Susie served for 17 years as an Officer in the Royal Navy, where she was a Marine Engineer. After a service career that took her all over the world working on frigates and Aircraft carriers, she retired from the Navy and moved into the private sector, working in oil and gas. From there she moved to the charity sector where she worked as head of external relations for the veterans residences association. After 14 years there, she recently took up the position of Veteran’s Commissioner for Scotland. A public appointment that sees her responsible for the welfare and support for all British military veterans living in Scotland, of whom there are somewhere in the region of 250,000. In her role as Commissioner, Susie holds the Scottish Government and public services to account on how their policies and decisions impact the interests of Veterans.

Expect to hear about:

• Nested teams on a Navy ship
• Dealing with unexpected change and uncertainty
• Maintaining a sense of humour in a team
• Achieving unity of purpose, and
• Why teams don’t work in industry

Something to Share
Susie’s ‘Pass it on’ resource is Nelson: A Personal History, by Christopher Hibbert

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nelson-Personal-History-Christopher-Hibbert/dp/0201408007

Thanks for listening!

Music by Tom Farrington