Safety Council Meeting

TOPIC:   Overcoming Learned Helplessness in the Workplace

The threat of a dangerous virus along with seemingly endless quarantine, job losses and schedule disruptions along with unparalleled fear and frustration are set to unleash a tsunami of learned helplessness across our nation in the coming months or possibly, years! Learned Helplessness is a debilitating behavioral disorder triggered when individuals perceive a loss of control over their lives leading to a dramatic drop in performance and motivation.

Speaker:  Bruce Boguski
Bruce Boguski, author, motivational speaker, columnist, and media personality well known for his ability to inspire others to “do the impossible”. Bruce holds a B.S. degree in business and education from Bowling Green State University. He also possesses a Level Two Certification in Brain Based Learning Strategies. Bruce knows firsthand the attitude and skills required to overcome physical and mental challenges. At age 18, Bruce was partially paralyzed in an automobile accident. Although doctors warned that he might never walk again, he left the hospital a few months later under his own power. After a two-year struggle to regain full use of his body, Bruce went on to become a two-time state champion in Racquetball and played on a state championship softball team. He later served as a head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Van Buren High School and the men’s and women’s tennis coach at The University of Findlay.
Today, Bruce is President of The Winner’s Edge, a peak performance consulting firm in Findlay, Ohio. He is a nationally known presenter on motivational tactics and mental toughness training for schools, sports, and business professionals, using high-energy, interactive techniques, to inspire and delight his audiences.
Bruce speaks to educators, parents, students, athletes, and business professionals and has conducted over 2200 presentations over the past 21 years. Bruce has addressed virtually every group imaginable at dinner meetings, school assemblies, conferences, seminars, and clinics.