Jon Gerten
Why Agency, Not Willpower, Is What Actually Changes Behavior at Work
Only 41% of organizations say their well-being programs actually work. The research says willpower isn't the mechanism, agency is. Here's what that changes.

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Jon Gerten
Why Agency, Not Willpower, Is What Actually Changes Behavior at Work
Only 41% of organizations say their well-being programs actually work. The research says willpower isn't the mechanism, agency is. Here's what that changes.
Why Agency, Not Willpower, Is What Actually Changes Behavior at Work
Mental Fitness
Why There's Still a Human Coach Behind Every Forte Coaching Session
AI coaching apps show short-term gains that fade. Here's the research on why real human coaching still builds the leadership capacity development programs are supposed to deliver.
Why There's Still a Human Coach Behind Every Forte Coaching Session
Mental Fitness
What It Actually Takes to Lead a School Through Constant Change
23% of the 500 largest districts replaced their superintendent last year. Here's what change resilience actually requires, and how to build it before the next crisis.
What It Actually Takes to Lead a School Through Constant Change
Mental Fitness
The Superintendent's Case for Staff Mental Fitness Now That ESSER Money Is Gone
44% of ESSER spending went to staffing. That money is gone. Here's the board-ready case for keeping staff Mental Fitness support.
The Superintendent's Case for Staff Mental Fitness Now That ESSER Money Is Gone
Mental Fitness
Why Principals and Superintendents Burn Out Faster Than Teachers
85% of principals report frequent job stress, more than twice the rate of most workers (RAND, 2022). Here is why school leadership burns out faster, and what HR can do.
Why Principals and Superintendents Burn Out Faster Than Teachers
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness for Teachers: Train Endurance Before the Year Ends
53% of K-12 teachers report burnout in 2025 (RAND). Here's why psychological safety alone can't fix it, and how HR leaders build Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness for Teachers: Train Endurance Before the Year Ends
Mental Fitness
What Recovery Actually Looks Like at Work
New Eagle Hill Consulting data shows 55% of U.S. employees are burned out. Here's why PTO alone doesn't restore Capacity, and what actually does.
What Recovery Actually Looks Like at Work
Mental Fitness
Everyday Liturgies: Why Small Rituals Matter
Small daily rituals, from a morning pause to an evening breath, quietly train your Mental Fitness. Here's how to build a personal liturgy that grounds your day.
Everyday Liturgies: Why Small Rituals Matter
Mental Fitness
Employee Mental Fitness Is Company Culture: Building from the Inside Out
Culture change fails when it skips the inner layer. Learn how employee Mental Fitness (rated 4.9 stars by Forte Members) builds the psychological substrate that makes company culture real.
Employee Mental Fitness Is Company Culture: Building from the Inside Out
Mental Fitness
Forte: A Mental Fitness Platform for People Who Want More Than Fine
You don't need to be in crisis to start building Mental Fitness. Forte gives you a real human Coach, a structured practice, and a reason to begin.
Forte: A Mental Fitness Platform for People Who Want More Than Fine
Mental Fitness
How the Forte Method Works: A Proactive Mental Fitness Program for Organizations
Forte is a proactive Mental Fitness program for organizations. See how the systematic cycle builds resilient, high-performing teams.
How the Forte Method Works: A Proactive Mental Fitness Program for Organizations
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness and AI: Why Human Coaching Still Wins
74% of employees now turn to AI for emotional support at work, and most still feel lonely. Here is why human coaching still outperforms it in 2026.
Mental Fitness and AI: Why Human Coaching Still Wins
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness at Work: The HR Leader's Guide | Forte
Most wellbeing strategies activate too late. Learn how Mental Fitness at work builds the inner capacity your people need before burnout, disengagement, or turnover takes hold.
Mental Fitness at Work: The HR Leader's Guide | Forte
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness for Managers: How to Build a Mentally Fit Team | Forte
Mental Fitness for managers isn't about working harder. It's about building the four capacities that make teams resilient, adaptable, and sustained. Here's how.
Mental Fitness for Managers: How to Build a Mentally Fit Team | Forte
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness: The Training Your Mind Actually Needs
Mental Fitness isn't about fixing what's wrong. It's about building something better. Start with one rep: name the emotion, create the distance, train the capacity. You're not broken. You're untrained. And that changes everything.
Mental Fitness: The Training Your Mind Actually Needs
Mental Fitness
Mental Fitness vs. Mental Health: What's the Difference?
Mental Fitness
The Psychology Behind Culture That Actually Changes
A 1999 Harvard study on psychological safety helps explain why most culture programs fail, and what the research says actually builds culture that lasts.
The Psychology Behind Culture That Actually Changes
Mental Fitness





