Suzanne Janasz

With over 20 years of experience teaching in industry and academia, Suzanne de Janasz is an accomplished author and engaging speaker, having worked with dozens of organizations (including Allianz, Borealis, Deloitte, FrieslandCampina, Iberdrola, ISS, JTI, Metso, Nestlé, Novartis, NovoNordisk, OMV, Pictet, Rabobank, Rio Tinto, Safran, Santandér, Skyguide, WWF) and taught on five continents.Her research on leadership, mentoring, networking, leadership, negotiation, and authenticity appears in top academic and practitioner journals (including Harvard Business Review) and features regularly in global outlets (radio, newspapers, websites—including CNN and The Huffingon Post). She is a former Fulbright fellow, a research partner at the Leadership Transition Institute (Washington, D.C.), and is a Director for HERA (a UK charity) where she runs the Seattle-based program which utilizes classroom sessions and volunteer business mentors to empower formerly trafficked women with entrepreneurship skills. An award-winning teacher, she is recognized for her innovative contributions, including her two textbooks: Interpersonal Skills in Organizations (5th edition, also available in international versions), and Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (2nd edition in progress).

Research Interests:

• Mentoring and careers (with special focus on CEOs, millennials, underrepresented groups, and virtual methods)
• Work-family conflict (featuring the members of the gig economy, also the influence of mentors)
• Sexual harassment (and the influence of mentors)
• CEO learning

Education

• Ph.D. University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (1993 — 1998)
• MBA University of Southern California (1988 — 1989)
• Music and Business University of Miami (1984 — 1988)

Research and Awards:

• de Janasz, S.C. & Murphy, W.C. (2019). Real career development with virtual mentoring: Past, present and future. In R. Landers (ed.) The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior. Cambridge University Press, pp.296-314.

• de Janasz, S.C. & Peiperl, M.A. (2019). Trial and error: How executives use experimentation to learn. Dialogue, Q4, 42-45.

• Valcour, M. & de Janasz, S.C. (2016). Communicating work-family research beyond academia for thought leadership and impact. In T. Allen and L. Eby (eds.) Handbook on Work and Family. Oxford University Press, pp. 466-476.

• de Janasz, S.C. & Peiperl, M.A. (2015). CEOs need mentors too. Harvard Business Review. 93(4): 100-103.

• de Janasz, S.C. & Kenworthy, A. (2015). Toward authenticity or defeat: The jolting effect of layoff. In S.E. Sullivan and G.S. Baugh (eds.) Research in Careers: Searching for Authenticity. Information Age Publishing, volume 2, pp. 67-88.

• de Janasz, S.C., van der Graaf, K., & Watkins, M.D. (2013). It’s all about day one: How to give a new executive the best possible start. Harvard Business Review, 91(6): 98-104.

• de Janasz, S.C., Haack, D., Forret, M. & Jonsen, K. (2013). Family status and work attitudes. British Journal of Management, 24(2): 191-210.

• de Janasz, S.C., & Godshalk, V.M. (2013). The role of e-mentoring in protégés’ learning and satisfaction. Group & Organization Management, 38(6): 743-774.

• de Janasz, S.C., Behson, S., Jonsen, K. & Lankau, M. (2013). Dual support for dual roles. how mentoring and work–family culture influence work–family conflict and job attitudes. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(7): 1435-1453

Teaching Interests:

• Leadership
• Negotiation (including influence, persuasion)
• Organizational behavior
• Leading organizational change
• Conflict in organizations
• Facilitation
• Extensive experience in Europe/UK, Asia, Australia, and the Americas teaching global executives