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DE&I Done Differently.

Embracing Engagement. Enhancing Culture.

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Dr. Lisa Summerour is dedicated to enhancing employee engagement by creating a culture that embraces differences, understands the power of fair solutions, and inspires inclusive behavior where belonging is key. I deliver tailored workshops, strategic consulting, and coaching to the leader within to foster a workplace environment where every employee feels valued and empowered. My commitment is to drive organizational success through innovative strategies that not only meet but exceed my clients' unique needs and objectives.

Workshops

Employee Engagement Focus

Leadership Coaching & Development

Assessment & Focus Group Facilitation

Custom Curriculum Design

A Four Part Program

Learning & Development

Learning Awareness and Sensitivity Around Diversity

Increase your awareness and sensitivity to others by understanding your own connection to the diversity dimensions. Diversity is more than race, gender, age and sexual orientation.

Empowering Employees to Navigating Their Own Engagement (team members)

This workshop is designed for individual contributors only. It is recommended that leaders and managers take Leading with Inclusion and Engagement in MindIt is true that leaders are responsible for creating an inclusive work environment that fosters engagement. It is also true that employees will feel more empowered when they understand and embrace their ability to align with leaders in accomplishing this goal.

Leading with Inclusion and Engagement in Mind

This workshop is for those in positions of leadership to increase their understanding and ability to create inclusive environments that promote the highest levels of engagement for the individuals on their team.

What if Bias Isn’t the Problem?

Unconscious/implicit bias workshops continue to be some of the most popular in the learning an development field. Nevertheless, the question that continues to come up is: are they working? This workshop moves attendes through unconscious, or implicit bias to where the real work lies in changing behaviors that impact and reflect culture.

Lisa Summerour, Ed.D.

Dr. Lisa Summerour is the CEO of Summa Our Creatives, Inc, formerly Summerour & Associates, Inc. As a consultant and leadership advisor, she continues to work closely with The Learner’s Group from a consultative capacity as COO and lead facilitator.

In 2023, Dr. Summerour was retained as a consultant and advisor to the CEO of The Whitaker Group (TWG), a premier corporate strategy, transaction advisory, and project development firm specializing in business in Africa. Her role involved advising the CEO, recruiting for key positions, coordinating logistics, and maintaining client engagement. She played an instrumental role in enhancing the CEO’s ability to work with government officials, international finance institutions, and US-based investment entities. Additionally, she identified strategies to streamline operations and improve employee engagement across multiple entities under TWG’s purview.

Executives from organizations including Farm Credit Virginia and Optimize/Heroic have benefited from Dr. Lisa's ability to help leaders tune into blindspots and enhance their strengths, allowing them to maximize their potential and that of their teams. Individuals have changed their perspectives and lives after working with Dr. Summerour.

Dr. Summerour successfully navigates the personal and professional coaching terrain because she recognizes that each individual is the common denominator. She believes that when you improve how you operate in one aspect of life, the other aspects of your life will be positively impacted.