Closing Keynote: Women Leading With S.P.I.C.E. – Authentically and Strategically Accelerate Your Career
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. In today’s workplaces, the startling truth is that women often hold back a significant part of themselves – up to 65%. For multicultural women, this statistic skyrockets to a staggering 90%.
In a world that favors conformity, Shayla Atkins moves women to overcome the plague of changing who they are (“code-switching”), perfectionism and imposter syndrome to survive’ and shift to thriving and disrupting cultural norms by leading with S.P.I.C.E. (savvy, performance, image, communication and exposure). Atkins’ model stands as a beacon guiding women toward intentional, confident, purposeful, and authentic career acceleration.
Atkins doesn’t just speak on this – she weaves together the science, her extensive professional background and her own life journey to carve out a space where executive presence and career advancement are redefined. Her mission is to empower, engage and equip women to challenge the norms, using their authenticity and innate strengths as a powerful, competitive advantage.
As a seasoned expert and thought leader in leadership development, Atkins offers a talk that isn’t just informative – it’s transformative. Attendees will participate in interactive engagement through polls and Q&A and leave energized, embracing their true selves, owning their uniqueness, and igniting their individuality. Atkins’ belief is unwavering: If assimilation remains the ticket to inclusion, organizations will never fully unlock the unparalleled power of human potential.
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Shayla AtkinsDE&I Strategist, Speaker and Leadership ExpertShayla N. Atkins is a prior corporate senior leader with over 15 yeras of HR leadership experience and results, a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, a global award-winning leadership and business strategist and a leading authority in global diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategies. As the CEO of the Atkins IMPACT, Atkins has a mission to guide leaders to embrace equity, activate authentic leadership and ignite inclusion within organizations through her keynotes, consulting and coaching.
Near and dear to Atkins’ heart is unlocking and unleashing the power and talent of women of color in leadership. As a prior corporate leader, she knows all too well the challenges Black and brown women face and believes that when women are in the C-suite, the company flourishes!
Atkins has been featured on major TV networks and in over 100 prominent media platforms, including the CW, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and USA Today. She has also been recognized for her leadership and commitment to her community, receiving the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from former President Joe Biden.