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Lenora Billings-Harris,CSP For More Information Call: 651-735-2080
Many have recognized Lenora as an expert:
Lenora has presented to audiences on five continents in seventeen countries. Lenora’s services include keynote presentations, workshops, diversity strategic planning, organizational assessments, individual profiles, web-based pre-work and evaluations, individual coaching, train-the-trainer workshops and consulting. Some of her clients include: Educational Institutions Cornell University Arizona State University Greensboro Day School Wake Public Schools University of North Carolina Professional Associations American Heart Association Dallas Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Professionals of Ontario Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Texas Association of School Boards Government City of Phoenix Environmental Protection Agency US Department of Agriculture US Postal Service Areas of Expertise: Diversity and Inclusion Fee: Keynote fee up to 90 minutes: $7500 Lenora's Most Requested Programs: The Diversity Advantage: Turning Barriers into Bridges This highly interactive and results-oriented program provides an opportunity for participants to explore the biases of our society’s “isms,” such as racism, sexism, ableism, and ageism, as well as homophobia and other prejudices that impede productivity. Participants of this program will be better equipped to improve their cultural intelligence thus enhancing organization performance. This information-packed program includes the Discovering Diversity Profile, which provides confidential individual feedback to participants regarding their views about people who are different from themselves, enabling them to develop a specific plan of action to change behaviors.
This program can be delivered in a full day of learning or shorter modules. An abbreviated version is available for conference breakout sessions. Beyond Diversity Rhetoric Are you ready to go beyond diversity awareness? Is your organization ready to effectively create and sustain an environment that enables all contributors to achieve their highest potential without regard to their differences? Are your leaders ready to learn and then implement the Transformational Diversity Management Principles™ that will support your organization’s vision, mission, and business strategy? If so, this program is for you. This presentation offers participants an opportunity to enhance awareness and understanding of Transformational Diversity Management Principles™ based on the work of Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP in her book The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work, and her research with the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:
Testimonials: “Your session “Diversity Advantage Turning Barriers Into Bridges”, was a resounding success and had a powerful impact on the attendees. You truly have a gift for putting people at ease and creating a comfortable, interactive atmosphere for learning.” Kimberly S. Adams, NEA Affiliate Relations “The cadets and the faculty who attended the lecture enthusiastically received your thought provoking ideas on diversity. Your comments on the advantages of diversity have not only inspired us, but also generated lively discussions in our classes.” William J. Lennox Jr. Lieutenant General U.S. Army Superintendent WestPoint “Your remarks on diversity were not only relative to our work within the educational institution, but into our everyday personal lives. You are to be commended for your presentation style and engaging the audience with your message.” John Fitzsimmons, President, Maine Technical College “You did an excellent job tailoring it to our group. This is a group that was well-versed in diversity issues but you were about to address the topic in a fresh and meaningful way.” University of Washington “You have a gift of being able to keep the audience engaged through humor, stories and thought provoking questions and unflinching candor in just the right mix and at just the right time.” University of North Carolina Greensboro |
Lenora Billings-Harris is an international consultant, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), and author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work. With more than twenty-five 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-threatening way. Her interactive style and immediately applicable "how to's" have caused clients to invite her back again and again. She designs and delivers presentations and helps coordinate initiatives for educational institutions , Fortune 500 companies and professional associations. Before founding Excel Development Systems, Inc. in 1986, a full-service diversity training and consulting firm, Lenora held key management positions for two Fortune 500 companies and with The University Of Michigan. She is currently on the adjunct faculty of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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