Deanna Sullivan
Deanna educates, entertains and motivates participants to achieve their personal and professional goals.
An internationally recognized speaker, author and trainer, Deanna Sullivan has made it her mission to ensure education is effective as well as fun. Her most popular topics are ethics, fraud, leadership and communications. Her goal for every session is to educate, entertain and motivate the participants to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Deanna has a diverse background ranging from auditing and accounting to consulting and training. She was a partner in Arthur Andersen’s Risk Consulting Practice and earlier in her career, responsible for international and operational auditing at Enron Corp in Houston and Maxus Energy (formerly Diamond Shamrock Corporation) in Dallas. She currently serves as Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) Annual Conference which attracts 1,200 participants and delivers training courses for the IIA globally.
Deanna is certified to teach ethics for Texas CPAs and is also a Certified Ziglar Legacy Trainer and a DISC Behavior Analyst. Zig Ziglar was her hero so she is delighted to be able to help carry his message around the world.
Entertaining education is a passion of Deanna’s, so she uses her spare time to teach a Bible Study class at Second Baptist Church and speak to businesses and schools for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
An internationally recognized speaker, author and trainer, Deanna Sullivan has made it her mission to ensure education is effective as well as fun. Her most popular topics are ethics, fraud, leadership and communications. Her goal for every session is to educate, entertain and motivate the participants to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Deanna has a diverse background ranging from auditing and accounting to consulting and training. She was a partner in Arthur Andersen’s Risk Consulting Practice and earlier in her career, responsible for international and operational auditing at Enron Corp in Houston and Maxus Energy (formerly Diamond Shamrock Corporation) in Dallas. She currently serves as Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) Annual Conference which attracts 1,200 participants and delivers training courses for the IIA globally.
Deanna is certified to teach ethics for Texas CPAs and is also a Certified Ziglar Legacy Trainer and a DISC Behavior Analyst. Zig Ziglar was her hero so she is delighted to be able to help carry his message around the world.
Entertaining education is a passion of Deanna’s, so she uses her spare time to teach a Bible Study class at Second Baptist Church and speak to businesses and schools for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Ethics and Integrity – It's a Matter of Choice
In today’s environment organizations and individuals are faced with new and significant decisions that pose difficult ethical dilemmas. While ethics and integrity have been touted for decades, turbulent times can turn these critical culture components into merely buzzwords. A recent survey showed 60% of employees do not believe management operates with integrity and 30% of respondents said they would behave unethically to enhance their career progression. If faced with...
Communicating Confidently for Success
Research shows that over 70% of a person’s success in business is attributable to their ability to communicate with others. Yet what percentage of our training time do we typically spend improving our interpersonal skills? This session focuses on developing and enhancing both written and oral communication techniques which are critical for success in business and in life. Understand your communication style, how you are perceived by others, and what you can do to enhance...
Are You Tolerating the Zombies? Enhancing Engagement in Your Organization
According to a recent Gallup Poll, only 3 out of 10 workers are engaged in the work that they do. This means that in the typical organization, 7 out of 10 employees, managers, etc., are doing just enough to get by. No more, no less. Lack of engagement seems to be the zombie in the room everyone is ignoring. What about your organization and your own team. Are they pedaling at the front of the bicycle or coasting in the back. Don’t let these zombies curtail your...
Successful Leadership Through Influence
Today, most leaders must achieve their priorities and objectives collaboratively with and through people over whom they have no direct or positional authority. These non-positional leadership situations require that leaders use the only
“authority” available to them: influence. This course will focus on techniques for developing your executive presence, building credibility and trust, and improving your capacity to influence and persuade. The course will benefit leaders at all...
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