Susan David
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Susan David | |
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| Born | 13 September 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Psychologist, speaker, author |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Susan A. David (born 13 September 1970) is a South African psychologist, speaker and author.
Early life[edit]
David was born in 1970, in Gauteng, South Africa. She attended Waverly Girls High School from 1984 to 1988.[1] David received her BA in Applied Psychology & English (1992), Honors in Applied Psychology (1995), and her MA in Psychology (2000) from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. David got a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Melbourne.[2] David then conducted post-doctoral research in emotions at Yale University.[3]
Career[edit]
David founded the management consulting firm Evidence Based Psychology in 1999 and serves as its CEO.[4] David co-founded the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching in 2009[5] and served as co-director.[6] David edited the 2013 books Beyond Goals[7] and The Oxford Handbook of Happiness.[8] David wrote the self-help book Emotional Agility, which was published with Penguin Random House in 2016.[9] Emotional Agility talks about the concept of productively managing and accepting emotions.[10] Emotional Agility reached #1 on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list.[11] The concept of emotional agility was named as the best business management idea of the year by Harvard Business Review.[12] David gave a TED talk in January 2018 called "The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage". By the end of 2018 it had 6 million views on the TED website.[13]
Personal life[edit]
David lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.[14]
Awards[edit]
- 2016 Best Business Management Idea of the Year
- 2016 Books for a Better Life Award Winner | Psychology
- 2017 Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea of the Year [15]
- 2017 Axiom Business Book Award Medalist [16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Psychologist Susan David Believes the Pursuit of Happiness can be a Dead End". SMH. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Alumni Profiles (Susan David)". unimelb. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Susan David". Penguin UK. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ David, Susan. "LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ David, Susan; Congleton, Christina (November 2013). "Emotional Agility". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Mission History". Institute of Coaching. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Rao, M. S. (January 2014). "Beyond Goals". Human Resource Management International Digest. 22 (3). doi:10.1108/HRMID-05-2014-0069. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "The Oxford Handbook of Happiness". Oxford Handbook. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "The Transformative Power of Emotional Agility". Quiet Revolution. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "26 Best Emotional Intelligence Books". Positive Psychology. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Emotional Agility (w/ Susan David)". Stitcher. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ David, Susan (28 November 2016). "How to Manage Your Emotions Without Fighting Them". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Susan David, Ph.D." CAA Speakers. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Susan David". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Breakthrough Ideas". Thinkers50. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "2017 Winners". Axiom. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- "The gift and power of emotional courage" (TED talk), 2017.
- "How to be your best self in times of crisis" (TED talk), March 23, 2020.
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