Collaborative Intelligence
Getting to Yes: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Women, Negotiation and Power
Keynotes and Public Speaking
Host: The Peacebuilding Podcast
About Susan Coleman
Susan’s passion is to support people, organizations and entire societies to build common ground and resolve conflict. Her two areas of focus are women’s empowerment, as she believes this is central to planetary peace, and providing the best collaborative change strategies. She has over 30 years of experience working from war zones to board rooms with people from all continents. Her “tools of the trade” include coaching, team coaching, mediation, large group facilitation, training in collaborative negotiation skills, expertise in intercultural communication, assessments, public speaking and podcasting.
Susan established the United Nations first programs on negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution and a similar program at Columbia University in New York City.
Susan has worked in Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and many others…
Projects & Services
Processes to ‘Get to Yes’ – Susan mixes applied processes and training to build consensus and common ground for leaders, teams and systems. She has worked with tens of thousands around the world in best practices in negotiation, intercultural communication and mediation and the most up-to-date methodologies for organizational and systems collaboration and conflict resolution.
Women, Negotiation and Power – Never before has it been so imperative for the health of our human community and planet that women find their voices and step into their leadership. Negotiation and influencing skills are key to their success. It’s about both behavioral and mindset transformation.
Keynotes & Public Speaking – Susan provides inspired keynotes and public speaking on topics such as “Igniting Women: The Pathway to Planetary Peace & Sustainability", "Women, Negotiation & Power”, Collaborative Leadership” and more…
The Peacebuilding Podcast: From Conflict to Common Ground – As Creator and co- host, Susan interviews today’s most innovative, courageous and out-of-the-box thinkers on how to build consensus and common ground across the divides of worldview, culture and difference.
Susan's Clients
Susan has worked in over 30 countries with tens of thousands of people in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. She has worked with the United Nations worldwide; the governments of the United States, Colombia, Afghanistan, Ghana, Denmark, and Switzerland; financial services organizations such as American Express, Citibank and General Atlantic; other global companies such as Schering Pharmaceuticals & John Hardy; many educational institutions such as Columbia University, the City University of New York & New York University; and many smaller partnerships, family groups and teams.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
-Albert Einstein
Getting To Yes
As master negotiator, mediator, coach, facilitator and organization development consultant, Susan uses the most up-to-date methodologies to support human systems to create collaborative cultures, identify a common and compelling vision, resolve conflict, reduce bias and pre-judgement, improve intercultural and intergender understanding and respect, and lean in to difficult conversations.
Women are the greatest untapped natural resource on the planet.
— Regena Thomashauer
The Key to Peace: Global Women's Leadership
Susan blends deep skills in organizational change consulting, collaborative negotiation, and her own ongoing journey of empowerment to create inspired workshops for women. Her offerings currently include Empowered Leadership for Women (with Sophia Haeri); Negotiation: A Woman’s Art; and Public Speaking engagements.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
— Peter Drucker
