“Sandy Costa upsets stereotypes of CEOs by his deep humanity, obvious affection for his people and hopeful insights for living... He is open to his own emotions, explicit in his human analysis and wise in his understanding of relationships... His life-view reflects a healthy understanding of God's creation and opens our hearths to seek how we might best serve in our leading”…” (Reviewers praise Sandy’s leadership and healthy management…see testimonials)
Here is how his nontraditional leadership qualities played out on a global corporate stage…
As president and chief operating officer of Quintiles Transnational Corp. Sandy Costa was responsible for all operating divisions, as well as worldwide business development.
During his nearly six years in this role, The corporation’s annual revenues rose from approx. 90 million to 1.6 billion and net income rose from approximately 6.7 million to 109 million that is 80% and 81% compounded annual growth rates respectively. During the extraordinary growth he also over saw the successful integration of over 40 acquisitions ranging in value up to 1.7 billion. Also during his watch the company’s employee base increased from approximately 1,000 to 20,000 worldwide and from just 17 offices in 9 countries to over 135 offices in 31 countries.
The man who played a significant role of something of this order while creating a caring culture of loyal happy workers has something the business world needs to hear immediately.
A richly experienced and entertaining speaker Sandy shares his powerful relational discoveries for leaders in all his talks and in his book “Humanity at Work Encouraging Spirit, Achievement and Truth to Flourish in the Workplace.
No other leader could have written this book, no other leader can awaken your audience to their best leadership potential like Sandy.