About LTR

Long Training+Research is led by Dr. Stephen Long, equipping managers with the skills to successfully drive key business outcomes by shaping leaders' and teams' mindset, behaviors, and capabilities, including change, leadership effectiveness, productivity, talent optimization, strategy execution, innovation, and culture. LTR is a catalyst for transformational growth, ensuring that businesses not only survive but thrive in an ever-changing landscape. 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. We not only deliver Human Performance, we live it. Tell me more about Business Outcomes.
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The Prosperity Trait®

The Prosperity Trait® is the foundation for long-term success, and The Prosperity Pathways provides educational methods for developing and applying it. Leaders with a high degree of The Prosperity Trait operate from an abundance mindset, seeing opportunities where others see limitations. They actively reframe challenges as pathways to growth, fostering resilience in themselves and their teams. With a clear vision and strategic alignment, they create bold, inspiring goals that drive action and innovation. Rather than focusing on short-term wins, they align strategies with long-term value, ensuring sustainable impact.

Execution and performance mastery turn The Prosperity Trait into an operating system for success. Leaders who embody it work with focus, discipline, and agility, maximizing efficiency and fostering a high-performance culture of ownership and accountability. Their ability to influence and lead effectively sets them apart, inspiring trust, collaboration, and engagement while empowering those around them. Through talent optimization and culture building, they create environments where people feel valued, motivated, and capable of excelling. By attracting and retaining top talent, they leverage human potential as a competitive advantage.

Innovation and change agility further demonstrate the power of The Prosperity Trait, as these unique leaders encourage continuous learning, experimentation, and calculated risk-taking. Their ability to adapt quickly to market shifts ensures business relevance and longevity. Ultimately, The Prosperity Trait is a legacy builder, embedding prosperity principles into every decision to drive long-term resilience and impact. These leaders don’t just achieve success for themselves—they create a ripple effect that influences industries, communities, and future generations. The Prosperity Pathways serve as the structured process for cultivating and applying The Prosperity Trait, ensuring that leaders and businesses don’t just survive but thrive with lasting impact.

Stephen Long, PhD

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. 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.
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Industries

Long Training+Research partners with a diverse clientele. However, they share one thing in common — outstanding results. We partner with boards, management teams, in-house training departments, leadership academies, and business owners and franchisees. Clients have experienced outstanding results from the following industries: •Education & Training •Private Equity •Start-Ups •Finance •Tourism •Military •Media & Entertainment •Professional Services •Consulting •Sales •Executive Search •College and Professional Sports
Time-tested, yet innovative. Universally applied, yet organizationally specific. Complex in origin, yet simply communicated. It's what we do. It's all we do. Nobody does it better.