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Edward Lawler III
Director, CEO
Edward Lawler IIINo society can provide its members with a high quality of life unless it has effective organizations.
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Gerry Ledford
Senior Research Scientist
Gerald E. Ledford, Jr.CEO is a unique organization, distinguished by its emphasis on excellence in both scholarship and practice. Practice informs our theories and our research informs management practice.
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Denise Avink
Northrop Grumman
Denise AvinkI find that I apply the theory and principles learned in the HCEO certificate classes in my day-to-day work, whether it's through the development of a new initiative or asking tough questions.
Manager, HR, Northrop Grumman
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John W. Boudreau
Research Director
John W. BoudreauThe strategic advantages from talent and organization effectiveness will emerge not only through better HR and Organization Development programs, but increasingly through better decision frameworks used by all organization leaders.
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Jay A. Conger
Senior Research Scientist
Jay A. CongerWhat it takes to be an effective leader - building world class talent management approaches, and leading corporate boards.
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Alec R. Levenson
Senior Research Scientist
Alec R. LevensonIncreasing the alignment between strategy, job design and human capital...creating better results for both organizations and their people.
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Lacey Leone McLaughlin
Director, Executive Education
Lacey Leone McLaughlinThe goal of our learning programs is to bring together theory and practice in a way that is relevant, useful, and actionable.
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Susan A. Mohrman
Senior Research Scientist
Susan A. MohrmanHave we created organizations that reduce our effectiveness as a community and a society–and can we find the will to change?
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Theresa M. Welbourne
Research Professor
Theresa M. WelbourneCEO does global research with forward thinking business leaders who want to stay ahead of the competition.
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Christopher G. Worley
Senior Research Scientist
Christopher G. WorleyThe Center's organization design and change research is some of the best in the world. It is recognized and applied by managers and consultants, and is widely cited by other researchers.
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Ian V. Ziskin
Executive in Residence
Ian V. ZiskinCEO has been a great partner for many years and is a leader in delivering leading edge HR and Organization Effectiveness research and related development tools with very practical applications.
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Gerry Ledford presenting on Performance Management for i4cp
Jun 13, 2013Gerry Ledford will be presenting at i4cp's Performance Management Virtual Working Session on Thursday, June 20. Click here for details. Performance management in high-performance companies is driven by a strategic purpose: to engage all of the organization's talent in gathering...
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2013 Susan G. Cohen Doctoral Research Award
Jun 5, 2013The 2013 winner of the Susan G. Cohen Doctoral Research Award in Organization Design, Effectiveness, and Change is: Pekka Vahtera, University of Leeds Knowledge Flows in Global Virtual Teams: A Network Perspective. Congratulations to Pekka! The Susan G. Cohen Research...
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The Agility Factor
Apr 24, 2013Published in Strategy-Business Magazine Thomas Williams, Christopher G. Worley, and Edward E. Lawler III A few large companies in every industry show consistently superior profitability relative to their peers, and they all have one thing in common: a highly developed...
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The Physics of Talent
Apr 19, 2013CEO's John Boudreau's latest post in Talent Management addresses They Physics of Talent. How do HR practices affect organizational performance? Decades of research has explored this question, and a simple framework can help leaders understand the results. Being more evidence-based...
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Negative Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation: More Smoke Than Fire
Apr 19, 2013CEO's Gerry Ledford recently published an article in World at Work Journal, "Negative Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation: More Smoke Than Fire." A recurring theme in the popular management literature is that extrinsic rewards diminish intrinsic motivation, and...
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Welcome to our newest Human Capital and Effective Organizations (HCEO) Certificate Program Participants!
Apr 17, 2013TERRI RYAN is Manager, Human Resources, for the Dreyer's Ice Cream division of Nestlé USA. In this role, she serves as HR business partner to the division's corporate functions which include marketing, category management, shopper marketing, pricing, legal, and HR....
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