Susan David Explained

Susan David
Birth Date:13 September 1970
Birth Place:Gauteng, South Africa
Occupation:Psychologist, speaker, author
Years Active:2005–present

Susan A. David (born 13 September 1970) is a South African psychologist, speaker and author.

Early life

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

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

David lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.[14]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Psychologist Susan David Believes the Pursuit of Happiness can be a Dead End . SMH . 26 July 2017 . 14 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Alumni Profiles (Susan David) . unimelb . 15 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Susan David . Penguin UK . 15 March 2021.
  4. Web site: David . Susan . LinkedIn profile . 22 April 2024 . LinkedIn.
  5. Emotional Agility . Harvard Business Review . November 2013 . 15 March 2021. David . Susan . Congleton . Christina .
  6. Web site: Mission History . Institute of Coaching . 15 March 2021.
  7. Beyond Goals . Human Resource Management International Digest . January 2014 . 22 . 3 . 10.1108/HRMID-05-2014-0069 . 15 March 2021. Rao . M. S. .
  8. Web site: The Oxford Handbook of Happiness . Oxford Handbook . 15 March 2021.
  9. Web site: The Transformative Power of Emotional Agility . Quiet Revolution . 4 October 2016 . 15 March 2021.
  10. Web site: 26 Best Emotional Intelligence Books . Positive Psychology . 31 December 2018 . 15 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Emotional Agility (w/ Susan David) . Stitcher . 15 March 2021.
  12. David . Susan . How to Manage Your Emotions Without Fighting Them . Harvard Business Review . 28 November 2016 . 15 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Susan David, Ph.D. . CAA Speakers . 15 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Susan David . Penguin Random House . 15 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Breakthrough Ideas . Thinkers50 . 21 October 2017 . 15 March 2021.
  16. Web site: 2017 Winners . Axiom . 15 March 2021.

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