Are You a Border Collie or an Iguana?
Aligning Stress Recovery with Sustainable Performance
High performers do not lose effectiveness because they lack commitment.
They lose effectiveness when recovery does not match responsibility.
Under sustained pressure, cognitive clarity narrows. Teams misread one another. Patience shortens. Decision-making becomes heavier.
Many professionals assume they simply need to push harder.
In reality, they need to recover strategically.
The Interactive Breakout
In this high-engagement working session, participants identify their personal Stress Recovery Style using Eliz Greene’s research-based Border Collie–Iguana assessment.
Recovery style determines how you restore capacity. When it is misaligned, performance strain accelerates.
Border Collies restore capacity through action, progress, and forward motion.
Iguanas restore capacity through deliberate pause and energy conservation.
Both styles are effective.
Performance problems emerge when recovery style conflicts with workload, leadership demands, or team expectations. Misalignment creates friction, performance drag, and quiet cognitive erosion.
This breakout translates stress physiology into practical application.
Why This Matters
You cannot eliminate pressure from meaningful work.
You can prevent unnecessary performance erosion.
This breakout complements keynote programs by converting insight into individualized action. It also stands alone as a high-impact session that balances engagement with executive relevance.
Participants Will:
- Identify their personal recovery pattern through a guided assessment
- Understand how sustained pressure impacts cognitive bandwidth
- Recognize recovery mismatches inside teams
- Reduce friction caused by misunderstood stress behaviors
- Build a simple, personalized recovery protocol aligned with current demands
Participants leave with clarity about how they restore capacity, insight into how others operate under pressure, and a specific behavioral recalibration they can implement immediately.
45-90 Minute Breakout Session
This session is especially effective for:
Leadership teams operating in sustained high-demand environments
Conferences where participants carry significant responsibility
Organizations navigating growth, change, or compressed timelines
Multi-day events where energy management directly impacts performance
Ideal as:
A follow-up to Navigating Uncertainty
A leadership workshop extension
A high-engagement breakout for decision-makers
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Why People Love Eliz
The Border Collie Iguana exercise was an eye-opener!
“I didn’t know what I was feeling was stress, I thought I was just bad at handling things. I needed the data and science to really understand the danger I’ve been ignoring.”
“This is stress management for people who don’t like WOO WOO.”
