Melissa Majors is a former Financial, Insurance & Tech Executive and author of The Seven Habits of Inclusive Leadership. She examines research, scenarios, and best practices about the new “Blameless” Inclusion. Melissa is featured in publications such as Forbes Magazine, Smart Meetings, The Meeting Professional, NorthStar Meetings Group Publications, and on the keynote stage at events such as Meeting Professionals International’s WEC, Northwest Event Show, CedMa’s Annual Conference, HD Vest’s CONNECT, and many more. She differentiates her content by blending research, neuroscience, purposeful stories, and fun into her keynote speaking.
Melissa Majors’ Speech Topics:
The Seven Habits of Inclusive Leaders
The business case for inclusion continues to grow, as evidenced through research from the likes of Boston Consulting Group, Harvard Business Review, Catalyst, and the NeuroLeadership Institute. Translating that research into actionable tactics is where the difficulty lies.
Join Melissa Majors, CEO of Melissa Majors Consulting for a blame-free examination of why one should care, and how to become a more inclusive leader.
Learner Outcomes:
- Identify and describe the difference between diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity.
- Gain insight into the habits and tactics used by inclusive leaders.
- Unlock access to social posts, job aides, and toolkits to help build inclusive habits.
Learning Experience: Delivered as keynote, breakout session or workshop. Engaging, brain-friendly, course that incorporates lecture, group discussion, and individual reflection.
Community Keynotes
Illuminate inspirational audience member stories from the big stage. At live events, there is much to be learned during keynote sessions, but there is even more to learn from peers. The problem is, peers usually aren’t on the ‘big stage’; they’re sitting in the audience.
Unfortunately, this goldmine of wisdom is rarely shared beyond one-on-one conversations, given the ‘big stage’ is often reserved for hired speakers, VIPs, and entertainers.
There is a place for hired professional thought-leaders. They serve a vital role in delivering inspiration, motivation, and knowledge. But shouldn’t we make room for the event community’s stories and wisdom too?
There is a way to unleash that relevant wisdom and share it with all of your attendees – Community Keynotes®. These TED-type sessions feature attendees as the keynote speakers.
Community Keynoters bring a level of authenticity, credibility and relevancy that can’t be replicated by outside professional speakers. Community Keynoters have walked a mile in the shoes of the audience and can speak precisely to their enablement needs.
Prepare Community Keynoters for the Big Stage!
Don’t let fear of public speaking or lack of experience in the spotlight be a barrier for your Community Keynoters. The 6-week Community Keynotes® Coaching program consists of virtual one-on-one and group coaching, online courses, and rehearsal support. Melissa Majors Consulting will get them ready.
Help Her Win: Servant Leadership Strategies for Women’s Success
Ethical leaders share power and put the needs of others first. They are committed to helping all people develop and perform as highly as possible.
Women commonly experience unique workplace challenges due to covert competition, microaggressions, lack of sponsors and mentors, balancing authenticity and assimilation, gaining and retaining power, being heard, increased scrutiny, etc.
However, women’s success is not just a woman’s issue. Without the avid support of men, often the most influential stakeholders in many large corporations, significant progress toward ending gender disparities are unlikely.
During this talk, Melissa of Melissa Majors Consulting examines research, scenarios, and best practices for leveraging ethical leadership to mitigate barriers to women’s success. This discussion is relevant for both men and women in manager and non-manager roles.
Learner Outcomes:
- Articulate the case for integrity-based leadership as it relates to mitigating common challenges women face in the workplace.
- Describe specific leadership tactics that can be used to overcome these issues.
- Gain access to resources (infographic and pre-defined social posts) that can be used to continue the conversation with your network.
Learning Experience: Delivered as a keynote or concurrent session. An engaging, brain-friendly, workshop that incorporates lecture, group discussion, and individual reflection.
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Melissa Majors’ Bio:
Melissa Majors, CEO of Melissa Majors Consulting, is an innovator and optimizer of education, inclusion, & leadership strategies. She has dedicated her career to maximizing the business impact associated with these areas of focus.
The team at Melissa Majors Consulting has extensive experience and a proven reputation for driving better business outcomes through innovative and inclusive strategic planning. They bring deep expertise in improving profitability and innovation, boosting organizational performance, and optimizing inclusion strategies. Melissa formally studied strategy and innovation at Harvard University.
Melissa Majors is a crowd-pleasing speaker who masters brain-friendly talks that engage her audiences and spark not just inspiration but action as well.
Melissa is featured in publications such as Forbes Magazine, Smart Meetings, The Meeting Professional, NorthStar Meetings Group’s Eventful Podcast, The Event DR, and on the keynote stage at events such as Meeting Professional’s International’s WEC, The Northwest Event Show, Catalyst Events, Legg Mason’s DEI Conference, and many more.
