Raven Solomon

Raven Solomon Speaking Topics

• Closing the Generational Gap: Empathize, Communicate & Collaborate Across Generational Differences

  This unique and highly engaging program will engage every attendee, no matter the age, as they learn about the differences and similarities across the five generations in the workforce, and how each can be leveraged to create cross-generational synergy that drives results. Attendees will walk away understanding general characteristics of each generation, why these characteristics are as they are, and how they tend to show up at work.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Demonstrate a deeper understanding of generational characteristics and why each are the way they are
  • Learn techniques for communicating more effectively with members of different generations
  • Appreciate generational diversity as an organizational strength rather than a barrier to progress

• Leading Your Parents: Manage, Lead & Influence Those Older Than You

  In this program, Raven will help prepare young leaders for the realities of the multigenerational workplace and the challenges of leading, directly or indirectly, within it as a young professional. She provides insights and proven strategies of multigenerational leadership, as covered in her book Leading Your Parents: 25 Rules of Effective Multigenerational Leadership for Millennials & Gen Z, as well as amusing stories and compelling research.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the 3 keys to multigenerational leadership Gain insight into other generations to increase empathy and cross-generational effectiveness
  • Understand the Led Language™ of each generation and why
  • Learn how to overcome the negative stereotypes of Millennials & Gen Z and leverage them to their advantage

Understanding & Motivating Gen Z: Learn What Your Future Employees & Customers Want... & Frankly, Demand

In this keynote, we will explore all of what we know about Gen Z so far, relating to their behaviors, preferences, and interactions. We’ll spend time differentiating Gen Z from Millennials and discussing the keys points of contrast between the two youngest generations in the workforce.

Lastly, we will discuss employing and leading Gen Z. How do leaders motivate and engage them? How do you best communicate with them? What do they look for most in employers? This program answers all of those questions and more.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how to recruit, motivate, engage, and effectively communicate with Gen Z
• Identify key differences between Gen Z and other generations, particularly Millennials
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Generation Zs tendencies, behaviors and interactions with various stimuli

Generations & Racial Equity: Where & Why Generations & Racial Equity Intersect

In this informative and inspiring keynote, Raven breaks down the connection between equity and generations that every organization needs to know and lean into to thrive in a marketplace that is growing more racially and ethnically diverse by the decade. She helps attendees of all backgrounds understand how and why a generation can impact how they view, understand, and even combat racism. Attendees will leave with greater clarity on the role their generation can play in fighting for racial equity, and how to effectively collaborate with other generations in that pursuit.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the connection between generations and racial equity
• Demonstrate how and why one's generation can impact how they view racism today
• Examine why equity is what marginalized groups and their allies want and need
• Describe how to leverage generational differences to move towards racial equity

The [Generational] Business Case for DEIB: Get Clear on Why DEIB is a Must at Every Level of the Organization

Every CEO wants their organization to be inclusive. In order for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging to be truly embedded throughout your organization, every employee—from the c-suite to the frontline—must be committed to inclusion and rooted in a clear business case.

In this engaging and insightful program, Raven takes those skeptical of the value of DEIB in their workforce and makes them believers, by clearly articulating the risk to their business without it. Those who are already believers, she equips with additional tools and awareness to further understand and articulate the value of DEIB. She does all of this uniquely using generations to frame the value proposition.

Learning Objectives:

• Identity the risks associated with not making DEIB a serious business imperative
• Provide a common language and working knowledge of key DEIB terms such as diversity, inclusion, equity, belonging, identity, and intersectionality
• Explain the generational evolution of diversity work in the workplace
• Understand the organizational and individual value of DEIB

Unconscious Bias: Become Aware of & Learn to Limit the Impact of Bias

Bias impacts everything. From the decisions we make, to the way we respond in certain situations, to how we see and treat others, our myriad of biases are often at the helm, even at work. And the scariest part is many of us have no idea.

Each and every one of us has bias. If you have a brain, you have bias. And that bias, if unmanaged, presents opportunity for us to do true harm to those around us, ourselves, and our organizations. It can create non-inclusive, even hostile work environments that yield decreased team performance, turnover, and less than desired business results.

In this interactive and thought-provoking program, Raven introduces attendees to their own personal biases, provides context for their potential sources, and reveals their true potential impact. She helps attendees begin to effectively “rumble” with bias through four proven strategies to aid in awareness and combating bias.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify what unconscious bias is and when it is occurring
• Explore the threat of unconscious bias on your organization
• Understand the sources and potential impact of unconscious bias
• Recognize four common biases that impact work
• Identify four strategies to effectively “rumble” with unconscious bias