Biography
For more than 35 years, Dr Susan Hetrick has worked with global and multicultural organisations such as the World Bank Group, RBS Group, Aegon, Arab Banking Corporation, HSBC, and Deloitte. Her career has enabled her to live and work in the UK, USA, Europe, and the Middle East.
She has held academic roles with the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, and London, as well as Birkbeck College and Helsinki School of Economics. Her doctorate in Organisational Psychology was awarded by City University Business School.
She runs her own specialist culture consultancy, zuhra consulting, and is Chair of the Board for Dundee Rep and the Scottish Dance Theatre.
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Author
Dr Susan Hetrick is an organisational psychologist, HR business leader, academic, and author of Toxic Organizational Cultures and Leadership, How to Build and Sustain a Healthy Workplace (Routledge, 2023).
Susan has had numerous articles on corporate culture and HR published. Toxic Organizational Cultures and Leadership is her second book. Her first, Corporate Reputations, Branding and People Management, was co-authored with Professor Graeme Martin.
Buy on Amazon“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”
George Orwell, 1984
Speaker and facilitator
Susan Hetrick is an experienced and confident conference speaker, panellist and facilitator.
Susan specialises in culture, corporate reputation, people management and organization design. She is perhaps best known for her research, writing and consultancy work in toxic leadership and workplace cultures. Her presentation to more than 600 HR professionals at the 2023 CIPD Conference garnered great praise.
You can book Susan for a speaking slot via the London Speakers Bureau using the link below or get in touch directly.
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Consultant and coach
Susan is the founder and CEO of zuhra consulting ltd, a boutique consultancy specialising in helping organisations build positive workplace cultures.
She is also an experienced coach working with global leaders and professionals.
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Media Commentator
Susan Hetrick is frequently asked to contribute comments to articles about culture, HR, diversity and inclusion and other workplace issues.
She has recently contributed to People Management, HR Daily (Australia) and the Third Sector Podcast.
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