Dr. Susan Kalsow
Effectiveness Institute Certified Delivery Expert in:
People Skills, Leveraging Team Dynamics, Navigating Conflict, Managing for Performance
Other areas of expertise:
Fierce Conversations, Fierce Female Leadership, Leadership Triangle (for New and Emerging Leaders or Current Leaders), What is Wrong with You?, The Cost of Avoidance, Five Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Became a Leader, How to Run a Meeting, How to Delegate, How to Coach Others, How to Confront, Leading Women
Dr. Suzi Kalsow, Chief Potential Officer of Suzi Kalsow Leadership Development and Training, was most recently the Vice-President of Learning and Development at Bank Midwest.
She began her career as a middle school teacher and coach which led to jobs as a curriculum director and regional education consultant. Her next move was to higher education as a Graduate Professor in Leadership, Field Experiences Director, Dean of Education, Associate Vice-President of Academic Affairs, and Vice-President of Academic Affairs. Travel during the years in higher education to Turkey, Poland, and Europe left a profound impact on her world perspective and beliefs about learning and leadership.
In 2014 she made the move to the banking industry, where she had the opportunity to influence workplace culture and leadership through Fierce Conversations and People Skills training. She also enjoys teaching Fundamentals of Leadership in Boulder, Colorado at the Graduate School of Banking. Beginning January 2020 Suzi continued her work at Bank Midwest 2/3 time and began her speaking and training business during the pandemic of 2020. Teacher, speaker, facilitator, agitator, and persuader are all descriptors that make life interesting.