The People IQ Advantage & Keynote Speaker
dr. sherene mchenry, CSP, LPC
TOPICS - • Burnout • Conflict Resolution
• High Performance • Leadership Development
• Mental Health • Relationships • Strategies
Dr. Sherene Mchenry - PROGRAMS
- Lead Smarter
- Unleash Engagement with the 5 People Types
- Beat Burnout
- Strategies for Sustained Performance—No Matter What
- Solve Problems
- How to Lead Crucial Conversations When Stakes Are High & Emotions Run Strong
- Build Safety
- How to Create Psychologically Safe Cultures Where People and Organizations Flourish
- Address Mental Health
- How to Lead Compassionate and Caring Mental Health Conversations
“Sherene taught in an hour what I have attempted to teach in multi-day workshops.
She has a remarkable capacity to distill her message into essential points and deliver her talks with humor and without distracting jargon.”
DR. KATHLEEN DEXTER, Dean of Students, University of Maine Augusta
“Sherene is a thought-provoking, high-energy speaker who charms audiences with humor, motivation and compelling ideas.
We were extremely pleased to see high marks from participants for her across the board. We love to work with speakers who add value, and look forward to having Sherene back very soon.”
LUANN DUNSFORD, CEO, Michigan Works! Association
“Sherene was wonderful to work with during the planning stages. She was very accommodating to our needs.
Our audience was very happy with the programming. Sherene is a dynamic, upbeat, and knowledgeable speaker. We highly recommend her!”
DR. JENNIFER WILSON, Professor of Pharmacy, Wingate University
“Dr. Sherene McHenry was a hit!
I was particularly impressed how well she held the attention of a room of CEOs for almost 3 hours! The content was fantastic. We each learned not only how to help employees perform at a higher level, but be happier and more fulfilled.”
Thaddeus Rex, CEO, The iTeams
dr. Sherene mchenry - Biography
Leadership, burnout, and mental health speaker Dr. Sherene McHenry transforms organizations through powerful, practical strategies. Known as The People IQ Expert®, she combines humor with evidence-based insights to help teams and leaders thrive in today's challenging business environment.
Born for the stage and armed with a teacher's heart from 18 years as a graduate professor, Dr. McHenry brings her Ph.D. in Counseling and decades of experience to every presentation. She's lived through toxic workplaces and dysfunctional relationships, emerging with hard-won wisdom about what does and doesn’t work.
This combination of academic expertise and real-world experience allows her to address tough topics with both authority and empathy. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Dr. McHenry has spoken on three continents.
She's authored several influential books, including Navigate: Understanding the Five Types of People and Pick: Choose to Create a Life You Love. Her syndicated magazine column on leadership and workplace issues reached professionals worldwide, and she's served as president of the Michigan National Speakers Association.
Every presentation delivers at least three life-changing strategies audiences can implement immediately. Her motto, "Give me an hour, and I'll give you skills that will work a lifetime," isn't just a promise – it's a proven outcome. By emboldening audiences to address what needs to be addressed, she helps leaders, teams, and organizations flourish.
Dr. McHenry holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wingate University, a Master of Education from The University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Wyoming.
Whether speaking to corporate teams, healthcare professionals, or industry associations, she consistently delivers the perfect blend of evidence-based insights and practical applications that transform workplace relationships and drive organizational success.
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dr. shrene mchenry - MEDIA
Navigate
Understanding the Five Types of People: Your Compass To A Happier Life and Healthier Relationships
People are complex and relationships can be difficult. What if they didn't have to be so hard? Communicated with clarity and humor, Navigate is full of simple, practical ideas you can immediately implement to improve your life and relationships. Whether you are a High Flyer, Steady Glider, Lacker, Slacker or Hacker, the better you understand yourself and others, the easier it becomes to navigate your way to greater success.
Pick
Choose To Create A Life You Love
Pick is designed to empower readers to create a life they love and to overcome what's holding them back. Anchored on awareness, acceptance, action and accountability Pick helps readers develop the mindset and skills they need to build the life they desire. Highly conversational, each chapter starts with a true story, shares lessons learned, helps the reader identify where they currently are and offers suggestions if they want to pick up the pace on realizing their potential and dreams. Apathetic or Energetic? Reactive or Proactive? Naysayer or Yeasayer? Dreamer or Doer? Hassle or Humor? Chaotic or Calm? Tolerate or Terminate? Lollygag or Launch? Pick shows readers how to choose beliefs and behaviors that help them be happy and create a life they love.