Mat Park
- High Performance Psychologist
- Creator of The 6S Method™ - ground-breaking approach to corporate diversity and inclusion training
- Former Professional Golfer
Travels From
Alabama
Mat Park Speaker Biography
Dr. Mat Park is a high-performance psychologist and CEO of Relationship 365, a boutique counseling and consulting firm located in the Village of Providence. Relationship 365 delivers research-based approaches to everyday relationships and trains organizations on conflict management skills through their critically acclaimed 6S Method™ training program. With a doctorate in clinical psychology, master's in sport psychology, and a specialty in organizational development, Dr. Park trains Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and universities throughout the United States on the 6S Method™ training program. He is also a sport psychologist to many world-class athletes, including those on the PGA Tour, LPGA major champion winners, and nationally ranked college and junior golfers.
Prior to the start of Relationship 365, Dr. Park taught full-time as a professor of psychology at John F. Kennedy University and served as chief resident at UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Park also currently works at NASA and lives in Huntsville, AL his wife, daughter and two dogs.
The 6S Method™ - Building a culture of psychological safety and trust
When organizational leaders model and build habits of psychological safety, studies have shown that this practice alone leads to high performance and productivity within the workforce. Through inclusive conversation techniques, implicit bias training, conflict resolution, crucial conversation skills, team dynamics, and cognitive-behavioral psychology, the 6S Method™ captures the most critical elements of human behaviors and breaks down complex theories in diversity, equity, and inclusion into easy to understand, real-world applications for everyday use.
Participants will learn:
• How unconscious bias impacts everyday decisions and organizational health and performance
• 3 pillars to Inclusive Conversations and its impact on workforce performance
• How to build habits of psychological safety and trust through the 6S Method™
• S.W.A.G. technique – How to engage in and start difficult conversations successfully
Applying Sport Psychology to Business
Dr. Park currently coaches world-class athletes who play on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and nationally ranked Universities. His clients have won majors, played on Olympic teams, and have set world records. The mental strategies used by his athletes have direct application on how business leaders can improve their performance, show up at work, and perform their best everyday.
Participants will learn:
• The Neutral Zone: How to combat negative thinking and construct a positive mentality
• Arousal management and breathing control: Techniques to help you remain calm during chaos
• The Booth: Build inner confidence and show up BIG for the moments that matter most
• Visualization: Techniques used by world-class athletes to achieve the impossible, set world records, and break barriers.
• Resilience: How to bounce back fast, stronger, and better after mistakes.
• Understand the 4 types of focus - How to focus appropriately and apply focus training to avoid distractions at work and sustain longer periods of focus to achieve maximum results in a day.
Leading Through Change: Thrive through organizational change
Change is inevitable at times, but no matter what comes our way we can choose to thrive or we can choose to survive. Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search For Meaning said, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." This inspiring presentation will hook participants to see change from a completely different lens and learn techniques on how to rise strongly through the uncertainty of change.
Participants will learn:
• The trap of Learned Helplessness and how to overcome it
• The emotional stages of change and how to move through it
• The Behavioral Change Model: A self-coaching technique on changing any unwanted behavior into the desired behavior
• An overview of a change management process that has helped countless organizations prepare, lead, and implement a successful change effort.
