Shawn Andrews
I'm a leadership, diversity, & gender expert, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, business school professor, and organizational consultant
Dr. Shawn Andrews is an international keynote speaker, organizational consultant, and author of the best-selling book, The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide (2018 Morgan James Publishing).
She’s been a Forbescontributor, quoted in the Chicago Tribune, and interviewed on dozens of podcast and radio shows, including NPR.
Shawn has shared her ideas on the TEDx stage and has worked with over 100 companies across multiple industries, including the United Nations, Johnson and Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Forest Service, National Diversity Council, Association for Talent Development, and Society for Human Resource Management.
With over two decades of corporate experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she has helped thousands of leaders improve and develop using presentations, workshops, coaching, and psychological instruments. She is an accredited practitioner for EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 models and Insights Discovery Colors.
She serves as a professor at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, teaching courses on Women & Leadership and Organizational Behavior. Her specific areas of focus include Leadership and Gender, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Bias, and Emotional Intelligence.
Shawn earned her Ed.D. degree in Organizational Leadership and an M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University, and a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.
She serves as Board President, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Orange County, and is founder and CEO of Andrews Research International.
Dr. Shawn Andrews is an international keynote speaker, organizational consultant, and author of the best-selling book, The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide (2018 Morgan James Publishing).
She’s been a Forbescontributor, quoted in the Chicago Tribune, and interviewed on dozens of podcast and radio shows, including NPR.
Shawn has shared her ideas on the TEDx stage and has worked with over 100 companies across multiple industries, including the United Nations, Johnson and Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Forest Service, National Diversity Council, Association for Talent Development, and Society for Human Resource Management.
With over two decades of corporate experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she has helped thousands of leaders improve and develop using presentations, workshops, coaching, and psychological instruments. She is an accredited practitioner for EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 models and Insights Discovery Colors.
She serves as a professor at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, teaching courses on Women & Leadership and Organizational Behavior. Her specific areas of focus include Leadership and Gender, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Bias, and Emotional Intelligence.
Shawn earned her Ed.D. degree in Organizational Leadership and an M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University, and a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.
She serves as Board President, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Orange County, and is founder and CEO of Andrews Research International.
Driving DEI: Inclusive Workplace Strategies
As a global society, we are becoming more diverse every day. Today, many companies are striving to be more diverse and inclusive but are falling short. Why? Because most companies are not doing the right kinds of activities, not doing enough activities, or are only addressing one piece of the issue.
DEI initiatives can be compared to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Diversity awareness starts at the bottom and sets the foundation, then as organization’s progress they move...
Overcoming Hidden Biases that Hinder Our Success
By now, most of us know that unconscious biases affect the workplace. These hidden, reflexive preferences shape our world views and can profoundly affect how welcoming and open a workplace is to different people and ideas. These predispositions shape the decisions we make by affecting the way we interpret information and how we interact with others—significantly impacting a whole host of organizational processes from recruitment to retention.
At the same time, we are...
The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Gender
Organizations that want to perform at the highest levels and be competitive in their industry must effectively leverage their leadership talent. Yet, in nearly all companies, a leadership gender gap persists.
Research has identified an individual's emotional intelligence (EQ) as a key aspect and driver of leadership effectiveness. EQ assessment have found men and women to be strong in different areas. These differences often advantage men and disadvantage women at work...
EQ and You: Building Success Through Emotional Intelligence
Did you know that a leader’s ability to manage emotions and interact successfully with colleagues at all levels of an organization is directly linked to that leader’s ability to achieve the highest performance potential?
Research has identified an individual’s EQ as a key aspect and driver of leadership effectiveness. But it does not just stop at leaders. EQ has been shown to be a key differentiator between good and great performance for both individuals and teams, and...
7 Superpowers of Men and Women at Work
Want to thrive in your career? Be promoted? Be in a leadership role? Turns out, there are 7 key qualities distinct to each gender that serve them well. These qualities stem from how our brains are hard-wired and how we're socialized to behave as men and women in society.
These 7 superpowers can help us bring the right skills and mindset to the job to help propel our careers. Yet, in nearly all companies, a leadership gender gap exists. Pervasive and systemic barriers...
Insights Discovery Colors Foundational Workshop
Format: 2-4 hour workshop, depending on format and size of audience
This program is perfect for:
- Anyone who wants to better connect to their colleagues, clients or customers
- Anyone who wants to understand the motivations of others and identify the unique culture of your team
The audience will learn how to:
- Recognize differences and identify the unique...
The Rhythm of Diversity & Inclusion
Dr. Shawn Andrews is the pioneer of the Rhythm of Diversity & Inclusion, a breakthrough approach to help businesses enhance their leadership effectiveness, culture, and talent management. Through her 4-pillar system, Dr. Andrews helps organizations eradicate biases, drive inclusivity, tap their talent, and cultivate great leaders. Given her life-long experience as a drummer, music serves as a fun, relevant, and unifying theme throughout.
Pillar 1 – The...
Maximizing Talent: Gender, Generations and Leadership
This presentation is an insightful and fascinating look into the many facets of gender and generation, and their impact on leadership and talent. We'll start my exploring the latest statistics on the global leadership gender gap and diversity trends. We'll discuss how men and women are raised in different cultures, which starts at birth and carries into the workplace as adults. We'll also examine how our oldest and youngest generations can work together to create a Boomer-Millennial dream...
Hiring for EQ: How to Select and Train Employees with High Emotional Intelligence
Have you ever made a hiring mistake? We all have. Candidates may look great on paper, but once on the job we realize that they lack critical skills that enable them to work effectively with others.
In this presentation, Dr. Shawn Andrews will discuss the importance of key emotional intelligence skills and the bottom-line impact of having talented people with high EQ at all levels of an organization.
She will discuss the neuroscience behind EQ and...
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