BEYOND THE VISION

Lenora uses personal stories, metaphors, audience interaction and quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mendela and others to help you discover how you can use your abilities and courage to make a real and sustainable difference in todays multicultural world. This uplifting, yet thought-provoking message will inspire you to embrace the unique gifts you have and to value the gifts of others to increase your options for positive change as an agent of One Dream.

By realizing the power to make a difference is within each individual, you will discover ways to go beyond stereotypes and bias to create an environment that supports high success while celebrating differences.

As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:

• use their knowledge and skills to determine ways to learn about and interact effectively with people different then themselves;
• engage their heart and soul sense to connect to others with compassion instead of stereotypical judgments;
• use their courage to lead sustainable changes in positive ways.

TRAILBLAZERS: HOW TOP BUSINESSES ARE ACCELERATING RESULTS THROUGH INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Are you ready to go beyond diversity awareness? Is your organization ready to effectively create and sustain an environment that engages all team members so they can achieve their highest potential without regard to their differences? Are your leaders ready to learn and then implement Transformational Diversity Management Principles (TD&IP) that will support your organizations vision, mission, and business strategy? If so, this program is for you.

Based on Lenoras latest book, this presentation offers participants an opportunity to learn the best practices of trailblazing companies such as IBM, the Coca Cola Company, Verizon, Sodexo, American Airlines, Citi, Ford and many more, as well as see the surprising results of Lenoras D & I research conducted through The Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University Of North Carolina-Greensboro.

As a result of applying the principles and practices presented, you will be able to:

• Focus on ways to engage middle management in D&I initiatives
• Effectively and fully utilize Employee Resource Groups
• Identify the critical skills needed for HR professionals to move D & I forward
• Examine the TD&IP that accelerate diversitys impact on business results

THE DIVERSITY ADVANTAGE: THE OZ PERSPECTIVE

Lenora uses the characters of the Wizard of Oz as a metaphor to help you understand how you can use your brain, heart and courage to make a real difference in todays multi-cultural world. This fun, yet thought-provoking message will inspire you to connect the gifts you have with the gifts of others to increase your organizations options for multicultural success. By realizing the power to make a difference is within each individual, you will discover ways to go beyond stereotypes and bias to create and sustain an environment that supports high productivity while celebrating differences. Lenora uses life-size stand-ups of the characters and music from The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz to create an entertaining yet impactful keynote. As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:

• use their knowledge (oz-brain) to determine ways to learn about and interact effectively with people different then themselves;
• use their heart to connect to others with compassion instead of stereotypical judgments;
• use their courage to say and do what is necessary to sustain high performance.