What does cultural competency look like and how can we embody it as a leadership practice? How can we build buy-in among stakeholders to promote the achievement of all students, staff, and service recipients?

Anindya can help audiences work through the idea that our achievements are amplified with and through other people. Sharing unique stories of those who overcame immense obstacles, Anindya persuasively argues that true achievement and living up to our potential requires making a positive difference in others lives. This session involves big picture takeaways on how our efforts can help to improve our social cohesion, reminding audiences of there inherent power to make change, even as individuals.

Anindya's most popularly requested keynote topic, this session offers primers on the concepts of grit and agency, showcasing how our psychological traits are cultivated through the right social, cultural, and environmental contexts. Anindya describes how organizations can create these contexts through culture building and learning from the lessons of underrepresented individuals who have achieved amazing things.

Anindya shares the message that uplifting those who need the most help strengthens our social safety net. He shares stories from his qualitative research on how individuals have beat the odds stacked against them, through social supports and cultural resources. An inspiring session, Anindya helps all of us to remember our commonality, while celebrating our differences.