Intimacy & power: Can we have small company feel AND big company growth & success?
Can we really get the best of both worlds, the feeling of being in a small company and the growth and success that generally comes from being a bigger company?
Through her PhD research Suzanne Lee is exploring Intimacy as the feelings of togetherness, collective spirit and mutual support and Power as the ability to achieve purpose, to access resources and opportunities for self-actualization. When we access these feelings together, the passion and strength of Power and the unity and warmth of Intimacy, something special might emerge. How does it show up? How does it feel? What can we do to manage this tension?
In an interactive session Suzanne will dive into the importance and dynamics of both intimacy and power in the workplace.
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Suzanne Lee is originally British, but has lived and worked in Switzerland for the past 30 years. After studying first languages and then HR Development, once she discovered Organization Development, she completed the NTL OD Practitioner’s Certificate - which she describes as "Eye opening" - and is currently embarking on a PhD in Organizational Change at Hult Ashridge.
"The PhD is certainly the challenge I imagined it would be, balancing a full-on job with such intense study!"
Why study for a PhD now? "My learning and growth journey is characterized by a love of languages and adapting to different cultures, a desire to make a difference at many different levels of system, a thirst for progression in my learning, going both broader and deeper and a desire to apply what I learn, to see it come to life for real."
She spent the first 10 years of her career in technical project-management, then moved into OD with 11 years at a multinational bio-pharma start-up as their Head of OD EMEA/APAC, followed by 2.5 years with a Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer as their Global Lead for Performance Effectiveness & Talent.
Four years ago she joined a multinational med-tech as their Global Head of Talent, Engagement, Learning & OD.