Leveraging diversity is Lenora's total focus, not just one topic among many. Therefore, she is able to customize her systems and techniques in a way that works best for your organization. She delivers her compelling best practices by keynotes, workshops, books and consulting efforts. Her book “TRAILBLAZERS: How top Business Leaders Accelerate Results through Inclusion and Diversity” features the combined D&I strategies and tactics of 12 Chief Diversity Officers spanning the full depth of global and domestic practices. With more than twenty 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-judgmental way. Her interactive style, and immediately applicable "how-to's" have caused clients to invite her back again and again. She delivers presentations and helps lead diversity initiatives for Fortune 500 companies as well as professional associations and educational institutions. Lenora was named as one of 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and she was featured on the cover of Diversity Woman Magazine as one of the twenty top influential diversity leaders in the US. She is a past president of the 4000 member National Speakers Association and is on the adjunct faculty of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she and her award winning team have conducted research on diversity and leadership effectiveness. Lenora has presented to audiences on in fifteen countries on five different continents and even in the middle of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Some of her clients include FedEx, Toyota, Cornell University, Marriott International, American Express, Social Security Administration, Motorola and the Society of Human Resource Management, as well as associations such as ASAE (American Association of Association Executives), and National Education Association. Before founding Excel Development Systems, Inc., a full service consulting and training firm, in 1986, Lenora Billings-Harris held key management positions with CIGNA Corporation, General Motors and the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Business. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and Averett University. Titles The Diversity Advantage: The OZ Perspective TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity Trailblazing: Beyond Diversity Rhetoric Beyond The Vision Turning Barriers into Bridges From Adversaries to Allies: Gender Communication in the Workplace Real Sales and Marketing Strategies for Today's Multicultural Market Topics Diversity, Communication, Team Building, Stress, Customer Service, Sales, Minority Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State NC Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.