Susan Schwartz

Susan Schwartz, MS, PMP, is a leadership coach and management consultant. She equips expert professionals as they transition into management and leadership tracks with the necessary skills to build client relationships and communicate effectively.

 

Part of her success is that she traveled a similar "expert to leader" journey as her clients. Beginning as a technical lead implementing integrated voice and data projects, she grew her leadership skills and became  part of the team that took a start-up company public.  In another position, she led a global team of 20 organizations across 10 countries to build a unified corporate solution.  

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Leveraging her real-world experience, Susan guides subject matter experts (SMEs) as they transform from technical expert to excellent leader. She discusses her methodology as reframing a "ME" mindset to one of "WE"  She equips her clients with tools to build strong relationships and employ effective communication. Her toolkit encompasses a practical Emotionally Intelligent approach that people can immediately put to use resolving workplace challenges.  

 

Her signature services that transform expert professionals into excellent leaders to increase productivity, enhance job satisfaction, and develop a culture of trust.

 

Susan is the author of two books:

• Creating an EVEN Greater Whole:  Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Leader

• Creating a Greater Whole: A Project Manager’s Guide to Becoming a Leader 

 

She is a guest lecturer at Georgetown University and an adjunct instructor at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and George Mason University.  

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Susan spent most of her professional career in the Washington, DC area.  After a long sojourn in San Francisco, she and her husband are now living in the Mid-Atlantic region.