Season 2 Episode 4 - Interview With Dr. Susanne Evans

In this episode, Susanna chats with Dr. Susanne Evans about the power of making changes, the importance of storytelling, and much more. Susanne shares her journey of navigating imposter syndrome, making significant changes in her Heroine's Journey, and the authenticity she discovered while earning her PhD. Join Susanna and Susanne for an enlightening discussion on personal and organizational transformation.

“What I've learned is to notice it (imposter syndrome) when it happens... when I noticed, I was able to challenge it.” - Susanne Evans

Episode Highlights

01:25 Introducing Dr. Susanne Evans

11:04 Susanne talks about how she made her first change in her Heroine's Journey

20:00 Dealing with imposter syndrome

25:10 Susanne talks about getting her PhD and being authentic

Get To Know Susanne

Dr. Susanne Evans is an organization change consultant, coach, and researcher on a mission to change the way that transformations are managed in organisations.

Having spent 10 years in Big 4 consultancy firms she saw first-hand the difficulties that leaders and change practitioners had in achieving the benefits of large-scale transformation programmes. She left the corporate world and founded Feldspar Consulting in 2007, helping her clients lead change in a more human, effective way.

In 2011, she started a PhD, having become interested in the role of stories in organisational transformation and she completed her PhD in 2020, after 8 years of part-time study (and a year off!).

As well as writing and speaking about organisation change regularly for platforms such as Business Transformation Network and Enterprise Nation, Susanne also hosts open storytelling workshops, supporting organisations and individuals in writing a compelling story for themselves.

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Check out her podcast Change Stories

Storytelling That Moves People PDF