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Behavioral scientist & resilience expert

Lauren Eskreis-Winkler

Lauren Eskreis-Winkler helps organizations build resilience and learn from failure through behavioral science. She works with leaders to develop grit interventions and mastery mindsets, delivering research-backed strategies. Named to Poets & Quants 40-Under-40, partners with the World Bank.
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  • Behavioral scientist studying failure and resilience
  • Professor and collaborator with Angela Duckworth
  • Researcher partnered with the World Bank
Lauren Eskreis-Winkler is a behavioral scientist who studies why people fail to learn from failure and what it takes to build resilience that actually sticks. A professor named to the Poets & Quants 40-Under-40 list, Lauren has partnered with the World Bank on culture transformation initiatives and collaborated extensively with grit researcher Angela Duckworth on interventions that measurably improve organizational performance. Lauren's research addresses a specific blind spot: most people instinctively turn away from their failures rather than extracting useful information from them. Her work with large organizations has shown that teams trained to reframe setbacks as data points make faster strategic adjustments and sustain higher performance over time. She translates peer-reviewed findings into practical frameworks leaders can implement immediately. Audiences leave Lauren's sessions with a clear understanding of why traditional approaches to failure fall short, specific techniques for building what she calls a "mastery mindset" at the individual and team level, and evidence-based strategies for designing grit interventions within their own organizations. Book Lauren Eskreis-Winkler to give your audience the science behind resilience and the tools to apply it.

Why we recommend booking Lauren

Lauren's research on learning from failure and building resilience offers practical frameworks for teams that need to adapt faster and sustain performance through setbacks. Her work with the World Bank and collaboration with Angela Duckworth brings peer-reviewed rigour to culture transformation, particularly valuable for organisations navigating change or looking to strengthen their response to strategic challenges.

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