages of life can play a role in dealing with the transitions all of us must face. Offering ideas on how to create a game plan for transition is critical to happy, healthy and productive lives and organizations.