Susan A. Murphy, MBA, PhD, is president of Business Consultants Group, Inc., based in Rancho Mirage, California. Dr. Murphy's extensive professional background combines the worlds of corporate leadership, academia, and management consulting. She has served as an executive in two Fortune 500 corporations as well as on the graduate faculty at both the University of San Francisco and Vanderbilt University. She has also provided international management consulting for 20+ years to more than 300 healthcare organizations and businesses. Dr. Murphy has been involved with opening four hospitals in the USA and the Middle East. Clients include Stanford University Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), Tenet Healthcare Corp., the U.S. Air Force, and the Medical Group Management Association.Passionate about leadership, mentoring, and teaching individuals about gender and generational differences, Dr. Murphy thrives on serving as a catalyst for breakthrough team performance. She has coauthored numerous books, including In the Company of Women; Conversations on Success; 4genR8tns: Succeeding with Colleagues, Cohorts & Customers; Leading a Multi-Generational Workforce; and LifeQ: How to Make Your LIFE Your Most Important BUSINESS. In the Company of Women, coauthored with Dr. Pat Heim, has been featured on Good Morning America, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and usatoday.com, as well as in Time magazine. The book was selected as Harvard Business School's "Book of the Month" and has been translated into several languages. Leading Successful Teams is used in many organizations including Harvard and Stanford University.As a keynote speaker, Dr. Murphy is known for her "Wit and Wisdom." Audiences everywhere appreciate her humorous style and useful techniques, as she combines research and theory with real-life experiences. She has received numerous awards for leadership and in 2004, Vanderbilt University honored Dr. Murphy with a Lifetime Achievement Award.