Current Projects & Social Media

I am the manager of Linked:HR, a very large group on LinkedIn for HR professionals (over 500,000 members around the world). 

Recently, I started a group for Big Five practitioners and HR professionals interested in applications of the Five Factor Model in the workplace and in educational settings.

Visit the Big Five Group Resource Page

Visit the Big Five Group on LinkedIn

I have recently had the opportunity to record a series of interviews - "Voices" - for Linked:HR. The first interview was recorded with Professor Jim Kouzes on July 18.The second interview was recorded with Daniel Pink on October 7.

Visit the Voices Page

My research interests involve personality in the workplace, relationships between personality and employee engagement, and the "case in point" method for teaching leadership and change. 

• In collaboration with Dr. Anne Christo-Baker (Purdue University), I have recently completed an article on the the personalities of HR professionals. The article is currently under review.
• Dr. Christo-Baker (Purdue University), Dr. Amy Vaughan (Drake University), and I are currently writing an article on the emotional engagement of HR professionals. The article - tentatively called "A Path to Passion" - reports on a path analysis linking the five personality traits, three psychological conditions of engagement (meaningfulness, safety, and availability) and emotional engagement. 
• In collaboration with Dr. Elaine Smith-Bright (Drake University) I am analyzing the experiences of undergraduate students at Wright State University in a "case in point" class on leadership.