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

Here's a secret: self-compassion does not make you weak or lazy. 

There's a misconception that you need to be tough on yourself to maintain focus as you move toward your goals. On the contrary, research shows that self-compassionate people aim just as high as self-critical people do. The difference is that self-compassionate people don't fall apart when, as sometimes happens, they don't meet their desired result.

Instead of expecting your disparaging inner critic to be waiting in the wings if you fail, turn instead to offer yourself words of kindness and support while you work your way toward your goal.

Susan David, Ph.D.

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

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It's hard to maintain a sense of calm when you're juggling a deadline at work, a weekly calendar full of meetings, and ongoing family responsibilities. 

If your emotions are threatening to send you over the edge, try to identify exactly what you're feeling.

Stress is different from anxiety and anger is different from frustration.

Correctly labeling your emotion is the first step to achieving greater balance.

Just show up. You don't have to always get it right or be a perfect person. 

You DO have to be willing to show up to your uncomfortable feeling and say,"You're here. I'm here. Let's talk."

When we show up to our difficult feelings, we prime ourselves to anticipate pitfalls and prepare more effective coping methods for critical moments.

Let's try the emotional agility stress-buster.

Scenario: You often get stressed out when faced with a long to-do list.

1. Give yourself the space to simply feel that way. Say it, whether out loud, or in your head: "Okay, this is my go-to reaction when I have a heavy workload. I am feeling stressed." 

2. "I still have the power to decide how to act in this moment. I will choose not to snap at my coworker, because I value kindness." 

3. This stress is telling me to divide my work and approach it one step at a time instead of getting overwhelmed by everything at once. 

4. "I am feeling stressed, but I am not defined by my stress." 

How'd it go?

Display rules are the lessons we teach our kids about what is and is not an appropriate emotional response to any given situation. 

A display rule might manifest itself through a directive like “Buck up! Boys don’t cry,” which signals to a child that uncomfortable emotions are signs of weakness and to be avoided. This kind of response deprives a child of the critically important opportunity to sit with their feelings. 

It’s critical—because over time, the way we talk about emotions becomes the way they talk to themselves. These early lessons shape their coping strategies, wellbeing, and adaptability for life.

StrateDelta Nigeria Limited

Managing Director

Addax Petroleum

a) Delivery of CSR projects without compromising HSE standards and guarantee of cost recovery.
b) Provide project management strategy on contracting, project execution and monitoring for community projects.
c) Engage stakeholders on critical issues to obtain buy-in and support of company’s business goals as well as create value for stakeholders with our sustainability programs through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.

Project Planner 1, Community Special Projects (CSR)

a) Liaise with NNPC/NAPIMS line officers, Unit Heads and Departmental Managers to secure approvals for all Technical Applications including but not limited to FDPs, ATDs, Completions & Hook Ups, Permit to Survey/Oil Pipeline Licenses (PTS/OPLL), Maximum Efficiency Rates (MER) and any other technical application that is required within the company approved KPI. 
b) Advise the company on new government policies/directives with a view to achieving long-term strategic business objectives.

Acting Head, NAPIMS Government Liaison

a) Develop, manage and implement the regulatory compliance matrix (permit and consent register) for Technical Work Program (TWP) projects.
b) Advise and liaise with managers and project sponsors on regulatory compliance issues and make contingency plans to avoid falling short of deadlines/milestones.

Acting Representative I, Project Planning

a) Involved in the planning, design, and execution of major projects e.g. ANTAN FPSO Replacement, Integrated Facilities Upgrade Projects, e.t.c.
b) Facilitate and obtain timely requisite permits/approvals from NNPC/DPR and other government regulatory agencies (e.g. DPR, NPA, NIMASA, Nigerian Navy, Ministry of Lands & Survey, Federal and State’s Government Press) within the timeline established for the KPI to ensure uninterrupted operations in accordance with regulations and guidelines.
c) Expedite the link between company technical departments and NNPC/DPR to clarify and resolve outstanding issues on all proposals/applications to facilitate approval process as well as managing the interface between government regulatory agencies and projects, ATDs, FDPs, and applications.

Liaison Officer, Senior Liaison Officer, and Representative II, Government Liaison (DPR)

Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited

Acting Representative I, Project Planning (Approvals/Permits)

Mopol Engineering Services

a) Developing a strategy for marketing and business support.
b) Organize a technology forum targeted at management staffs with the purpose or customer enlightenment and also to provide an opportunity for customer staff to supply required information on current and projected market requirements.

Tech. Asst. to Business Developmemnt Manager

Timothy has over nineteen (19) years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is currently the Managing Director of StrateDelta Nigeria Limited, a strategy, and foresight consulting firm, with the aim of “Using Strategy to Improve Business Value”. 

He believes in “The Future of Human Potential, People and Organizational Transformation” using Strategic Foresight as the Operating System (worldview). He is an advocate of democratizing strategic foresight as the dominant paradigm and mindset, changing our perspective and perception for a resilient, adaptive, and transformative enterprise with a long-term view that is sustainable in the areas of social (people), environmental (planet), and economic (profit) i.e., 3Ps.

He is a professional member of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACEI), Project Management Institute (PMI), Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) the UK, International Association of Energy Economists (IAEE), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), and Association of Strategic Planning (ASP). World Future Society (WFS), World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF), Alumni of The Futures School, and Member of the Global Foresight Advisory Council of The Futures School. 


He is a corporate member of NSChE, NSE and COREN with professional certificates for Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Cost Professional (CCP) and Strategic Management (SMC) from St. Bonaventure University/LBL Strategies, and Certified Foresight Practitioner (CFP) from The Futures School and Kedge.

His Areas of Expertise include the following:
1.   Regulatory Compliance, Governance, and Relations (Oil and Gas Industry).
2.   Strategy Development and Implementation.
3.   Strategic Foresight.
4.   Organizational Design and Digital Transformation.
5.   Leadership.
6.   People, Work, and Organization.
7.   Employee and Industrial Relations.
8.   Project and Cost Management.
9.   Community Relations and Development.

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