Lenora Billings-Harris - Diversity Speaker and Inclusion Speaker

Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity

"We fear that which we do not understand. By valuing the differences in others, organizations learn how to leverage the advantages of diversity and inclusion.”

- Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP

About Lenora Billings-Harris

Lenora Billings-Harris is an internationally recognized diversity strategist, certified professional speaker (CSP), facilitator, and author. As an educator and keynoter, Lenora has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a high-energy, fun-filled, yet thought-provoking way.

Diversity and Inclusion is a full-time focus, not just one topic among many for Lenora. With more than thirty years experience in the public and private sectors, Lenora was named as one of 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Additionally, she was recognized by Speakers Platform as one of the "Top Five Diversity Speakers in 2010."

Additionally, she was named as one of the "Top Twenty Diversity Leaders in the USA" by Diversity Woman magazine. Through her presentations, train-the-trainer sessions, books and other educational resources, she has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a substantive, thought-provoking and non-judgmental way. She is known for her ability to simplify and demystify the complexities of diversity and inclusion in the workplace which lead her participants to immediately applicable "how to's," thus causing them to invite her back again and again.

Lenora is the author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work and the co-author of the recently released book, TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity.

She is a past president of the 4,000 member National Speakers Association, and was the first person of color to serve in that role in its thirty five year history. Lenora is on the adjunct faculty of Averett University as well as the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she and her team conducted award winning research on diversity and leadership. The results of their research have been published in several scholarly journals. Lenora has presented to audiences in over eighteen countries in person and via satellite.

Before founding Excel Development Systems, Inc. in 1986, Lenora was the director of human resources for a division of CIGNA Corporation, where she provided strategic and operational human resources management direction, counsel, and support to 4000 employees. During that time, she played a key role in managing the process of combining workforces after a major corporate merger.

Prior to that, Lenora was project administrator for General Motors Corporation. Her responsibilities included designing, developing, and delivering management seminars, and consulting services to various corporate, and dealership populations. Included among her accomplishments was the completion of the first management program for General Motors of Australia.

Lenora's Program Topics

The Diversity Advantage: A Wizard of Oz Perspective
This unique keynote uses the Wizard of Oz characters as a metaphor to help you use your brain, heart and courage to make a real difference in today’s multicultural world. This thought-provoking message inspires audiences to increase their options for success, embrace the gifts they each possess, a appreciate the gifts of others.

The Diversity Advantage: Turning Barriers into Bridges
You will learn how, when and why people rely on stereotypes to make day to day decisions about others. This program is designed to propel you to a new level of awareness and skill when interacting with others. A key component of this session is the S.T.O.P. to reduce multicultural conflicts.

Using The Diversity Advantage to Reach Multicultural Markets
Learn effective, non-traditional strategies to sell and market to a variety of ethnic markets. This highly interactive session will equip you with tools and techniques for immediate application.

From Adversaries to Allies: Gender Communication in the Workplace
This fun presentation will help both men and women learn how to improve their communication with the opposite gender. Say what you mean and get what you want while recognizing differences.

LENORA'S PREVIEW VIDEOS

Speech Demo Video

Audience Interaction Demo

KEYNOTE FEE CATEGORY: $7,500 *

* Honorarium can vary depending on presentation length, distance to venue and many other factors.
All fees are plus travel expenses and subject to change, so please call for an exact quote.

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