About Cherrie
An engagement with Cherrie is more than just a routine Keynote. It is memorable, authentic, fact based and just down right special. Even in a room full of hundreds, her audiences experience is like she’s talking only to them individually. She means and believes what she says and says only what she can stand behind. If your eyes are open and your hearing sharp, she will draw you in with truth, conviction and credible examples that mirror your organization’s leadership challenges.
If you want a coach to tell you the play, you’re wasting your time and resources. If you seek an enabler who practices intentional listening, is easy to work with and avoids directing teams then her collaborative approach can yield real results and allow you to capture a tangible return on your valuable assets.
Exploratory discussions, messaging, diagnostics and training with Cherrie is what clients can expect. Rich, honest and probing dialog is in her DNA which results in business partners walking away with clear direction, action plans, success measures and a people culture that continuously shifts forward.
Cherrie’s track record is long and wide. She understands people, teams and leaders and operates with integrity and excellence. Her speaking will encourage others to embrace these attributes as life qualities. You can trust her to deliver more than expected which is why those who dare, shift forward with Cherrie Davis!
Cherrie delivers insight that make an immediate impact. She takes time to learn her client’s business and customizes every keynote presentation and corporate seminars.
Cherrie’s work is grounded in a clear belief: leadership, culture, inclusion, and communications are essential cornerstones—when done well, they elevate people to action!
Biography
Cherrie Davis knows human dynamics. She brings fresh perspective to her 2 areas of focus: the individual and the process. With this approach, she builds relationships, drives positive performance, and delivers winning solutions. She operates with integrity and is focused on client impact.
Cherrie is a visionary leader with over 3 decades of experience in human resources, is a recognized coach, facilitator, and change management leader. She provides a fresh perspective to her clients by merging real world experience with proven knowledge of people.
Cherrie’s career landed her in key assignments world-wide to lead and influence change in Hungary, Bosnia, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, the Pentagon, Our Lady of the Lake, GE Lighting and GE Capital. She culminated her military career at the Pentagon, by leading the Army Chief of Staff’s transitional strategy in three pivotal roles: Chief of Operations for Transition Strategic Outreach, Deputy Director for Transition Strategic Outreach and as the Employment Director for the Soldier for Life Program. After her military service, Cherrie served as the Human Resources Director for Our Lady of the Lake, Quality Trainer and Organizational Developer for GE Financial Services (Six Sigma Team), Marketing and Sales for GE Lighting. Her corporate culmination came as an executive for GE Capital, as the Senior Integration Leader.
She is the President at ShiftForward Consulting, based in Atlanta, GA. Cherrie received her B.A. in Communications from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, where she was recognized as the Distinguished Military Graduate and by Who’s Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She earned a Master’s in Human Resources with an emphasis in International Management, from Webster University, St. Louis, MO. She holds professional certifications for Senior Professional Human Resources, Executive & Organizational Coaching and Quality Management.
Cherrie’s personal passions are her spouse, golf and riding her townie bike!
Watch Cherrie's beginnings of taking care of people and solving problems.
Buy The Book
ShiftForward Now!
A Strategy That Makes Inclusion Second Nature
Elevating You to Action!
Be the Difference by making Inclusion second nature and Change the World!
Having a diverse staff is not enough to construct a premiere culture, it never has been and never will be! ShiftForward Now! challenges us to be both transparent and accountable in our interactions and how we see inclusion in the workplace and our communities.
The author takes the brain and helps you to understand how it is the catalyst to how you approach inclusion. She takes you through a series of her lived experiences to encourage you to see Diverse Representation as an essential characteristic but then shift forward to Inclusion, where it becomes instinctive to everything you do.
When we engage in the hard discussions inclusion will grow to be instinctual, a must-do action, and second nature to our lives. ShiftForward Now! and realize greatness along the way.
You can broaden your knowledge and earn three SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® professional development credits (PDCs) towards recertification by reading this book!
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This book is “AMAZING”…The examples given to explain the differences in each word were spot on and funny. This book is thought provoking for me as a person who truly wants to create a workplace culture of diversity and inclusion. -ANDRADA CUNNING Chief of Staff, Water Management Division, City of Atlanta