LESA BRADSHAW
Professional Speaker
Managing Member of Bradshaw LeRoux Consulting
Speaker Profile
Delivering a range of informative, stereotype-busting, and economically-relevant talks on the power of diversity, Lesa combines her professional experience in Transformation with her personal journey as a businesswoman with a disability in Africa, to shift perceptions. Subscribing to the value of a dignified and equalized the business world, Lesa is a recognised thought leader in creating disability-inclusive cultures at organizational, governmental and societal levels.
Speaking Topics Previous Presentations
Unlock ‘Different’
Get a glimpse into the success factors that are critical to developing talent with a disability within your organisation from an ‘insider’ view. Discover why Disability Inclusion is Good for Business Discover the best practice principals on creating disability-inclusive work cultures, attracting and retaining talent with a disability, and realising how the diversity of disability makes good business sense!
The Value of the Voice and the Pointy Finger
Personal experiences that cover how to cope with the daily challenges of life (in general, not only disability-related) whilst taking ownership of
factors that are within your control on your life journey.
The Lighter Side of “Different” – Perceptions Determine Experience
Lesa’s humourous and candid approach to ‘life with a disability’ is sure to challenge perceptions and stereotypes about persons with a
disability.
Past Clients
“Lesa is a brilliant speaker! She is competent, funny and knowledgeable. I found her approachable and absolutely professional. Our attendees at SAE4D session were truly inspired and gained insight and education around disability.” (Losh Pather SAE4D) “Lesa Bradshaw, partner of Bradshaw Le Roux Consulting is the type of person who grabs your attention, pulls you into her world and then leaves you feeling lighter, happier and most definitely more optimistic about life! “ (IPM Women’s Day Convention Press Release)
WEBINAR 1 -FREE
Webinar 1: Learning for Disability when navigating the COVID-19 world (free) – 30-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
A refreshing rethink on disability, and how we can learn from this demographic when adapting to our COVID-19-impacted the business world. Join Lesa Bradshaw, thought leader on the value of disability to business, as she delivers an impactful discussion around exploring how many of the answers lie in the solutions already practised by persons with a disability in their daily lives. Topics in this webinar include:
- The impact of the COVID-19 dynamic on the lives of employees and job seekers with a disability
- Common reasonable accommodation measures which will benefit all in this changing world
- Appreciating the value of resilience and flexibility
- Spreading the word amongst your employees and colleagues (ODIN, Webinars and the power of strategic commitment
WEBINAR 2
Now available to book for a viewing, contact us. Webinar 2: Components of a successful Bursary Programme for Persons with a Disability – (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Looking for an alternative way to spend your Skills Development budget in a responsible way that truly gives Persons with a Disability a fighting chance to succeed? Setting future potential employees up for success is a critical part of a good Bursary Programme. This webinar explores how to achieve this most effectively. Topics in this webinar include:
- Tapping into the potential talent .. how to resource potential bursars
- 4 Essential Support components which set the bursary recipient up for success
- Assigning and Measuring accountability
- Ensuring your return on investment in the longer term
Webinar participants will receive a FREE virtual empowerment session for your first intake of bursary recipients
WEBINAR 3
Now available to book for a viewing, contact us. Webinar 3: How to encourage disability disclosure amongst employees (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Asking employees to disclose a disability without applying the critical success factors is unlikely to happen. Join Lesa Bradshaw as she shares these critical success factors, and provides quick win measures which you can add to your existing approach. Topics in this webinar include:
- Understand why employees are hesitant to disclose
- Critical success factors in the process
- Getting the wording right in your communications with employees
- Do’s and don’ts during and after the disclosure process
Participants will receive access to Disclosure Form templates via a free 1-month free subscription to ODIN, the future of Disability Inclusion! ODIN is an Online Disability Awareness Training and Consulting Support platform which helps your organization build a disability-inclusive work culture and economy www.odin4inclusion.com
WEBINAR 4
BOOK FOR THE 5TH OF JUNE AT 12PM – Webinar 4: The disability vs safety factor: how workplace adjustments promote safety for all (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Safety concerns often form the basis of exclusion of PWD from the work environment, and yet many of these concerns are unfounded. In fact, considering disability in our safety policies and practices has a huge benefit for all. Topics in this webinar include:
- Common safety concerns and their impact on disability inclusion
- Workplace adjustments that benefit the safety of all
- Examples that work
- Educating stakeholders to secure buy-in
Participants will receive access to 4 training videos around Environmental Barriers to Inclusion, via a 2-week subscription to ODIN, the future of Disability Inclusion!
Participants will also receive 10% off any Environmental Accessibility Audits conducted by BradshawLeRoux Consulting in the year 2020.
ODIN: an Online Disability Awareness Training and Consulting Support platform which helps your organization build a disability-inclusive work culture and economy www.odin4inclusion.com
WEBINAR 5
BOOK FOR THE 19TH OF JUNE AT 12PM – Webinar 5: Short term steps which reflect a disability-inclusive brand (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Attracting and retaining talent with a disability often hinges on the perceived commitment to Disability Inclusion in your Brand. We know that transformation does not, however, happen overnight. So what can companies do to in the short term to showcase their inclusive intent which will build trust in potential talent enough to join them in the journey? Topics in this webinar include:
- Understanding why persons with a disability seldom apply for advertised jobs
- How disability is should be reflected in your brand
- Checklist of short term actions which kick start the way towards an inclusive culture
- Communicating this to potential talent
Participants will receive a free consultation on how to adapt their careers page on their company website to reflect a disability-inclusive brand.
WEBINAR 6
BOOK FOR THE 3RD OF JULY AT 12PM – Webinar 6: The language of disability: Etiquette and Interviewing tips (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Often the fear of offending makes us feel awkward when engaging with persons with a disability, during interviews, or in general. So we’ve put together a punchy information sharing session which gives you the basic etiquette rules either in your day to day engagements, or during more formal situations such as during an interview. Topics in this webinar include:
- The common ‘etiquette’ do’s and don’ts
- How to normalize the language of disability
- What to do in those ‘awkward’ situations
- How to ask about disability, functional impact and reasonable accommodation in an interview
Participants will receive 15% off the first ‘Virtual’ Disability Awareness Training Workshop conducted online during the year 2020. Training Sessions are interactive, tailor-made to suit your audience, and guaranteed to ensure that you “Re-Think Disability”
WEBINAR 7
BOOK FOR THE 17TH OF JULY AT 12PM – Webinar 7: Disability Awareness Campaigning within your Company (R495 per booked participant) – 45-minute session
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
So you need to create awareness around disability in and around the workplace but aren’t sure of what to say or how to say it. This webinar will introduce you to a multi-platform approach to getting the right message out there in a way that creates impact and promotes inclusion. Topics in this webinar include:
- Projecting the value of disability in the message
- The value of a campaign brand
- Engaging participation through digital methods
- Reinforcing transformative thinking through print
Participants will receive Artwork and Content for 2 additional Digital Communications (valued at over R2000) as part of any Digital Disability Awareness Campaign Package run by Bradshaw LeRoux Consulting for their company during the year 2020.
WEBINAR 8
BOOK FOR THE 31ST OF JULY AT 12PM – Webinar 8: Diversity training with a difference (R595 per booked participant) – 1.5hours
Please note, all BradshawLeRoux Consulting Webinars have real-time South African Sign Language interpretation
Diversity training has been around for years and has achieved, at best, limited success in terms of truly driving the transformation towards a more respectful and inclusive society. To create impact and reduce the levels of unconscious bias in people’s decision-making and behavior, you not only need to raise people’s awareness about all sorts of diverse backgrounds, but you also need to shift perceptions through experiencing these diverse worlds from their perspectives. This webinar approaches diversity training from a unique perspective, using Disability as a form of diversity to showcase how our common stereotypes, unconscious bias, and beliefs around all different forms of diversity impact on our behaviors and judgments in life and in the workplace. Topics covered in this webinar include:
- What is diversity and why it makes good business sense
- Unpacking commonly held judgments, stereotypes, and unconscious bias
- Practical Exercise: Experiencing the diversity of ‘disability’ first hand, experiencing the stereotype, and applying this to a broader diversity
- Mental models of the broad and changing spectrum of workplace diversity issues
- The lighter side of diversity – embrace multiversity, lighten up and shake off the guilt
- Techniques to remove the power that stereotypes and judgments have on your success
Participants will receive a 50% Discount on Training conducted by Bradshaw LeRoux Consulting for Exco Stakeholders. This informative and engaging training session showcases how embracing this form of diversity can have a positive impact to the bottom line of business
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Bradshaw LeRoux is the only Disability Recruitment and Inclusion Specialist in South Africa which, co-owned by a person with a disability, has over 21 years’ experience in offering a full spectrum service and is a recognised leader in sustainable inclusion strategies for Business.
