Susana Almeida Lopes
“There are no superheroes.
Organisational life, like life in society, is made up of complementarities...”
Biography
Managing Partner of SHL Portugal, Susana Almeida Lopes is recognised as one of the Most Innovative Individuals by the Financial Times.
He has over 25 years' experience in HR strategy and change management, assessment, people analytics and organisational transformation in various sectors.
She is a psychologist with a PhD in Organisational Psychology. Lecturer and researcher at ISEG.
He has led award-winning innovation projects on topics such as talent management, AI applied to people management and gender equality.
Before heading SHL, he was a member of Vieira de Almeida's Executive Committee, where he headed the Organisational Development area, VdA Academia and the Legal Analytics Bureau.
Prizes
Artificial Intelligence for forecasting performance rankings, ranked 3rd at Financial Times ranking on Most Innovative Law Firms in Managing and Developing Talent
Granted by Financial Times - Oct 2018
Best Firm for Women in Business Law in Portugal
Awarded by Europe Women in Business Law Awards - May 2018
Neuroscience approach to training, ranked 3rd at Most Innovative Law Firms in Managing and Developing Talent
Granted by Financial Times - Oct 2017
Best Talent Initiative Winner
Granted by The Lawyer - Nov 2016
The Apollo Project: Architect of Meritocracy Awards 2016 shortlisted for award
Granted by InterLaw Diversity Forum - Nov 2016
Publications
Gonçalves, C., Lopes, S.A., Correia, C., Costa, M. & Machado, M. (2025). Young talent in Portugal: The readiness of young people for the labour market. SHL Portugal [White Paper].
Lopes, S.A., Ferreira, M.D., & Raposo, S. (2024). A New Competency Framework for Strategic Talent Management in Law Firms [White Paper].
Lopes, S.A., & Henriques, P.L. (Eds) (2024). AI and Analytics in HRM [White Paper].
Lopes, S.A., Conceição, M.A., Santos, J.F., Ferreira, M.D., Sintra, J. & Lopes, J. A. (2023). Artificial intelligence applied to lawyers’ appraisals, International Journal of the Legal Profession, 30(2), 179-188.
Lopes, S.A., Henriques, P. L., & Verga Matos, P. (2023). Leveraging the Wage on Talent. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. [White Paper].
AVAILABLE HERE
Rego, C., Lopes, S.A., Henriques, P.L., Fragoso, A.O., Gonçalves, C., Português, J. (2023). Bridge Knowledge, Competences for the Future of Work in Portugal [White Paper].
Lopes, S.A., & Couto, M. (Eds.) (2022). Gender Equality in Organisations: From Return on Investment to Good Practices. Lisbon: Editora d'Ideias.
Lopes, S.A. (2022). The new labour models and gender equality. In: Lopes, S.A. & Couto, M. (Eds.). Gender Equality in Organisations: from return on investment to good practices. Lisbon: Editora d'Ideias. p. 91-106.
Lopes, S.A., Lobo, B., Montezuma, J., Henriques, P.L., Cardoso, M., Melo, M. (2021). Lar Doce Escritório [White Paper].
Lopes, S. A., Botelho, C., & Conceição, M. (2019). The knowledge we have and share: How much does it matter to performance? In Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM).
AVAILABLE HERE
Lopes, S. A., Duarte, M. E. & Lopes, J. A. (2018). Can artificial neural networks predict lawyers’ performance rankings?, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 67(9), pp. 1940-1958.
Lopes, S.A. (2016). High performers are not superheroes: bridging exclusive and inclusive talent management approaches for law firm sustainability, International Journal of the Legal Profession, 23(2), pp. 207-231.
Lopes, S.A., Sarraguça, J.M.G., Lopes, J.A. & Duarte, M.E. (2015). A new approach to talent management in law firms: integrating performance appraisal and assessment centre data, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 64(4), pp. 523-543.
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