Projects often fail for reasons that have nothing to do with tools, funding, or timelines. The real culprit is harder to see: mental energy.Silent meetings, endless rabbit holes, and resistance to change all point to the invisible forces that drain teams and derail progress.In this thought-provoking session, Taryn Shipley will uncover the hidden barriers that cut into project success. You’ll learn how to recognize the symptoms of a “mental energy crisis,” why familiarity often beats innovation, and how to grow capacity—for yourself and for others—to make change sustainable.Join us to discover practical ways to shift your mindset from protecting time to protecting energy, increase buy-in, and build resilience against the subtle forces that sabotage projects.Taryn Shipley is the founder and CEO of Lean HealthTech. She works with healthcare organizations across the US optimizing their processes by better leveraging analytics and their EMR (electronic medical record). She earned her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Spanish.Taryn acquired her MBA with specializations in analytics and digital marketing from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She is Six Sigma Black Belt certified, MIT certified in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, and has 7 Epic certifications.She is the author of “Process Improvement in Healthcare” and hosts the Lean Healthtech podcast.