Susan Roughley

Background

About Susan Roughley

I help forward-thinking leaders develop their company's strategic priorities and business strategies and their own personal capabilities-to stay competitive and advance ethically in their career. My consulting & coaching practice is based on personal experience. As an early adopter of the “portfolio career” strategy, I initiated the leap from GE marketing exec to a business owner with W2, 1099 income streams-consultant, coach, speaker and trainer. Along the way, I’ve found a good bit of “ikigai”.what you love to do, what you are good at, what the world needs and what you can get paid for! CASCADING CONSULTING & COACHING: Orchestrating a virtuous circle of business growth and career advancement for our volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times (VUCA.) BUSINESS STRATEGY: Facilitate business strategy conversations…staking out a point of view about the future and positioning the organization (and yourself) for continuous success. I’ve introduced and helped lead first-ever, front-office transformations, customer experience programs and other strategic projects for clients including: GE, Thomson Reuters, DTCC, NRG Energy, & West Publishing. EXECUTIVE COACHING: Develop agile, collaborative leaders…aligned with the strategy, capable of executing the initiatives and able to adapt fluidly to changing circumstances. As a preferred partner with corporate universities and business units, I’ve coached 100s of leaders through turnaround situations and business-growth initiatives and into more senior roles. Drawing on my marketing background, my focus is on helping managers develop, internally sell and then launch innovative ideas that positively change the direction of their teams. CAREER STRATEGIES: Advise leaders on how to future-proof their career and make the next best move-based on evolving market demand. Over the past 15 years, I’ve provided "white glove" career coaching and leadership development workshops for middle managers and senior executives. Many developed & executed market-based career strategies (the 3rd & 4th components of ikigai) that facilitated their promotion within their own companies. Hundreds of others were recruited into new roles at established companies and start-ups; designed their own portfolio careers (combining W2 and 1099 income streams); and transitioned into "second acts" in non-profit and higher-ed. FREE BUSINESS STRATEGY & CAREER RESOURCE: Anticipate and adapt to shifting market demand! IBM C-Suite studies. SUSAN.ROUGHLEY@GMAIL.COM