ABOUT
Dr. Suzanne Doyle-Morris
I'm an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) with a PhD from the University of Cambridge focusing on women in Engineering.
For 25 years, as a consultant, I've partnered with the largely all male Boards of major organisations, such as NATS, Old Mutual Group, Pinsent Masons, William Grant and Sons, EDP (Energias de Portugal), Essity (Sweden) and the Faculty of Advocates.
This intensive and wide-ranging consultancy work was to help improve inclusion and more specifically progress more women and people from under-represented backgrounds into their highest level roles.
More specifically, I've coached senior women in STEM fields—Directors, VPs, and C-suite leaders who've discovered that reaching the top is just the beginning.
My coaching clients certainly don't lack competence, intelligence, or work ethic.
What they need is strategic partnership over sustained time, accountability that drives implementation, and a confidential space to navigate the challenges no one warns you about at senior levels.
My Coaching Approach
With my coaching clients, despite three best-selling books, I don't give off the shelf advice. In our live coaching conversations, I ask questions tailored to your specific situation—questions that help you discover your own solutions.
This emerges naturally from our discussion as I listen to what you're saying and notice what you're not saying. When you discover the insight yourself through our conversation, you actually implement it.
This isn't about building confidence; it's about getting credit for the competence you already have, navigating difficult stakeholders, and positioning yourself strategically for the roles you want. This is what gives evidence-based confidence that you can the more easily rely upon.
80% of my clients get promoted, secure stretch roles or get significant career enhancements within 12 months.
Some have coaching funded by their employers; increasingly, senior women choose to invest in themselves directly for complete confidentiality and autonomy over their development.
Background
✦ PhD, University of Cambridge (focus on women in Engineering)
✦ ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) — the highest coaching credential
✦ 25 years coaching women in technology, academic sciences, engineering, and IT
✦ Three best-selling books on women's leadership
✦ 20+ years speaking at major corporations globally
What Makes This Different
I've spent two decades focused on women's progression; and most often women in STEM.
I understand the specific challenges of being the only woman in technical meetings, the politics of engineering cultures, and the double standards that too often punish competent women for displaying confidence.
However, ask any of my clients - we never focus on a 'woe is me' narrative.
Rather we concentrate on what they can do and how to efficiently improve tough situations; so those challenges are better handled the next time around.
This is a 12-session partnership, not a quick fix. We most often meet monthly by video call. In our live conversations, my clients set their own goals and homework—conversations they want to have, relationships they want to improve, stakeholder maps they want to build.
These emerge from our discussion as we explore what's actually holding them back.
The accountability comes from their own insights, not my primarily my assignments.
My Speaking
I've been told "I never knew someone with a PhD could be so funny." My talks combine research credibility with practical, and often humorous insights.
Topics on which I speak include the competence paradox, resilience, inclusion, and authentic profile-raising—all designed to engage mixed-gender audiences and create real behavior change.
Why I Do This Work
Women in technology with 10-20 years of experience leave the industry at twice the rate of men.
Not because they lack competence, but because workplaces fail to recognize and reward it.
I help women get the recognition they've earned and help organizations retain the talent they can't afford to lose.
