Books
SHOLA RICHARDS
Founder & CEO, Go Together Global®
Best-selling Author, Go Together
Keynote Speaker, Coach & Consultant
Books
Civil Unity
The Radical Path to Transform Our Discourse, Our Lives, and Our World
The challenges standing in the way of a more civil world are everywhere.
Political polarization that’s off the charts. Racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. Workplaces that cowardly excuse—or, ignore—harmful behaviors that are literally reducing the lifespan of their employees. Bad faith actors who traffic in misinformation and disinformation to deepen our divisions, contaminate our discourse, and reduce the faith in the goodness of our fellow humans. And these are only a few of the challenges facing our world as you're reading this.
Shola Richards is leading the movement to reverse these destructive trends and bring more connectedness, respect and civility to our world. As a consultant and keynote speaker, Richards has shared his expert ideas about restoring civility to our discourse on three different continents, and also, in some of the most uncivil places on earth, including toxic workplaces, middle schools, and even the halls of the United States Congress.
The challenges ahead require some very creative solutions, and Civil Unity provides the clear, actionable and accessible tactics to solve these challenges, while healing ourselves and uniting our world.
Go Together
How the Concept of Ubuntu Will Change How You Live, Work and Lead
The illusion that we are separate from each other, more different than similar, is eroding our ability to work, live, and lead effectively. What if we all focused on the powerful idea of ubuntu instead? This transcendent African philosophy embraces the belief that we are universally connected to each other-and Shola Richards suggests it could transform the way we treat others, making us kinder and more respectful to others, on and off the job. Without ubuntu, he argues, we cannot truly live a productive and satisfying life. Go Together is a thought-provoking read that could change our own behavior . . . and the world around us.
Making Work Work
The Solution for Bringing Positive Change to Any Work Environment
Shola Richards had reached the end of the road: after nearly two years at a soul-sucking job, he felt numb and suicidal. So he quit and devoted himself to nothing less than transforming the workplace, turning it into a space of respect, courtesy, and endless energy. Making Work Work focuses on inspiring current and future leaders to start a movement that will banish on-the-job bullying, put meaning back into work, and enhance coworkers' happiness and engagement. Richards, whose popular blog has a worldwide following, explains why inaction is insane, why we must move forward with positivity, and why the "abc" employees (read on to find out what "abc" stands for) are so destructive. This motivational guide will stay in readers' hearts and minds long after they finish reading it.
Hi! I am Shola
Over a decade ago, I was drowning in the despondency of yet another workday. My success as the top regional performer had been numbed by a culture of incessant workplace bullying. And, I'd recently made the situation worse by filing a formal complaint. In short, I was collateral damage in a company without the process or intention to address my experience.
Exhausted from the drama, with an unrecognizable version of myself at the wheel, I intentionally swerved off the interstate in an attempt to take my own life. But in that half-second, my reflexes responded, and I yanked the wheel away from disaster. As I clipped the guardrail on I 405, something changed...
I uncovered a power within myself
...a burning desire to reverse a trend that happens daily to sixty-five million people in this country alone. This catalyst has since become Go Together™ Movement - a transformational roadmap of mindset, behaviors, and tools that transform workplace cultures and drive results.