Suzanne Bates (born January 11, 1956) is an American
business consultant A business consultant (from Latin ''consultare'', "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice or service in a particular area such as security (electronic or physical), management, accountancy, law, human resources, m ...
and Coaching#Executive coaching, executive coach based in Wellesley, Massachusetts who is regarded as an authority on executive communication.
[JOANN S. LUBLIN, Oct. 16, 2011, Wall Street Journal]
High Aspirations? Get to Know the Board
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...executives often don't know how to get noticed by directors because "they have few opportunities to present or interact in a social setting," says Boston executive coach Suzanne Bates,..."[Boston.com]
The Top Ten Most Memorable TV Bosses
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...Former TV anchor and the author of ... Suzanne Bates, ... list of the "Top 10 memorable TV bosses." ..."[June 4, 2004, Boston.com]
How well does your boss communicate?
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...every time you open your mouth you're auditioning for leadership, said Suzanne Bates..."[Sue Shallenbarger, June 11, 2013, Wall Street Journal]
Is Too Much Eye Contact Creepy?
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...Eye contact is a sign of respect and attentiveness, says Suzanne Bates, chief executive of Bates Communications, a Wellesley, Mass.-based firm that offers executive coaching and communications consulting..."[Melanie Nayer, September 11, 2005, Boston Globe]
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...Bates, who offers executive coaching and professional training to corporations, said job seekers are so concerned about how they are going to answer the questions they don't focus enough on what questions they should ask...." She wrote two books on business communications which were described as bestsellers.
[Cindy Cantrell, Shivaji Mudambi, February 16, 2012, Boston.com]
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "...wo-time, best-selling business author Suzanne Bates of Wellesley recently celebrated the release of her third book,..." She worked as an on-air reporter and anchor for television stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Tampa Bay, Florida, Tampa and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
[ In 2000, Bates started her consulting firm, Bates Communications, to coach business executives in matters related to executive communication.][JAY CRIDLIN, St. Petersburg Times, May 28, 2002]
Undersea pursuits; adieu to anchoring
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "..WFLA-Ch. 8 anchor ... Philadelphia in the mid 1980s... WBZ-TV in Boston... She founded her own media consulting firm, Bates Communications Inc.... Wellesley, Mass. ...." Her firm advises clients such as Fidelity Investments, Raytheon, Dow Chemical, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Bates was born in Danville, Illinois and received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. She is an avid gardener.[May 29, 1994, The New York Times]
Boston's Private Gardens Briefly Open Their Doors to the Public
Retrieved April 23, 2015, "..."The best part of it is getting to peek into people's houses and look behind the walls," said Suzanne Bates, a television newscaster who is starting her own garden ..."
Publications
* ''Speak like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results'', McGraw-Hill Education, 2005,
* ''Motivate like a CEO: Communicate Your Strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act'', McGraw-Hill Education, 2009,
* ''Discover Your CEO Brand: Secrets to Embracing and Maximizing Your Unique Value as a Leader'', McGraw-Hill Education, 2012,
* ''All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence'', McGraw-Hill Education, 2016,
References
External links
Bates Communications, Inc.
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1956 births
Living people
Business speakers
Television anchors from Tampa, Florida
People from Danville, Illinois
People from Wellesley, Massachusetts
American management consultants
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American businesswomen
Journalists from Illinois
American women television journalists
21st-century American women