Dr Susan Smith has thirty eight years experience in health and social care in the United Kingdom. She has also worked in the private sector as management consultant for an international space and technology company.
Her past experience includes roles as nurse, clinical leader, midwife, health visitor, manager, director, consultant, academic with the University of Leeds and manageing consultant in the private sector. She led one of the largest leadership programmes offered to front line staff in the National Health Service in England called ‘Leading and Empowering Organisation’.
Susan is now Director and owner of Choice Dynamic International Private Limited Company. She supports individuals and organisations to increase their choices, through improvement in relationships and individual thinking. Her doctoral work has focused on leadership and empowerment.She has written leadership programmes for many organisations with the most recent for the Department of Health National Leadership Programme; safeguarding children.
She has written articles and book chapters that highlight the importance of effective team working and coaching. Her conference presentations on the subject of leadership and empowerment reflects a scholarly approach to change having presented in the USA, Munich, Tuscany, Cyprus, Vienna, London and Glasgow.