Vicki Hess

Vicki Hess: Profile

Vicki is passionate about working with forward-thinking organizations to develop fully engaged employees and leaders, who in turn deliver remarkable business results.

A highly-regarded speaker, author, facilitator and consultant, Vicki is an expert in employee engagement, team dynamics, and workforce and leadership development, with more than 25 years of hands-on business experience. A registered nurse, she also has more than a decade of experience working in the healthcare industry.

Vicki is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the speaking profession’s international standard for platform skill. In 2011 and 2012, Speaking.com named Vicki a ”Top 5 Healthcare Speaker" and in 2012 she was one of the top overall vote-getters across ten different topic ranges.

Vicki holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development from Towson University and was an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Business for five years.

Vicki’s professional experiences and original workplace research led her to develop her proprietary Professional Paradise™ concept and proven SHIFT™ methodology for permanently changing unproductive thought patterns, actions and habits.

Vicki is the author of SHIFT to Professional Paradise: 5 Steps to Less Stress, More Energy & Remarkable Results at Work and the The Nurse Manager’s Guide to Hiring, Firing & Inspiring. She is also a regular contributor to the Baltimore Business Journal and NurseTogether.com.