Work isn’t working.
Let’s change that.
Your problem isn't with workload.
It’s the thoughtload—the mental clutter, emotional residue, and constant context-switching that drain your energy long before the day is done. If you want to understand what’s weighing you down (and what to do about it), start by measuring the load you’re actually carrying.
minutes between interruptions at work
daily toggles between different screens
%
of people are experiencing emotional exhaustion
%
of US employees reported burnout in 2025
Coming 2026: Thoughtload
In Thoughtload, I go beyond naming the problem and focus on solving it. The book gives you practical, science-backed ways to create clarity, reduce reactivity, and rebuild the energy your team needs to perform at their best. It’s a handbook for leading in a world where people’s minds are overloaded long before their calendars are full.
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Liane Knows What a Number High Thoughtload Can Do on You
As an organizational psychologist, Liane gets why smart, capable teams still can’t seem to get out of their own way. Most approaches just treat the symptoms. She goes after the behavioral patterns underneath.
When your audience hears Liane speak, they’ll finally understand why they avoid productive conflict, how their thoughtload is holding them back, and what makes accountability feel like a punishment instead of empowerment. More importantly, every insight comes with tools they can put to use right away.
Your people will walk away with a complete reset for how they think about leadership, collaboration, and performance—because real change happens when you change the behaviors driving everything else.
You’ve found the speaker your teams need.
Why People Love Liane
Liane is both an entertaining speaker that audiences love and a strategist with over 20 years experience in helping teams across a wide variety of industries (and a Ph.D. in organizational psychology to back it up). But, don’t let the Ph.D. scare you.
Liane won’t be caught dead in a tweed jacket or using a sleep-inducing PowerPoint deck. Instead, she delivers engaging stories, a-ha moments, and lots of laughs from start to finish.
Keynote Topics
Liane is both an entertaining speaker that audiences love and a strategist with over 20 years experience in helping teams across a wide variety of industries (and a Ph.D. in organizational psychology to back it up). But, don’t let the Ph.D. scare you.
Invisible Overload
How Thoughtload is Undermining Performance and What Leaders Can Do About It
What’s breaking your team isn’t the workload; it’s the thoughtload—the constant mental tabs, emotional reactivity, and depleted energy that leave people unfocused, overwhelmed, and running on fumes. In this session, I reframe what’s really driving burnout and walk leaders through the three forces of modern thoughtload. They’ll learn how to help their teams regain focus, manage emotional triggers, and tap into renewable energy instead of draining what little they have left. Learn more.
Change Has Changed
How to Build High Performance in a World of Perpetual Change
Change isn’t a wave anymore: it’s the water we’re all swimming in. No finish lines, no breathers, no “back to normal.” Even your strongest people are fraying under the constant swirl of shifting priorities and rising expectations. In this session, I show leaders how to create focus and calm in the chaos, process emotions before they turn into drama, and tap into energy sources that don’t burn them out. Learn more.
Cracking the Code
The Keys to Unlocking Cross-Functional Collaboration
Your people do great work inside their own functions, but the moment they have to work across them, things fall apart. The problem isn’t the people; it’s the setup. In this keynote, I unpack why traditional fixes fail and what actually gets teams rowing in the same direction. Leaders learn how to align on goals, build trust through smart prioritization, dial up healthy tension, reduce toxic friction, and make collaboration work at scale. Learn more.
The Good Fight
How to Create a Culture of Productive Conflict
If your team is avoiding conflict, they’re avoiding the very conversations that move work forward. In today’s fast-changing environment, productive conflict is a competitive advantage. This keynote shows leaders how to treat tension as data, surface issues before they blow up, and use disagreement to drive sharper thinking and stronger relationships. It’s a practical path to replacing avoidance with accountability, clarity, and real progress. Learn more.
The Great Reset
Enhancing Accountability Without Eroding Empathy
Your managers are trying to protect their teams and deliver results, and many feel forced to choose one over the other. They don’t need to, though. In this session, I show leaders how accountability and empathy work together when you do them right. We cover how to set expectations that land, give feedback people can hear, and use consequences that support growth rather than trigger defensiveness. The goal: performance that rises, stress that doesn’t, and teams that trust the process. Learn more.