Shola Richards
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Creating and sustaining a culture of equity, diversity and belonging can be challenging and exhausting work. Not only does it require the willingness to actively work against inequities, bias and discrimination in the workplace, but equally as important, it requires the courage to actively take part in uncomfortable (but, necessary) discussions. The highly-engaging Courageous Civility keynote provides the audience with the key tools, strategies, and information necessary to engage in this important work, while also ensuring that the commitment to this work remains long after the keynote ends.
Shola will introduce the transformative concept of Ubuntu (pronounced, "oo-BOON-too") which translates to "I am, because we are." The Ubuntu philosophy, along with three powerful questions, will provide you with actionable strategies to transform your work culture, amplify team civility, and inspire yourselves and others to consistently bring your best to your work.
This is a uniquely difficult time for leaders and staff in workplaces all over America. We have been dealing with the effects of battling a deadly pandemic for well over a year (and still going), there are deep divisions that have been exposed within our country, parents are being asked to balance working and homeschooling their kids simultaneously, employees are feeling increased anxiety as they return to on-site work, and according to recent studies, Americans are the unhappiest they have been in the past 50 years. Needless to say, navigating all of the aforementioned challenges can have a significant impact on one’s overall resilience and mental health. The Unstoppable Resilience keynote provides the audience with the highly-practical strategies to build unshakable strength within themselves and within their teams.
Over a decade ago, Shola Richards was drowning in the despondency of yet another workday. His success as the top regional performer in a large healthcare organization had been numbed by a culture of incessant workplace bullying. And, he’d recently made the situation worse by filing a formal complaint. In short, he was collateral damage in a company without the process or intention to address his experience.
Exhausted from the drama, with an unrecognizable version of himself at the wheel, he intentionally swerved off the interstate in an attempt to take his own life. But in that half-second, his reflexes responded, and he yanked the wheel away from disaster. As he clipped the guardrail on I-405, something changed…he uncovered a power within himself…
…a burning desire to reverse a trend that happens daily to 65 million people in the United States alone. This catalyst has since become the Go Together Movement – a transformational roadmap of mindset, behaviors, and tools that transform workplace cultures and drive results.
Shola helps organizations build compassion, competence, and accountability in the workplace. As a result, sustainable and joyful peak productivity, engagement, and satisfaction become the new norm.
His keynotes and bestselling books, Making Work Work, and Go Together, are creating transformation within organizations and leaders, who are dealing with crisis levels of mental health and looking for new and deeply human ways to create more workplace cohesion.
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"Today, more than ever, we need to find our way back to kindness, respect, and civility. Shola Richards is by far among the top motivational speakers I have worked with (or heard) in a 25+ year career in media and marketing. He's entertaining, relatable and genuine. His skills, attitude, and message will pay tangible dividends to your team or event... and leave every participant personally motivated and engaged to do (and be) better."
"Shola's passionate, vulnerable, honest, hopeful message of positivity in this line of work was truly the perfect way to close out a full day. He gave us tangible, achievable ways to be positive and hopeful as nurses in our every day, and also laid a bigger picture vision for the heart behind it all. We left all the move motivated and inspired to move forward with renewed spirit to care for our patients, each other, and ourselves in healthier, more life-giving ways. So grateful for Shola's powerful message of positivity!"
"Shola is one of the most engaging, inspiring, and authentic speakers that I have ever encountered. He illuminates any space with his warmth, kindness, and personal narratives. His stories are filled with wisdom, laughter, and the ability to bring out the best in people."
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