Susan Scott is CEO and Founder of the Seattle-based global training company, Fierce Inc.

Susan knows that our careers, our companies, our relationships and our very lives succeed or fail -- gradually then suddenly -- one conversation at a time. That the conversation is the relationship. That relationship drives results, and that leadership matters. In her work with Fortune 1000 executives, Susan has developed a “Fierce” approach that is essential in today’s marketplace – as you can see in her keynotes:

A. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life – One Conversation at a Time
The central function of a leader is to engineer intelligent, spirited conversations that create high levels of alignment, collaboration and partnership throughout an organization with the healthier financial performance that follows. And that while no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career, a company, a relationship or a life, any single conversation can. Susan teaches the 7 Principles of Fierce Conversations so that anyone, anywhere, at any level in an organization can move forward more effectively:

Master the courage to interrogate reality
Come out from behind yourself, into the conversation, and make it real
Be here, prepared to be nowhere else
Tackle your toughest challenge today
Obey your instincts

A. Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to Today’s Worst "Best" Practices
Today’s conditions require that a new approach to generating results – with fresh passion, integrity, authenticity, and collaboration. Think cultural transformation. Think execution muscle. Think Fierce Leadership.

In her refreshingly candid, non-nonsense style, Susan reveals why current “best” practices not only fail to accomplish the goals, they cost organizations millions in profits. To really get the job done, we must adopt new Fierce practices that truly harness human connectivity – which is the only force that can deliver exponential growth and a sustainable competitive edge.

There’s a bold, compelling line between leadership and Fierce Leadership. It’s OK to cross the line. In fact now, it’s essential.

Imagine business practices that build execution muscle. That move you and your team beyond the level playing field, to an entirely new plane of performance. That are seen and felt whenever you walk into a room – and whenever you converse with a boss, colleague, direct report, client, or supplier. That’s Fierce Leadership. And it’s available to executives, emerging leaders, managers, and and frontline team members alike.

Susan's credentials:
• World renown leadership expert
• Consultant to Fortune 1000 executives
• Business thought leader
• Architect of award-winning training and development programs