High Performance Without Burnout: Building a Healthy Performance Culture

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The race to win business has increased pressure on leaders to create and sustain high performance cultures. Companies need employees who are engaged, innovative, and invested in organisational success. Unfortunately, the push for performance can come at the expense of employee wellbeing.

Join researchers from the O.C. Tanner Institute for the final installment of our 2026 GCR webinar series to explore ways to maintain a high performance culture where employees have the right support to thrive. You will learn:

  • How to identify key characteristics of organisations that predict success when it comes to achieving performance goals.
  • How to balance high expectations and support in the workplace.
  • The impact and ROI for organisations when employees feel supported.
About the Speakers
Cristen Dalessandro, PhD
Cristen Dalessandro, PhD

Principal Researcher, O.C. Tanner Institute

Cristen is a principal researcher and sociologist at O.C. Tanner who specialises in the study of social inequalities as well as qualitative and quantitative research methods. As part of the O.C. Tanner Institute and the Research Centre of Excellence, Cristen’s work focuses on the employee experience and workplace culture using a social science lens.

In addition to contributing to Institute research projects such as the State of Employee Recognition and annual Global Culture Report, Cristen is an award-winning researcher who has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and one book, Intimate Inequalities: Millennials’ Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Times. Cristen has a PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah.

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Daniel Patterson
Daniel Patterson

Manager, Research and Assessment, O.C. Tanner Institute

As a research manager for the O.C. Tanner Institute, Daniel oversees the IP research team in developing original, large-scale, cross-cultural studies that explore the intersection of workplace culture, recognition, and the employee experience. Specialising in mixed-method research, he collaboratively develops strategic research that supports client solutions, shapes product strategy, and identifies long-term industry trends and transitions.

Daniel excels in translating complex data into actionable insights that help global organisations advance measurable strategies for success. Daniel holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Utah, with advanced studies in research and theory.

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