Monica Sheri Scott
Monica works with individuals and organizations to make progress and shape value-based cultures. She speaks, writes, and leads with a passionate commitment to see others find fulfillment and make progress.
Monica’s leadership and speaking portfolio spans two decades. She has layers of experience mentoring leaders, building teams, and inspiring individuals at every age and stage of life and business. As a result of her work people often say they feel understood, are equipped with a plan for progress, and are inspired to conquer what lies ahead of them.
Her keynote speaking style is fun and inspiring. Her heart and humor will have your audience smiling, laughing, and thoughtfully motivated to seize opportunities and take their next step of progress.
On a personal note Monica is a mother of two ‘tweens’, a Latina, and a “Xennial” (that micro-generation between Gen X and Millennials).
WHY OTHERS ARE SAYING YOU SHOULD HAVE MONICA
I thoroughly enjoyed Monica’s presentation, one of my favorites of the conference!
I loved the example she shared about starting their conference outside when their inside location couldn’t be opened to them at 8:00 am. Seeing how a creative solution to a problem made the experience even better — and it became one of their best event starts — was a great perspective. Loved her humor, positive resilience, and transparency about the difficult personal situation that she overcame. Also, the great reminder that how we start our days matter.
Donna Branch, Sr. HR Manager
Employee Success & Engagement
CAP Tulsa
WHY OTHERS ARE SAYING YOU SHOULD HAVE MONICA
I am putting Monica’s session as one of the best at Conference this year.
It was engaging and informational.
I am a Band and Choir Geek and active in my Church so I could relate to her message. I have sat through many warm ups with the band instruments everywhere until the Conductor taps the stand with their Baton.
I will be thinking of the class every time I hear, Queen’s We will Rock you!
Raelyn Lamb, B.A., SHRM-CP
Senior Human Resource Manager
Hobby Lobby E-commerce
WHY OTHERS ARE SAYING YOU SHOULD HAVE MONICA
Monica is a great communicator. I have been impressed with every presentation at HR organizations as well as conferences. One time, the conference she was speaking at had trouble with the PowerPoint and without hesitation, Monica responded with cheerfulness and delivered it beautifully without the need for the screen. She has a gift of communicating in such a way that her words and body motions paint a picture, and it was better then the PP would have been. She gives great content, is easy to listen to, makes you feel good about yourself, engaging, challenging and leaves the audience with action steps to put into practice. She ranks as one of the top speakers in her industry in my opinion.
Travis Jones, Career Development Partners | Executive Search | Global Outplacement | Leadership Dev | Talent Management | CPI
WHY OTHERS ARE SAYING YOU SHOULD HAVE MONICA
Monica is truly one of the most gifted speakers I have every had the opportunity to hear and learn from. Her ability to take a topic that may not always be the most fascinating to others and create excitement and enthusiasm within the room through the atmosphere she is able to manifest with her delivery are truly special. I have had the privilege to hear her speak on numerous occasions on various topics and I alwavs walk away wanting to hear more and hoping for the time to not end. She is truly gifted at what she does!
Jilian Gardner, Licensed Realtor at ERA Courtyard Real Estate
MONICA’S SIGNATURE TALKS
THE SOUND OF CULTURE
Shaping Value-Based Cultures
The sound of a culture, is the sum of all the working parts within a team or organization. It’s what people will ultimately hear, feel, and encounter when they come into contact with your people, products, and even marketing. This topic will equip and motivate your people to intentionally make progress, by acknowledging issues, aligning with values, and pressing into the areas where a cultural breakthrough is needed.
The Breakdown
Every culture has a sound, and every one is unique in their own right within that culture. In this talk everyone is invited to consider these two questions: What is the sound of your culture? And, what would you like it to be? Cultures are often shaped by “default” of personality, but progress within an organization must be made by “intention” in two main areas: perspective and practice.
Intentional perspective includes: The values, thinking, and vibe of a culture; they go by many names, but these intangible factors are the force behind every team and organization. As well, the language, vision, and story we tell. Your organization and team is telling a story and setting a tone others hear, what is the sound of yours?
Intentional practice includes: The instrumentation, tools, and team that carry out the vision and convey a message. As well as, the rhythm, pace, and beat a team moves to. Pacing is everything in work and in life. Whether you see the journey as a marathon, a succession of sprints, or a stroll; in order to have a unified culture there must be an understanding of season and pace.
Every culture has the potential to be better. This message will equip and motivate leaders to take the necessary steps for progress and cultural breakthrough.
WHY SHAPING A VALUE-BASED CULTURE MATTERS?
Teams with a strong sense of shared purpose and values have a 17% increase in performance compared to teams without a strong sense of purpose and values.
Harvard Business Review
Employee engagement has been on the rise, however, employee stress has also increased (associated with physical and mental health problems and lower productivity). This rise in employee stress emphasizes the importance of organizations and teams simultaneously addressing employee engagement AND wellbeing in the current and future workforce.
Gallup
Among U.S. employees, only four in 10 strongly agree with the statement, “The mission or purpose of my company makes me feel my job is important.” By moving this ratio to eight in 10 employees, organizations could realize 41% lower absenteeism, 50% fewer safety incidents and a 33% improvement in quality. In a tangible way, your purpose and values really are the way you do business and the way you succeed as a company.
Gallup
ART OF THE RESTART
Equipping Leaders for Progress
The art of the restart is about resilience. Making progress, and staying on the right path in spite of difficulties and setbacks is one the toughest and repeated lessons leaders must learn. This talk equips leaders to identify and craft a plan for problem solving that will lead to less time wasted, less burnout, and better decision-making under pressure.
The Breakdown
Problems are our greatest opportunities for creativity, growth, and connection. How we approach, handle, and persevere determines our outcome. This talk unpacks the vital steps to achieve progress, regardless of the problems or circumstance.
Pause. Pausing to BALL (breathe, ask, listen, and listen more) is crucial to taking your next right step.
Plan. Thoughtfully planning protects us from mindless racing, wasted time or effort, and future breakdowns of communication or purpose.
Persist. Most people quit when they feel a limit has been reached; resilient leaders stay the course of their vision and values by simply continuing to take their next right step.
No matter where a team, or leader finds themself today, progress is always just one step away! There is more in you, there is more in your team, and this talk will help them tap into that potential for growth.