Dr. Stephen Long

For over 30 years, Dr. Stephen Long has studied the relationship between prosperity and waste. His behavioral analytics reveal the waste that exists in human capital, and his educational programs transform that waste into assets. Through The Prosperity Trait®, he equips managers with the skills to successfully navigate personal, organizational, cultural, and digital transformation. An expert in behavior change and psychometrics, Dr. Long combines a unique blend of applied research, academic rigor, practical tools and strategies, and real-world experience to propel growth across industries. His programs have been successfully applied to thousands of people and dozens of organizations in business, the military, academics, athletics, and the arts. His clients average 115% improvement in financial performance on average with a zero failure rate.

Specializing in human performance, leadership effectiveness, talent optimization, and strategy execution, Dr. Long has enhanced the performance of exceptional leaders, champion athletes, fighter pilots, military special operations personnel, elite producers, and corporate executives. The author of four books, he earned his PhD from the University of Kansas, where he was honored as the Most Outstanding Doctoral Student while serving as the Director of the KU Peak Performance Clinic. He then served as the Head of Performance Psychology in the Human Performance Lab at the US Air Force Academy. A University of Utah independent study identified Dr. Long as one of North America’s top applied performance psychologists.

His model has been successfully applied to thousands of people and dozens of organizations in business, the military, academics, athletics, and the arts. His clients average 115% improvement in financial performance on average with a zero failure rate.

Author of four books, Dr. Long began his career as a college football coach at the University of Virginia and the University of Delaware.

Dr. Long then served as the Head of Performance Psychology in the Human Performance Lab at the US Air Force Academy studying strategy execution, high performance, performance plateaus, and choking under pressure through field research. A University of Utah independent study identified Dr. Long as one of North America’s top applied performance psychologists.

Education:

B.S., University of Delaware

M.Ed., University of Virginia

Ph.D., University of Kansas

Certification(s):

CPP — California Psychological Inventory

RBL — The Leadership Code Assessment

MHS — Emotional Quotient Inventory

OSI — Opposite Strengths Inventory

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