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Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth and discusses the powerful strategies of emotional agility. A talk to share.

TED Speaker: The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage 

Harvard Medical School

Psychologist

Penguin Random House

#1 Wall Street Journal Best Seller
USA Today Best Seller
Amazon Best Book of the Year
Strategy + Business - Best Leadership Books of 2017
Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in Psychology
Axiom Business Book Awards Medalist
800-CEOREAD Editors' Choice
Forbes.com Recommended Books for Creative Leaders
LinkedIn's 12 Books on Leadership to Read in 2017
Business Insider's 8 Books That Will Change Your Life in 2017

In EMOTIONAL AGILITY: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life, Susan David, Ph.D. a renowned psychologist and expert on emotions, happiness, and achievement, draws on her more than twenty years of research to show that emotionally agile people experience the same stresses and setbacks as anyone else. The key difference is they know how to gain critical insight about situations and interactions from their feelings, and use this knowledge to adapt, align their values and actions, and make changes to bring the best of themselves forward.

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Author, #1 Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Emotional Agility (Penguin Random House, Avery)

Thinkers50 Europe

Awarded for Emotional Agility as an idea which has the potential to forever change the way we think about business.

Thinkers50 - Breakthrough Idea Award Winner (Emotional Agility)

The Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers is published every two years and is the essential guide to which thinkers and which ideas matter now.

Thinkers50 - Ranked #38 Global List of Managment Thinkers

Thrive Global

Scientific Advisory Board Member

Virgin Pulse

Emotional Agility

Consulting, advisory expertise and coaching on Emotional Agility in the areas of people, culture, leadership assessment, individual and employee wellbeing, communication, relationships and habit change delivered through the following:
 - Applications, tools, assessments, and business systems that enable organizations and their people to understand, analyze, and develop Emotional Agility.
 - Content (webinars, conference speeches) that teach the core ideas of Emotional Agility and how to develop this.

Susan David / Evidence Based Psychology

Emotional Agility

 - Consultant, advisor and coach to senior executives, boards and leaders on Emotional Agility in the contexts of personal and relationship effectiveness, people strategy, global workforce engagement and organizational change. 
 - Development of Emotional Agility tools and psychological tests for the assessment, analysis and development of skills of both individuals (wellbeing, habits and interpersonal relationships) and in organizational contexts (leadership, engagement, culture, and high performance).
 - Keynote speaker on Emotional Agility and its importance in helping individuals and employees to navigate complex environments.

Institute of Coaching, McLean/Harvard Medical School

Co-founder and Co-director

Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations

Member

Yale University

Emotions and Emotional Intelligence Researcher

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Research Afflilate, Laboratory Affiliate

Susan David, Ph.D., one of the world's leading management thinkers, operates at the nexus of business and psychology. She is the creator of the concept of Emotional Agility, and uses this lens in her consulting, coaching, and keynotes, and in the development of psychometric tools to analyze, assess, and develop these skills. 

Her focus is on how Emotional Agility contributes to effective people strategies, particularly in the areas of employee engagement, wellbeing, interpersonal relationships, high-performance leadership, and organizational culture change. Her TED Talk on Emotional Agility has more than 11 million views. Susan is also a co-founder and co-director of the Harvard-affiliated Institute of Coaching.

Susan is a sought-after keynote speaker, coach, and consultant to C-suite executives. Her unique combination of pragmatic business experience and extensive scientific knowledge allows her to help leaders meet the most pressing business challenges without losing sight of their people. 

She routinely consults internationally at the most senior levels of large organizations and has extensive experience in industries as diverse as financial services, information technology, healthcare, utilities, pharmaceuticals, and mining. Her client list includes Ernst and Young Global, the World Economic Forum, BHP Billiton, Telstra, the United National Development Program, JP Morgan, GlaxoSmithKline, and Nestlé, among many other multinational firms. 

Susan is author of the definitive Oxford Handbook of Happiness (Oxford University Press), Beyond Goals (Gower). She also authored the top-rated Harvard Business Review article “Emotional Agility” which was named as a Management Idea of the Year and was the impetus for her #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, “Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life.” Her work is frequently featured in the national media including Harvard Business Review, TIME, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, and Inc.com.

Susan David, Ph.D.

There is no such thing as a person who doesn’t feel difficult emotions. 

We all have them. We can’t completely rid ourselves of them—nor do we need to. We can meet them with emotional agility. 

One way we can begin to navigate a difficult emotion is by being grounded in our values. Think of a time you felt anxiety during a meeting. Maybe you felt anxious about whether you were going to be able to communicate your message clearly or whether you would land a new client. This anxiety was likely pointing toward something you valued, like contribution or growth. 

When you uncover which value an emotion is signposting, you can move forward toward what matters to you. You can go into a meeting holding your anxiety in one hand and your values in the other. You are beautiful, capacious, messy, and human. You can hold both.

Psychologist. Harvard Medical School. TED Speaker. Author of the #1 WSJ bestseller Emotional Agility. Co-Founder of Institute of Coaching.

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Southern Wake Academy

• Managed and coordinated student schedules at Southern Wake Academy to optimize academic planning.
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HS Counselor 

Smithfield-Selma High School

• Collaborated with students to identify educational, personal, and social needs, crafting tailored solutions for future aspirations.
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Freshmen Counselor

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS Early College 

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School Counselor

Tory Burch

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Support Associate

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Sales and Service Supervisor/Associate

Ralph Lauren

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Sales Associate

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Clerk

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Worked with customers to create bespoke paper banners for diverse occasions, including weddings, graduations, baby showers, and holidays.

Paper Designer

Girl Scouts of Hawai`i

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