Are you a CEO, chief people officer, talent development director, DEI director, or director of events? WHAT I DO I help your organisation function better with programmes that facilitate increased empathy, better communication and more inclusive leadership. Did you know that empathy skills will help your organisation and the individuals within it become: - Better leaders - Better listeners - More inclusive - More tolerant - Better innovators - Better at selling - More healthy (yes, empathy impacts wellbeing!)? An empathy at work programme is also an excellent way to improve the effectiveness of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives - even among those who are typically resistant to change! That means more engagement, happiness and productivity for all. TYPES OF CLIENTS I SERVE - Companies: clients for leadership training and keynotes include AmEx and Deloitte - Associations: I keynote at annual conferences and quarterly meetings HOW I DO IT With keynotes, workshops and train the trainer consulting on: - Empathy at Work - Delivering Feedback with Empathy - Inclusive Leadership - Communication: Being Powerful under Pressure; Personal Branding; and - Personal Impact for Women - Present like a D.I.V.A. (be Dynamic, Inspiring, Valuable & Authentic) I also have a comprehensive DEI programme called ‘The Empathy to Equity Blueprint’ which covers, over a series of sessions: - The importance of empathy - Strategies to break unconscious bias - Diversity, inclusion and the employee lifecycle - Communication strategies including leadership transparency, dealing with difficult conversations and handling microaggressions WHAT PEOPLE SAY My work has been described as ‘life changing’, ‘engaging’, ‘relatable’ and ‘easy to absorb’. ‘Highly recommended, Shola’s approach is very engaging and effective.’ – The Guardian ‘Highly recommend her work. We’re already looking at ways of modifying and improving our communication skills by using the frameworks Shola outlined’ –
