Graduate Alumni Focus | Susan L. Glover, DOL'20

"The doctoral program, my professors and cohort colleagues have helped me understand leading myself, living my passion and given me the ability to work with others to find the same joy."

Susan L. Glover, DOL'20

Graduation Year

2020

Program

Organizational Leadership (Doctorate)

Department

Education

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04/15/2025

Susan Glover is founder and CEO of Tour de Force Partners.  Her goal is to bring 25 years of executive leadership experience and her studies in organizational leadership at Hood College to create positive change in leaders and their organization’s performance. Glover also serves as a vice president and senior consultant with HealthSearch Partners.

She previously served as the chief quality officer for Adventist HealthCare and has served on several boards focused on quality, safety, and prevention of domestic violence and abuse, including serving as the chair of the Maryland Patient Safety Center. She currently serves on the Generation Hope Board and is a founding member of Champions for Children.

Glover’s passion for organizational effectiveness, leadership and governance inspired her studies at Hood College.  As an author and CEO, she now focuses on creating positive change for leaders and their team’s performance.

Susan recently authored her first Book Kinected A Guide for Optimizing Leadership Performance, Effectiveness, and Joy from the Inside Out

Why did you choose Hood College?

I chose Hood College because of the reputation for excellence, Professor Kathleen Bands, Ph.D, and the in-person cohort style of learning. The careful selection of the composition of each cohort was also a major plus for me.

How has it helped your career?

The doctoral program, my professors and cohort colleagues have helped me understand leading myself, living my passion and given me the ability to work with others to find the same joy. Specifically, starting my leadership and organizational effectiveness consulting practice and writing my first book.

What did you enjoy about Hood College?

I enjoyed my fellow doctoral colleagues and our time together on Saturdays. We would take walks and go to lunch, do projects together, debate and learn from each other. We were a team that was there to win.

Do you have a favorite memory?

Our Zoom calls to prepare for group projects. One night was dog night. Everyone brought their dog to the work session. We really got to know each other, as we were virtually in each other’s home.

Tell us more about your book.

If you are looking for a new perspective on the unique connection and intersection between personal balance and your ability to effectively lead other people, then this book will give you insights and actions you can take to accelerate your ability to influence the culture of an organization and achieve excellent performance personally and professionally.

You will understand the importance of your body’s kinetic chain and its relevance to the kinetic chain of an organization. As a nurse, healthcare performance executive, leadership scholar, and a balance and health zealot, I will share my knowledge, experience and others’ stories.

My journey studying leadership and organizational alignment in my doctoral program enabled me to understand the connection of leading yourself first, then others. You will be motivated to make practical changes to start the journey to being an effective leader of yourself and others.

Be the chief culture officer of your life and your organization. Get “Kinected.”

Any other information/fun facts you would like to add?

I am a second-generation native of the Washington, D.C., area and now reside in southwest Florida with my husband Rich. We enjoy everything outdoors, including golf, beach and bocce. I am a yoga enthusiast and foodie, and I value quiet time. I founded Tour de Force Partners in 2022 and now enjoy living what I have learned and write about in my book.

Favorite Leadership Quote: “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.” -Ronald Reagan

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