Omar L Harris

Omar L. Harris (Charlotte, NC) is an award-winning screenwriter (Fade in Awards Grand Prize for TV Pilot/Web Series), and Bestselling Author of 5 books, Team Leadership Thought Leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Entrepreneur, Intent Consulting Managing Partner, and 20+ year veteran of the global pharmaceutical industry (GSK, Pfizer, Merck, Allergan and more). Based on building high-performance organizations on four continents, Harris shares his team leadership strategies and success stories in 3 new books: “Be a J.E.D.I. Leader, Not a Boss: Leadership in the Era of Corporate Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” (May 2021), “The Servant Leader’s Manifesto” (April 2020) and “Leader Board: The DNA of High-Performance Teams” (June 2019). He is passionate about leading teams, high-performance coaching, and inspiring future leaders today and tomorrow to adopt the servant leader mindset and stop toxic leadership behaviors. While working in a corporate, start-up, and entrepreneurial endeavors, Harris developed a compelling roadmap for leadership in the era of stakeholder capitalism, a clear blueprint for servant leadership, and 20 Team Performance Acceleration Principles that leaders at all levels can apply to improve and accelerate group success. His work has been featured in Real Leaders, SHRM, Thrive Global, CEO World Magazine, Young Upstarts, Inside/Outside Innovation podcast, Leadership on Purpose Podcast, the Love Ideas Summit, and more.