We all have regrets. When people tell you what they regret the most, they tell you what they value the most. This session combines insight from the World Regret Survey and research in social psychology, neuroscience, biology, and workplace management to help us leverage regret as a force for good. You’ll learn why regret makes us human and how it can improve our decision-making skills, boost performance, and deepen our personal and professional relationships. A regret framework is offered to help us understand, reflect, and act on our regrets. Done right, regret can inform us and lift us up, not drag us down.

Individuals attending this session will:
- Learn about the psychology and impact of our regrets.
- Discover the four core categories of regret.
- Understand how regret can improve our decisions and boost performance.
- Leverage regret to deepen relationships.
- Learn how to manage regret and take action to use regret as a force for good.

Presented by: Jordan Gonzales, Staff Senate President, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement & Board Secretary

Biography: Jordan Gonzales is a change agent and transformative higher education leader. As the senior director of alumni engagement at the Nebraska Alumni Association, Jordan’s focus is to transform alumni pride and loyalty into action for the advancement of the University of Nebraska. He also serves as a member of the alumni association’s Executive Leadership Team and co-chairs the Culture Team. Jordan was appointed secretary to the organization’s independent Board of Directors in April 2024. He was elected president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Staff Senate in July 2024

Jordan is a Ph.D. candidate at UNL and has published on higher education leadership, nonprofit management, and strategic planning. He earned a master’s degree in higher education administration from UNL in 2017 and a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from UNK in 2012. As an undergraduate, Jordan served as the student body president and student regent on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. He was also president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society.
Jordan is a fourth-generation Nebraskan. He grew up on a farm in the Nebraska panhandle and is a proud graduate of Morrill High School, where he was a three-sport letter winner and served as study body president. He currently resides in Omaha with his wife, Ellen, and their two boys, Graham and Lincoln.

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