Shayla N. Atkins

Just imagine, you can show up to work and be your full authentic self without leaving a piece of who you are at the door to fit into corporate cultural norms. It has been reported that women suppress up to 65% of themselves daily in the workplace. And for black women, even more astonishing, up to 90% of themselves. Shayla moves women to overcome the plague of changing who they are (“codeswitching”) to survive and shift to thriving and disrupting cultural norms by Leading with S.P.I.C.E. Key Takeaways: • Shayla teaches women of color in leadership to shed the layers that keep them stagnant and begin leading with their Savvy, Performance, Image, Communication and Exposure as their competitive advantage. • She empowers and equips women to build intentional relationships, deliver results that matter, cultivate an authentic personal brand, position their authenticity as their differentiator and excel their career beyond middle management, by being themselves.

Are you expecting your employees to contribute 100% of themselves when they must leave a piece of who they are at the door? Are your employees leaving at an alarming rate due to having managers instead of leaders? Are your leaders challenged with leading employees in hybrid environments? Key Takeaways: • In a rapidly evolving world that is increasing the demands on leaders to be empathetic, agile, flexible and superhuman, Shayla is here to inform leaders, it’s OK to be human. It’s OK to lead with empathy, vulnerability, and vision to move you and your team closer to belonging. • Shayla empowers, engages, and equips mid-level and senior leaders with the inclusive leadership traits and human centric leadership principles that undoubtedly increase employee engagement, loyalty, productivity, and retention. • She doesn't stop there; leaders walk away with implementable actions that immediately bridge the gap between knowledge and activation.

Leaders, you have multi-cultural women top talent with high potential, but are they are hidden figures? Leading diverse women requires an emotional and cultural connection to unleash their leadership power that yields revenue growth, unparalleled innovation, and unwavering loyalty. It has been reported that women suppress up to 65% of themselves daily in the workplace. And for black women, even more astonishing, up to 90% of themselves. One critical question is, how can leaders expect unwavering loyalty and 100% contribution when up to 90% of who they are is left at the door? Key Takeaways: • Shayla is compelling and charges leaders to lead multicultural women inclusively and with cultural competence. • Leaders walk away with the capabilities and connection to lead women of color with empathy, confidence, and support. • Leaders are prepared to have real dialogue with women that surpasses the surface and are equipped to provide the advocacy, sponsorship and coaching.