Snapshots of life, work, and fun people I enjoy working with.
With the Executive MBA class of 2023. I teach two courses in the EMBA - a course on Brave Conversations and a course on Leadership and Teamwork.
With the Management of Technology MBA class of 2023. I teach a course on Leadership in the Technology Driven Organization.
Boston, 2012. On the freedom trail with colleagues from the Academy of Management Career Division.
Shanghai, 2012. With Douglas Tim Hall, teaching leadership for the Boston University International MBA.
New Zealand, 2005. Gig at the University of Victoria. Fun times. I still bleed as a musician and enjoy spontaneous jams.
My colleagues in behavioral and organizational science at Claremont Graduate University - (from the left) Jeanne Nakamura, Tiffany Berry, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Tarek Azzam, Rebecca Reichard, Jason T. Siegel, William Crano, Kathy Pezdek, Allen Omoto, Michael Hogg, Eusabio Alvaro, Leslie Fierro, Stewart Donaldson, Michelle Bligh, and Kendall Cotton Bronk.
Thanksgiving dinner with graduate students at Claremont Graduate University.
Talent Science Lab - a research group that I started with PhD students at Claremont Graduate University.
The most meaningful award that I have received, and one that I will always cherish.
My academic mentors & PhD committee: (from the left) Professor Colin Fisher, Shoshana Dobrow Riza (joining us via SKYPE from London), Kathy Kram (my dissertation chair), and Douglas T. Hall.
My son, O, inspires me to get out and get moving. He's a cub scout and we enjoy scouting as a way of life.
I love summer in British Columbia. Stand up paddle boarding is one of my favorite summer activities. I also enjoy stand up comedy. Going with the flow and falling over.
This picture is of my grandmother. She was a pioneer for women in the martial arts and a working mum who raised 8 children. My grandparents were educators and started a school to provide affordable education for working adults. Their passion for education continues to inspire me.