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Lenora Billings-Harris is an international consultant and author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work. With more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors, Lenora has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a high-energy, thought-provoking and non-judgmental way. She designs and delivers presentations and helps coordinate initiatives for Fortune 500 companies as well as professional associations, and educational institutions. Her audiences have spanned the globe, from South Africa to the Ukraine, Belgium to the South Pacific, as well as all across the United States.
In 1986, Lenora founded Excel Development Systems, Inc., a full service training and consulting firm. She is president of Win-Win Resolutions, a non-profit organization that reduces violence and prejudice by teaching K-12 youth conflict resolution skills through the use of interactive drama. She is also currently on the adjunct faculty of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
www.lenoraspeaks.com
Lenora will be speaking on:
Empowering Teams by Valuing Differences
Tuesday May 2
This highly interactive and thought-provoking session provides an opportunity for participants to discover their own level of knowledge and understanding of people who are different from them. By exploring the biases of our society's "isms", such as racism, sexism, and ageism, as well as homophobia and other prejudices that impede productivity in the workplace, participants in this program will be better equipped to focus on performance when working with team members.
Building Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Advantage
Tuesday May 2
In today's multicultural workplace, effective leaders use a variety of skills to increase their organizations' return on investment of its human resources. By developing emotional intelligence (EI) competencies coupled with reducing unconscious biased behaviors, you will discover the ingredients needed to make your vision of creating a highly productive, respectful, inclusive environment a reality.
This interactive session provides hands-on learning. Through the use of small group activities and role-playing, participants will learn how to prevent inappropriate behavior, and increase desirable behavior that builds a high performance workplace.
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