Susanna Rahkamo holds a PhD (Aalto University, Industrial Engineering) and a Master's degree in Food Science and Economics (University of Helsinki).[1][2] Rahkamo’s doctoral dissertation in the research field of management, organizations and work psychology examines the impact of creative thinking in the process of acquiring exceptional expertise. According to her study, six critical factors are needed in the process: questioning and playing with thought; insight; systemic application; faith in self; inner drive; and persistent work. Dr.Rahkamo offered this conclusion: Little sparks of insights appear little by little through collaboration, seeing, probing and reflecting, affecting an exclusive perspective, understanding, view and allowing holistic insights to develop. Therefore, building excellence is a collective activity merging many peoples' knowing together.[3]
Competitive Skating and Ice Show Appearances and Productions
Rahkamo competed with Petri Kokko in ice dancing winning the European Championship and World Championship silver in 1995, the World Championship bronze in 1994 and the European Championship bronze in 1993. The couple competed twice in the Olympics, in 1992 in Albertville (6th place) and in 1994 in Lillehammer (4th place). They were nine times national champions between 1987-1995. After 1995, Rahkamo and Kokko became professionals. They skated in various shows and competitions for five years until they ended their careers in Finland with the Tango Cafe tour at the end of 2000. During their professional years, the pair participated in numerous professional competitions in the United States. In the 1995-1996 season, the couple toured with the highly successful Stars on Ice show in the United States.
The couple also produced ice skating tours, shows and TV productions in Finland, Germany and the United States. Their TV series Susanna and Petri on Ice on MTV3 ran for two seasons MTV3. In 1996, the couple performed in a music video for the band Enigma. Rahkamo and Kokko left their mark on the ice dance in so many ways. The International Skating Union (ISU) commissioned them to develop a new compulsory dance from a quickstep rhythm dance they had used from 1994-99 in competitions. This Finnstep was included in the ISU program for the period 2008-2009.[4] It was ratified in June 2008 as the Finnstep at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. In the period 2020–2021, the Finnstep was also the mandatory part of short dance.
Leadership in Sport
Dr. Rahkamo was President of the Finnish Figure Skating Association from 2004 to 2014 for a total of five terms. During her presidency, Finnish figure skating was internationally successful. Three different women skaters won nine Championship medals, five of them gold. Synchronized skating also blossomed during Dr. Rahkamo’s presidency with a grand total of thirteen medals at the World championships in Synchronized Skating. During her term, Finland organized three financially and athletically successful Championships in which Laura Lepistö won the European Championship gold and Susanna Pöykiö bronze.[5] At the Synchronized World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki in 2011, Finnish teams the Rockettes brought gold and Marigold Ice Unity silver. At the end of the season, Dr. Rahkamo was successful in applying for the 2017 World Championships in Finland.
Since November 2008, she has served on the Board of the Finnish Olympic Committee and since 2012 as its Vice President. In 2014, Rahkamo was elected Chairman of the Olympic Culture and Legacy Commission of the EOC (European Olympic Committee).[6] During her term, the Commission's mission has been to promote the Olympic values. To further this mission, the Commission created the European Young Olympic Ambassadors program for young future sport leaders to engage with the European Youth Olympic Festival participants to learn about Olympic values. The fourth training program began in the summer of 2020.[7]
In 2016, Dr. Rahkamo was selected by the International Skating Union (ISU) to lead their strategic flagship project, the Development Commission. The Commission supports local and regional development projects for all three ISU disciplines (Short Track, Speed Skating, Figure Skating) in ISU member countries. Two major accomplishments are the creation of the global ISU Centers of Excellence network and the ISU e-learning.[8] In 2020 Rahkamo was appointed to the steering group of the ISU Digital Development and AI Group.[9][10]
Leadership in Business
Since 2005, Dr. Rahkamo has worked as a leadership consultant and since 2010 as a senior partner at Pertec Consulting specializing in management consulting. In the autumn of 2019, she sold Pertec Consulting Oy to Hälsa Oy. In 2021, she joined with two other partners to form Yellow Method Oy, which gathers data and insights about the creative potential of organizations.
Family
Rahkamo and Kokko married in 1995 and have two children. Rahkamo is the daughter of politician Lord Mayor of Helsinki, Kari Rahkamo.
^"Tohtoriksi väitellyt Susanna Rahkamo: Johtajuutta on harjoiteltava, "hyvän ja huippuhyvän ero on iso"".
^The Road to Exceptional Expertise and Success - A Study of the Collective Creativity of Five Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists. Aalto University. 2016. ISBN9789526071770.
^"Rahkamo ja Kokko saavat oman tanssin". 31 May 2007.
^"Laura Lepistö wins European title in front of ecstatic home audience". Helsingin Sanomat. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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Dr Susanna Rahkamo born 25 February 1965 is a Finnish former competitive figure skater sports leader and leadership consultant Susanna RahkamoRahkamo at 2011 Wordl Figure Skating Championships in Synchronized SkatingPersonal informationCountry representedFinlandBorn 1965 02 25 25 February 1965 age 57 Medal record Figure skating Ice dancingRepresenting FinlandWorld Championships1995 Birmingham Ice dancing1994 Chiba Ice dancingEuropean Championships1995 Dortmund Ice dancing1993 Helsinki Ice dancing Contents 1 Education and Research 2 Competitive Skating and Ice Show Appearances and Productions 3 Leadership in Sport 4 Leadership in Business 5 Family 6 Programs 7 Results 8 Sources 9 Elsewhere 10 External links 11 NavigationEducation and Research EditSusanna Rahkamo holds a PhD Aalto University Industrial Engineering and a Master s degree in Food Science and Economics University of Helsinki 1 2 Rahkamo s doctoral dissertation in the research field of management organizations and work psychology examines the impact of creative thinking in the process of acquiring exceptional expertise According to her study six critical factors are needed in the process questioning and playing with thought insight systemic application faith in self inner drive and persistent work Dr Rahkamo offered this conclusion Little sparks of insights appear little by little through collaboration seeing probing and reflecting affecting an exclusive perspective understanding view and allowing holistic insights to develop Therefore building excellence is a collective activity merging many peoples knowing together 3 Competitive Skating and Ice Show Appearances and Productions EditRahkamo competed with Petri Kokko in ice dancing winning the European Championship and World Championship silver in 1995 the World Championship bronze in 1994 and the European Championship bronze in 1993 The couple competed twice in the Olympics in 1992 in Albertville 6th place and in 1994 in Lillehammer 4th place They were nine times national champions between 1987 1995 After 1995 Rahkamo and Kokko became professionals They skated in various shows and competitions for five years until they ended their careers in Finland with the Tango Cafe tour at the end of 2000 During their professional years the pair participated in numerous professional competitions in the United States In the 1995 1996 season the couple toured with the highly successful Stars on Ice show in the United States The couple also produced ice skating tours shows and TV productions in Finland Germany and the United States Their TV series Susanna and Petri on Ice on MTV3 ran for two seasons MTV3 In 1996 the couple performed in a music video for the band Enigma Rahkamo and Kokko left their mark on the ice dance in so many ways The International Skating Union ISU commissioned them to develop a new compulsory dance from a quickstep rhythm dance they had used from 1994 99 in competitions This Finnstep was included in the ISU program for the period 2008 2009 4 It was ratified in June 2008 as the Finnstep at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 In the period 2020 2021 the Finnstep was also the mandatory part of short dance Leadership in Sport EditDr Rahkamo was President of the Finnish Figure Skating Association from 2004 to 2014 for a total of five terms During her presidency Finnish figure skating was internationally successful Three different women skaters won nine Championship medals five of them gold Synchronized skating also blossomed during Dr Rahkamo s presidency with a grand total of thirteen medals at the World championships in Synchronized Skating During her term Finland organized three financially and athletically successful Championships in which Laura Lepisto won the European Championship gold and Susanna Poykio bronze 5 At the Synchronized World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki in 2011 Finnish teams the Rockettes brought gold and Marigold Ice Unity silver At the end of the season Dr Rahkamo was successful in applying for the 2017 World Championships in Finland Since November 2008 she has served on the Board of the Finnish Olympic Committee and since 2012 as its Vice President In 2014 Rahkamo was elected Chairman of the Olympic Culture and Legacy Commission of the EOC European Olympic Committee 6 During her term the Commission s mission has been to promote the Olympic values To further this mission the Commission created the European Young Olympic Ambassadors program for young future sport leaders to engage with the European Youth Olympic Festival participants to learn about Olympic values The fourth training program began in the summer of 2020 7 In 2016 Dr Rahkamo was selected by the International Skating Union ISU to lead their strategic flagship project the Development Commission The Commission supports local and regional development projects for all three ISU disciplines Short Track Speed Skating Figure Skating in ISU member countries Two major accomplishments are the creation of the global ISU Centers of Excellence network and the ISU e learning 8 In 2020 Rahkamo was appointed to the steering group of the ISU Digital Development and AI Group 9 10 Leadership in Business EditSince 2005 Dr Rahkamo has worked as a leadership consultant and since 2010 as a senior partner at Pertec Consulting specializing in management consulting In the autumn of 2019 she sold Pertec Consulting Oy to Halsa Oy In 2021 she joined with two other partners to form Yellow Method Oy which gathers data and insights about the creative potential of organizations Family EditRahkamo and Kokko married in 1995 and have two children Rahkamo is the daughter of politician Lord Mayor of Helsinki Kari Rahkamo Programs EditSeason Original set pattern Original dance Free dance Exhibition1994 95 Quickstep Borsalino by Claude Bolling Yesterday A Hard Day s Night by The Beatles The Psalm 12th century church music 1993 94 Rhumba Tabooby Don Ralke La Strada by Nino Rota Primavera Portena by Astor Piazzolla1992 93 Viennese Waltz Wein Weib und Gesang by Johann Strauss II Valse triste by Jean Sibelius1991 92 Polka Sakkijarven polkka Memoires by Rene Aubry1990 91 Blues Symphony No 6 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky1989 90 Samba Primavera Portena by Astor PiazzollaResults EditInternationalEvent 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95Olympics 6th 4thWorlds 20th 20th 13th 6th 7th 5th 4th 3rd 2ndEuropeans 18th 18th 15th 12th 7th 8th 6th 3rd 4th 1stSkate America 2ndSkate Canada 1stInt de Paris 3rdGolden Spin 6thMoscow News 14thPiruetten 1stNationalFinnish Champ 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1stSources Edit Women Leaders Program Tohtoriksi vaitellyt Susanna Rahkamo Johtajuutta on harjoiteltava hyvan ja huippuhyvan ero on iso The Road to Exceptional Expertise and Success A Study of the Collective Creativity of Five Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists Aalto University 2016 ISBN 9789526071770 Rahkamo ja Kokko saavat oman tanssin 31 May 2007 Laura Lepisto wins European title in front of ecstatic home audience Helsingin Sanomat 26 January 2009 Retrieved 29 March 2011 Commissions the European Olympic Committees EYOA Brochure PDF ISU eLearning Development International Skating Union Communication No 2310 ISU Development ProgramElsewhere EditYle s Living Archive Rahkamo and Kokko leave the iceExternal links EditCare to Ice Dance Rahkamo amp Kokko at the Wayback Machine archived September 26 2007 Finnish Figure Skating Association STLL Maxilla Oy Rahkamo s consulting workNavigation Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susanna Rahkamo amp oldid 1132429907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
