● Dr. Joey Collins, Psy.D. | Founding Faculty, SPU Industrial–Organizational Psychology Program
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leadership pack from Dr. Joey Collins, Psy.D. (SPU Founding Faculty).
were working in conditions long known to produce burnout
From Dr. Joey Collins's research examining organizational conditions surrounding burnout alongside leadership support, job demands, boundaries, and professional satisfaction.
of the most acute burnout profile were presidents, CEOs, or managing partners
Demonstrating that senior authority and compensation do not protect against systemic friction without rigorous boundary and decision architecture.
Accounting & Professional-Services Leaders in Baseline Study
Empirical sample examining workload velocity, partner expectations, and retention drop-offs.
Faster strategic decision-making reported by executive coaching clients
Survey-based self and 360 assessment data following implementation of the 3-1-3 discipline and RADAR framework.
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ACT Like a Leader Pack
Personal Leadership & Psychological Flexibility
For professionals and executives who want stronger focus, boundary control, and leadership capacity under acute pressure.
- ✓ The Attention-Control-Toggle (ACT) Diagnostic Matrix
- ✓ Executive Boundary Architecture: The 4 Rules for High-Agency Leaders
- ✓ Micro-Intervention Protocol: Resetting Cognitive Overload in 90 Seconds
- ✓ Printable Decision Triage Worksheet
Executive Systems Crisis
Pack
Emergency Triage for Overwhelmed Teams
For leadership teams facing sudden turnover, high-stakes restructuring, or stalled operational velocity.
- ✓ The 14-Day Team Stabilization Playbook
- ✓ Meeting Bankruptcy Protocol: Cutting 30%+ of calendar waste immediately
- ✓ The 3-1-3 Strategic Realignment Template
- ✓ Executive Triage Checklist for Rapid Re-engagement
ARTICLES & ESSAYS
Research-Backed Leadership Perspectives
Every insight follows our evidence-based sequence: Specific Question → Empirical Evidence → Dr. Joey's Interpretation → Operational Framework.
The Senior Leader Paradox: Demand-Control Mismatches in Modern C-Suites
→ The Empirical Evidence:
42% of the most acute burnout profiles in our 212-leader baseline study were Presidents, CEOs, or Managing Partners.
→ Dr. Joey's Systems Interpretation:
Senior leaders have maximum nominal autonomy, but experience unmitigated cognitive load because they lack operational boundary protocols and end up absorbing all cross-functional ambiguity.
Applicable Framework: WAVE + ACT (Attention-Control-Toggle
The Effort Fallacy: When Hard Work Masks Systemic Friction
→ The Empirical Evidence:
73% of burnt-out professionals were working in organizational conditions long documented in I-O psychology literature to guarantee exhaustion.
→ Dr. Joey's Systems Interpretation:
When the system has excessive approval gates, unclear ownership, and constant context-switching, increasing individual effort simply accelerates cognitive depletion without moving deliverables.
Applicable Framework: RADAR + SHIFT (Conversational & Behavioral Architecture)
Partner-Pipeline Retention: Building Sustainable High-Performance Climates
→ The Empirical Evidence:
Empirical data shows that 80%+ of associate turnover is driven by seeing the visible exhaustion of existing partners.
→ Dr. Joey's Systems Interpretation:
Firms that reform partner workload distribution and institute leader-as-coach training maintain 3x higher partner-track retention.
Applicable Framework: Leadership & Retention Architecture
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