Shola Richards Books

Go Together: How The Concept Of Ubuntu Will Change How You Live, Work, And Lead

Making Work Work: The Positivity Solution For Any Work Environment

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Racial Equity in the Workplace

On the critical issue of race and discrimination, consumers and employees are looking for more than platitudes about change in the workplace. People want to see companies commit to action, and move beyond diversity to racial...

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• THE COURAGE TO GO TOGETHER™

  THREE QUESTIONS TO CHANGE HOW YOU WORK, LIVE AND LEAD

  In his inspiring flagship keynote, 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 the audience with actionable strategies to transform their work culture, amplify team civility, and inspire themselves and others to consistently bring their best to their work. This keynote is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:

  • Searching for proven strategies to strengthen team cohesion and togetherness (despite these deeply divisive and polarized times) in order to maintain a healthy workplace culture and optimal business results.
  • Struggling to keep themselves engaged, energized, and positive when managing the nonstop challenges and complexities of life (both inside and outside of the workplace).
  • Feeling as if they do not have the influence, professional title, or education to make meaningful positive change in their organization.

  The audience will leave with:

  • The three key questions that they need to ask themselves to increase the likelihood of civil, engaged, and productive work culture.
  • The answers to the most common objections to beginning the important (and challenging) work of positively transforming their work culture.
  • The self-awareness to become mindful of how their words, actions, and behaviors affect others.

• UNSTOPPABLE RESILIENCE™

  THE KEYS TO STAYING STRONG DURING ANY CHALLENGE

  This is a uniquely difficult time for leaders and individual contributors in workplaces all over America. We have been dealing with the effects of battling a deadly pandemic for over two years (and counting), there are deep divisions that have been exposed within our country, parents are overwhelmed as they balance their careers with raising their kids in this exhausting new reality, 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 well-being, mental health and resilience. The Unstoppable Resilience™ keynote provides the audience with the highly-practical strategies to build unshakable strength within themselves and within their teams.

  This keynote is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:

  • Feeling overwhelmed with the multiple competing priorities (both at work and at home) that are draining them mentally and emotionally.
  • Experiencing heightened stress levels as they manage the seemingly nonstop onslaught of incoming unpleasant news happening in the world around them, the anxieties of returning back to on-site work, and the challenges of adjusting to life in the “new normal.”
  • Unsure of how to support their colleagues who may be struggling.

  The audience will leave with:

  • The keys to creating a resilient mindset, regardless of the circumstances.
  • The strategy to apply the aforementioned keys to any challenge that the attendees are currently facing (professionally, personally, or otherwise).
  • Three personalized commitments that the attendees will use to build their resilience, and a strategy to stay accountable to their new commitments.

• COURAGEOUS CIVILITY™

  CREATING A CULTURE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND BELONGING

  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.

  This keynote is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:

  • Ready to create a culture of equity, diversity and belonging, but don’t know where to begin.
  • Concerned about the current civil unrest, and its impact on BIPOC’s (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) mental health, safety and overall wellbeing.
  • Unaware of how to effectively engage in difficult conversations with colleagues and others about race, bias and inequities.

  The audience will leave with:

  • Strategies to recognize bias, prejudice, and/or microaggressions in the workplace, and how to address it immediately to create a more inclusive work culture.
  • Powerful data that shows that diverse teams are better at making decisions, more attractive to potential clients, consistently outperform competitors (and more!)
  • The education and the inspiration to stay committed to the ongoing work of equity, diversity and belonging.

Shola Richards Speaker Videos

• PX2020 Shola Richards Presenter Video - YouTube

  

  Feb 28, 2020 ... Don't miss this keynote speech at Patient Experience Conference in Orlando! Monday, April 20 at 1:45pm, Shola Richards, Author and ...
  Ubuntu | Shola Richards | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

  

  What if our global mindset was refocused on the transcendent concept of Ubuntu — the African philosophy that represents the power of human connectedness, kindness and compassion? In this vulnerable...
• Shola Richards: "Shola Richards | Keynote Speaker Reel" - YouTube

  

  Aug 28, 2019 ... Nicknamed "Brother Teresa", meet the man who is positively changing the world, simply by changing how we treat each other at work.
  Shola Richards at Springs Charter Schools 2018 Ignite! Conference

  

  Workplace positivity expert Shola Richards (Making Work Work) explores a radical new concept for rethinking our personal, professional, and social lives: togetherness. The illusion that we are...
• NOW Conference Lunch Keynote: Shola Richards

  

  Shola Richards is a dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author of Making Work Work, an award-winning Director of Training at UCLA Health, and a positivity writer with a passionate worldwide...