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The most successful mindset workshop in the world—tailored for today’s business challenges.
Watch: How Positivity Drives Performance
“Happiness is not the belief that everything is great. It's the belief that change is possible.” — Shawn Achor
Today’s workforce is stressed, disconnected, and tired of change without meaning.
Culture is no longer a "nice to have"—it’s a competitive edge.
The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop™ helps organizations:
“After the Orange Frog training, we saw staff smiling again, reconnecting, and supporting one another. That cultural shift lifted our entire organization—and our patients felt it too.”
— Jordan Voigt, President, Genesis Medical Center
“We saw engagement rise, stress go down, and energy return to our teams. The investment paid off immediately.”
— Senior Leader, Major Financial Services Company
“It created a sense of momentum, hope, and possibility across our departments. It was the best investment we’ve made in our people.”
— COO, National Services Firm
Recognized for Excellence — The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog implementation at Genesis Health earned the 2021 ATD Excellence in Practice Award for measurable improvements in culture, engagement, and business outcomes. What businesses report within 90 days:

This workshop isn’t a lecture, it’s an engaging, interactive experience rooted in positive psychology and made sticky through the story of Spark the Orange Frog.
Join us for a one-day, interactive virtual workshop based on The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. Grounded in Harvard research and delivered in over 50 countries, this engaging experience teaches seven practical principles of positive psychology to help individuals and teams build resilience, strengthen culture, and improve performance. Open to all professionals, the workshop blends storytelling, science, and real-world application to spark lasting, positive change in your organization and beyond.
Our Train-the-Trainer program begins the certification process* through an immersive, in-person experience designed for professionals. Participants gain the tools, content, and confidence to deliver The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop within their organization. Ideal for HR leaders, staff development teams, and culture champions, the TTT equips you to strengthen team resilience, enhance well-being, and foster a positive culture that endures.
*Final certification is completed on-site at your organization. Ask us how it works.
Let’s talk about how Orange Frog can support your goals.
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Call or email Donald Bargy at 919-434-6502 or DonaldB@ithoughtleader.com.
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“The Happy Secret to Better Work”
One of the most-watched TED Talks of all time — over 25 million views.
“If happiness is on the opposite side of success, your brain never gets there. But if you raise positivity in the present, your brain performs significantly better.” — Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. A Harvard-trained researcher and NYT bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage, his work has been featured by Oprah, Harvard Business Review, PBS, and Fortune 100 organizations in more than 50 countries.









MEET SHAWN

Considered one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success, Shawn Achor is the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage, Big Potential, and The Orange Frog.
His research on mindset made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED Talk is one of the most popular of all time with more than 28.4 million views, and he has lectured or worked with nearly half of the Fortune 100 companies as well as the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon, and the White House.
Having spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University (and during that time winning over a dozen distinguished teaching awards), Shawn draws on his own research — including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard — and more recently on the effects of positivity in organizations facing crisis, to show how our potential can be unleashed, and our people re-energized when we focus on pursuing happiness now, especially during times of challenge and uncertainty.
He has now lectured in more than 50 countries speaking to CEOs in China, doctors in Dubai, schoolchildren in South Africa, and farmers in Zimbabwe. His Happiness Advantage training is one of the largest and most successful positive psychology corporate training programs in the world.
Check out Shawn's TED Talk here

