Esther Hephzibah

Esther Hephzibah
Shine Transformation Solutions (external website)
English
Esther is an expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­al with 15 years of pro­gres­sive peo­ple and project man­age­ment expe­ri­ence work­ing across var­i­ous func­tions in the indus­tries of Oil and Gas, IT, Insur­ance, Telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion, Finan­cial Ser­vices, Edu­ca­tion and Health. Esther is adept at work­ing in cul­tur­al­ly diverse work envi­ron­ments and com­mu­ni­cat­ing effec­tive­ly with employ­ees at all orga­ni­za­tion­al lev­els. Esther has worked in broad work­place cul­ture and human cap­i­tal based jobs and has spe­cial­ized expe­ri­ence in Inclu­sive Team Com­mu­ni­ca­tion, Exec­u­tive & Group Coach­ing, Employ­ee Engage­ment, and Lead­er­ship Capa­bil­i­ty enhance­ment. Spe­cial areas of inter­est include Employ­ee Inclu­sion and Reten­tion strate­gies, Facil­i­tat­ing inte­gra­tion of Immi­grants into the work­place, New­com­er Sup­port, Con­fi­dence build­ing for Women, Inclu­sive Lead­er­ship and Emo­tion­al Intel­li­gence. Esther typ­i­cal­ly works with Team Lead­ers, Immi­grant serv­ing orga­ni­za­tions, Immi­gra­tion Spe­cial­ists inside cor­po­rate orga­ni­za­tions, and Busi­ness­es hir­ing skilled new­com­ers. Esther holds des­ig­na­tions as a Cer­ti­fied DISC Human Behav­ior Train­er, Cer­ti­fied Life & Lead­er­ship Trans­for­ma­tion Coach, a Licensed Blue­print for Suc­cess Facil­i­ta­tor and an MBA in Gen­er­al Management.

Expertise

  • Communications
  • Immigration
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Skills Development

Workshops

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Creating a Culture of Inclusive Communication

Learn to unleash your team’s potential by creating an inclusive environment!

You can create a culture of inclusive communication through a solid understanding of each team member's preferred communication style, motivators, and the ideal environment where they can bring their best, most authentic selves to work – and your organization will reap the benefits!

Research shows that diverse teams are more productive, innovative, and engaged when the right skills are developed to conduct meaningful conversations and uncover common ground which are necessary to engage in inclusive conversations.

This highly interactive learning experience will meet you where you are and help you expand your ability to communicate with your team and others and increase your influence with them. You’ll complete a self assessment, learn strategies to move from polarization to common ground, and discover practical techniques for building a strong foundation of trust and inclusion.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Understand the communication style of others and how to connect to them irrespective of the differences

• Assess cultural competence in 7 key areas of influence and how it impacts team productivity

• Identify specific communication styles that strengthen team engagement and foster inclusion

• Create an accompanying action plan to provide guidance as they move into new levels of growth and awareness.

This workshop is for you if you manage functional or cross-functional teams of different sizes but:

• you are seeking ways to create a more psychologically safe work environment where every voice is valued and heard

• you need a boost in your ability to relate to and work effectively with a diverse group of individuals.

• can't figure out the different communication styles, motivators, and ideal environment of your team members

• struggle with what action to take when people involved in a conversation have a strong emotional response.

To benefit you should:

• have a minimum of 5 people on your team

• be willing to promote diversity and inclusion at an interpersonal and /or organizational level

Secrets to Effective Team Engagement

Looking for something unique to actively engage your team and break down silos?

​Looking for a fun, interactive, and strategic approach to close gaps in your team communications, address difficult topics, and raise the Leadership awareness of your team, while experiencing transformative growth?

​The Leadership Discovery experience is the solution you are looking for!

Recent research from McKinsey reveals, “The tumult of the past year prompted many to reflect on their purpose and values and research shows over two-thirds of employees say their sense of purpose is defined by work.”

Imagine having your team highly engaged in an interactive roundtable experience that guides them to actively discover creative ways to connect and participate in working together with a stronger sense of purpose and productivity.

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Transformation takes place through thought provoking exercises and questions that shed light on team member buy-in and leadership awareness. You will witness team dynamics in real time!

This two-hour in-person/online learning experience workshop will give you practical techniques to help you navigate leadership in this post pandemic era.

This will benefit any group of people working together on a common goal.


By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

  • Learn how to enhance capability in providing constructive feedback in an effective way
  • Discover open communication strategies that accelerate team accountability and productivity
  • Expand awareness of unspoken and subtle pain points with focus on practical solutions to relieve stress
  • Gain an understanding of the current trends as relates to leadership and employee retention in a post pandemic world
  • Identify 3 golden questions to help lead tough people and enable the entire workforce
  • Generate an executive recap and evaluation of the roundtable experience


This workshop is for you if are

  • Passionate about great leadership and work-place culture that delivers positive results
  • You want to revisit and engage in open discussions with your team about growth
  • You are looking to discover ways to strengthen your team's capabilities
  • You want to be challenged and grasp proven leadership values and practices.