Beyond Burnout: Rethinking High Performance & Why Well-being is Your Competitive Advantage

What if everything we thought we knew about high performance was wrong?

In today’s world of work, the old models of performance are breaking. Burnout is rising, engagement is flatlining, and leaders are waking up to a sobering truth: you can’t achieve long-term success by sacrificing employee well-being.

According to Gallup, only 33% of employees are thriving in their overall well-being, and yet those who are thriving are 57% more likely to be engaged and 59% less likely to look for a new job.

The message is clear: well-being isn't a benefit, it's a business strategy.

This high-impact panel discussion brings together leading research, real-world innovation, and bold thinking to redefine high performance for a new era. We’ll explore how people leaders can build cultures, systems, and strategies where well-being and performance fuel each other, creating a workforce that’s not just productive, but resilient, agile, and built for the long haul.

Learning Objectives: 

• Reframe what high performance really means in today’s work environment—and why the future demands a long-term, well-being-centered definition.
• Explore innovative people strategies that simultaneously support performance, engagement, and personal sustainability—including flexible systems, capacity-based leadership, and people-first design.
• Gain practical tools to assess and elevate well-being in your talent strategy, including ways to align recognition, development, and workload with sustainable high performance.