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Suzi Skinner
Dr Suzi Skinner (PhD) is a globally recognised leadership advisor, published author, and Managing Director of Roar People, a global leadership consultancy working with boards, CEOs, and executive teams to strengthen leadership effectiveness, decision quality, and long-term organisational performance.
For more than 25 years, Suzi has partnered with senior leaders in complex, fast-moving environments to accelerate transformation, build leadership capability at scale, and shape cultures that sustain performance. Her coaching and advisory work spans major global organisations including Cisco, Expedia, Microsoft, Kimberly-Clark, Ernst & Young, BUPA, and many more.
What distinguishes Suzi’s work is its strong evidence base combined with practical commercial impact. Her doctoral research on leader self-efficacy underpins her proprietary Reflective Difference approach—helping leaders improve judgement, navigate complexity, and make wiser collective decisions at moments that matter most to enterprise value, risk, and reputation.
Suzi is a recognised global authority in executive and team coaching. She is among a very small number of professionals worldwide to hold triple Master-level certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and the Association for Coaching (AC). She is also a Master Certified EMCC Global Team Coach and an accredited coach/mentor supervisor—credentials that reflect the rigour and depth behind her advisory practice.
Her latest book, The Reflective Difference – At the Heart of Wise Leadership (Routledge, 2026), provides boards and executives with practical frameworks and tools to enhance decision-making, leadership impact, and organisational resilience. Her earlier work on leader identity—recognised with First Prize at the Institute of Coaching’s Harvard-McLean Conference—continues to influence leadership development globally through her widely adopted “What’s Your Leader ID?” programs.
Beyond her client work, Suzi is committed to strengthening the leadership and coaching profession globally.
Suzi’s leadership impact has been recognised internationally, including the Outstanding Women Leaders Award from the World Women Leadership Congress for her work developing leadership capability for women across India and globally. She is a regular guest speaker at leading international institutions, including Harvard’s Institute of Coaching and the Academy of Management. She is the founder of the Coach Gathering, the world’s first not-for-profit event of its kind, established in 2025 to advance evidence-based practice and professional standards through deeper peer connection and global dialogue, supporting a vibrant coaching community.
