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Maya Madkour    

Professional Speaker at Maya Talks Motivation; PhD & DBA Candidate & Author of "Find Your Fortune"

A global speaker on all things well-being, peak performance, and entrepreneurship, Maya Madkour consults businesses and organizations on workplace well-being and peak performance. Assistant professor by day and entrepreneur by night, Madkour love straddling both worlds. Madkour is driven by impact, motivating people, and instigating real change on the ground, using evidence-based, science-backed strategies to deliver those results.

Madkour's love for academia prompted her to pursue a dual PhD and DBA degree at Monarch Business School of Switzerland following my second Master of Science in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London.

Speech Topics


What IS Motivation?

Unpacking the science behind motivation using a positive psychology perspective. Answering important questions during these uncertain times, such as:

  • How do I find motivation?
  • What IS motivation?
  • How can I discover my "why" to lead a personally and professionally fulfilling life of purpose?
  • What is the scientific definition of motivation and how can I use it as a tool to achieve my goals?
  • What role does self-discipline play in all this?
  • How can I cultivate a strong sense of self-discipline if/when my motivation wanes?

Attendees can expect a holistic approach to this topic. I will help them find the fire within, learn how to ignite, and keep it blazing at all times.

Hard As Nails: Redefining Resilience in Your Personal and Professional Life

Defining resilience from a positive psychology perspective. Attendees can expect to answer the following questions as they uncover their own unique brand of resilience.

  • How does positive psychology define resilience?
  • What are the three types of resilience?
  • How can I strengthen my resilience muscle and rediscover my inner warrior?
  • How can adopting a hard-as-nails mentality help me level up in my career? In my relationships? And at home?
  • How can I apply and share this newfound knowledge with others?
  • What role does my mindset play in my understanding of resilience?
  • How does having a growth mindset relate to being resilient?

Workplace Wellbeing: Reimagining Happy, Engaged Workplaces

  • Can introducing a well-being program at work positively affect the bottom line?
  • What role does trust, psychological safety, and speaking up play in having a happy, productive workforce?
  • Do big companies, and startups alike, need workplace well-being programs? What implications can I expect to see?
  • What role does leadership play in instilling a positive climate, positive relationships, and positive communication at work?

My Talk will answer all of the afore-mentioned questions; all from a positive psychology, evidence-based perspective. Attendees, and leaders, can expect to walk away with clear guidelines for how to implement those findings. "

Positive Psychology Approaches to Work and Life

This talk explored the basics of positive psychology and explores its usefulness in everyday life, answeting questions like:

  • What is positive psychology?
  • How does it affect me as an individual?
  • How can understanding PP help me become a happier, more fulfilled individual?
  • Can I apply these new learnings at work and at home?
  • What are positive psychology interventions and how can I use them to create more happiness, fulfillment, and meaning in my life?

Positive Leadership in Corporate Settings

A Talk geared towards leaders in the workplace that will cover actionable tools for creating the following changes:

  • What is positive leadership and how can it help me be a better leader?
  • Can implementing positive leadership policies at work affect the bottom line?
  • What is a positive climate and how does it relate to positive leadership?
  • What are positive relationships and how do they relate to positive leadership?
  • What is positive communication and how does it relate to positive leadership?

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