The Conscious Workplace

Prevailing wisdom tells business leaders to focus primarily on profit, which works in the short term…until your company inevitably encounters a crisis. Then the one thing that can save your company is the very thing walking out the door.

In her new book, The Conscious Workplace: Fortify Your Culture to Thrive in Any Crisis, Shaara Roman presents a global citizen perspective on the importance of workplace culture, and how it leads to a profitable business. Explore high-profile examples from companies like yogurt maker Chobani, mattress company Leesa, and King Arthur Baking Company, which have all harnessed a strong culture to create a truly resilient business. No matter the size of your organization, The Conscious Workplace can show you how to get the most out of your greatest resources—people, purpose, and values—by investing in them. And when you focus on what really matters, as these case studies show, you make good on your commitment to ESG and increase profits.

With a strong, passionate attitude towards bringing people together, Shaara is teaching business leaders to focus on one employee at a time by helping them align their personal goals with their professional development within their organization. Her primary goal is to deliver hands-on, sustainable steps giving leaders of every industry the chance to build intentional cultures of their own. The Conscious Workplace is the ultimate guide to help business professionals develop workable, immediate skills to thrive in any crisis.

Author Bio:

Shaara Roman is the founder and CEO of The Silverene Group, a culture consulting firm that aligns people, strategy, and culture to optimize organizational performance. As an award-winning entrepreneur, board member, speaker, author, and former chief human resources officer, Shaara and her team consult with leaders to create healthy workplaces by helping them build inclusive workplace cultures, design effective organizations, and align their company values and people programs to achieve business goals.

Shaara is passionate about advising companies on creating successful strategies on organization design, values alignment in hiring and leadership, eliminating toxic stressors in the workplace and fostering engaged and productive teams. She is a frequent speaker on the role of company culture in driving employee and business success. 

Prior to founding The Silverene Group in 2016, Shaara held leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies, including Fannie Mae and Visa, as well as CGI and the NRECA. Born in India, schooled in Nigeria and England, and having lived in Greece before coming to the US, Shaara uses her global experience as the foundation for her distinctive expertise in crafting strategies to improve culture, workforce quality, and operations across a multitude of disciplines in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She received an MBA from Georgetown University, where she is also an adjunct professor. Today, Shaara serves on several advisory and nonprofit boards. She lives with her husband, their two children, and their mini Aussiedoodle in Arlington, Virginia.