Omar L. Harris

With global employee engagement rates consistently in the low 30%'s and the recent Great Resignation in 2021 post the COVID-19 pandemic, it is time for a reinvention of the practice of business leadership.

Specifically, in this talk, participants will learn:

• Why the Boss archetype is leading to a global employee engagement crisis.
• Why influence is far more powerful than authority in getting things done.
• How building trust enhances influence.
• What servant leaders accomplish.

The 5 Deadly Business Sins of Employee Inequity and How to Solve Them

As a result of toxic business leadership in America, there is a post-pandemic “Great Resignation” trend caused by 5 deadly sins of employee inequity. Business leaders must find better solutions to attract the best talent, increase equity and reduce turnover costs by thinking differently.

In this talk, we will discuss:

• Root causes of the Great Resignation trend of 2021.
• The difference between equity and equality in business.
• The 5 deadly business sins of inequity.
• The 5 absolutions of equity.
• What equity has to do with diversity and inclusion.

New managers often struggle with learning how to influence multidirectionally and therefore resign themselves to using positional authority. In this talk we burst the bubble of positional authority and reveal how trust is the key to increasing influence.

Participants will learn:

• Why Influence?
• The Trust Equation
• Influence Tips and Tricks

• Executive coaching
• Employee experience
• Managerial effectiveness
• Customer excellence
• Applied positive psychology
• High-performance team leadership
• Servant leadership
• J.E.D.I. leadership.