Sandra has signed with Stargazer Publishing Company to publish her new book, The DNA of the Resilient Organization.    Due out in March, 2013, The DNA of the Resilient Organization is the latest title in Stargazer Publishing's new line of educational business books for both large and small organizations. Sandra's book will be available in print… Continue reading Sandra’s Official Book Cover!!

Sandra Suran presented the first speech focused on her new book to the Christian Chamber of Commerce of Oregon on October 17, 2012.  The presentation, "Achieve Organizational Resilience With A Collective Heartbeat," included the benefits of achieving resilience, as well as the practical and effective way of achieving it: One Change, One Challenge at a Time. Resilience: … Continue reading Christian Chamber of Commerce Speech

I experienced a wondrous event yesterday - watching the unpacking and assembly of NASA's new Hubble Space telescope exhibits for the Washington County Museum (WCM).  It is an incredible exhibit, very interactive and truly awesome!  NASA engineers have been working on the exhibit since last week; photographers and reporters were there yesterday to capture the… Continue reading Washington County’s Space Coup!

A recent USA Today article, “In a Tourist’s Wildest Dreams”, describes a forgotten country -Guyana(pka British Guiana). It is larger than the UK but last year had only 2,500 tourists. It is the least touristed country in the world according to a National Geographic article last year. It has the largest tract of unspoiled rain… Continue reading The Forgotten Country – My Roots

Now available...Read the Executive Summary of Sandra's book on http://www.resiliencedna.com.  

Fear of failure, by both executives and consultants, has diminished the possibility for many organizations to make major advances and to achieve stellar growth, especially for those with external “evaluators”, e.g. Boards, voters, stockholders, funders. That’s the implication of an article in the April issue of Atlantic Monthly, “Peak Intel: How So-Called Strategic Intelligence Actually Makes Us Dumber”, by… Continue reading The Decline of Strategic Decision Making

For information about  The DNA of the Resilient Organization  Visit  www.resiliencedna.com  for book summary, table of  contents and much more!  

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Katherine Martin, award winning screenwriter and magazine editor, completed her third book on courage just before she died in 2004. Having known and worked with Katherine, I could not read the book in 2004 and just recently completed it. It is phenomenal –more potent and personal than her first two books about ordinary people who… Continue reading Those Who Dare

An incredible 1st time experience recently - I climbed to the top of Tom Dick Harry Mountain. Only 5100 feet but my first mountain. It is remarkable - LocalHikes rates it a 5* hike for scenery. At its peak, you stand face to face with the highest mountain in Oregon, majestic 11,240 feet Mount Hood,… Continue reading A Lifetime 1st – I Climbed a Mountain!