Organizational Coach | Diversity & Inclusion
Steven Coutinho is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and organizational coach in the field of diversity and inclusion and organizational change.
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Steven Coutinho is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and organizational coach in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I) and organizational change. In his energetic and interactive presentation style, Steven guides your organization in changing human and group behavior against the backdrop of the evolution of our brain and our emotions.
Using the latest insights from evolutionary psychology and consciousness, Steven provides tools to organizations that want to work differently with each other internally – by looking at each other in a new way. In short, Steven focuses on the awareness of ‘why we do what we do’ so that people can look beyond ‘color’, ‘gender’, or [label] and take action. The result is that people become more aware of their conditioning, discrimination decreases, creativity is unleashed, and organizations transform more rapidly.
Steven has worked for over 12 years at the C-level in various banks, most recently as CEO of the largest bank in Suriname. In that role, he played a significant part in the protests against the Bouterse government, which ultimately led to its loss in 2020 (New York Times, NRC and BNR). He has now started an Agora (secondary) school in Curaçao to educate a new generation of young people who take ownership of their own learning process – without waiting for others. Previously, Steven was responsible for the transformation of the largest Canadian bank in the Caribbean (Royal Bank). He has also served as an economic advisor to several governments and as a strategy consultant in Europe.
Steven has spent his entire life searching for the origins of behavior and choices. After a long spiritual quest, he found insight in Vipassana meditation: in silence, he realized that choices come from the stories that explain how “I” relates to “you.” In his book ‘Breaking Rank: How to lead change when yesterday’s stories limit today’s choices‘ (2018), he explains the evolution of our brain, where emotions come from, and how to regulate them to make more effective choices. He emphasizes the stories of ‘I’ and ‘they’ that not only influence choices within organizations but also ethnic groups and entire societies.
His favorite quote is from Zen Buddhist Alan Watts:
I don’t know who I am unless I know who you are and you don’t know who you are unless you know who I am. If I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I then I am not I and you are not you.
In other words, we are not separate.
Duration: 30 to 45 Minutes
In his energetic presentation, Steven Coutinho addresses the ‘why’ of discrimination without judgement and how we can look beyond the ‘label factory’ of our brain to see others—and ourselves. His story is unique and based on both the latest insights in social psychology and his own experiments. What is truly effective and what is not in the transformation process? How can we look beyond labels to the potential of each person? How does inclusion arise within an organisation?
Duration: 30 to 60 Minutes
A typical organisation has attempted to implement change 5 times in the past 3 years. Fifty percent of those initiatives fail. In this inspiring presentation, Steven Coutinho explores the different emotions that run along the vertical structure of an organisation and how these emotions can hinder change. Based on years of experimental research and his own C-level experience, Steven uses his “Who am I-What can I-How can I” framework to address questions such as: what holds change back? How does more trust and collaboration develop within an organisation? How do you increase the chances of transformation success? The combination of content and interaction makes ‘the emotion of transformation’ ideal for organisations seeking successful change.
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Steven Coutinho is committed to diversity and inclusion. He strives for equal treatment for everyone. He speaks about this in an inspiring and motivating way.
At the moment, Steven Countinho is only connected to Speakers Academy as a keynote speaker. In daily life, he is also active as an organisational coach.
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