Experience
Steve uses data science to help leaders and organizations increase their effectiveness. Steve’s past work with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has involved the design and validation of the Return on Leadership Learning survey as well as CCL’s Global Trend Research of 25,000 Leader Challenges.
Prior to joining CCL, Steve was a researcher with Design Interactive in Orlando, FL where he was principal investigator and/or technical lead of several U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Homeland Security research and development contracts. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Personnel Review, and Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice as well as popular practitioner outlets such as Nurse Leader, Training Industry Magazine, and Talent Economy.
Current Role
Steve is a Senior Research Scientist within Global Research and Evaluation. In this role, he provides services that help accelerate return on leadership development investment including an employee engagement solution called E4.
He is also the project manager for a CCL research project called the Future of Leader Assessment that is focused on learning how three key trends (big data and analytics, virtual coaching tools, and user-driven assessment) can enhance assessment for development.
Areas of Expertise
Employee Engagement, Empathy, Feedback, Leadership Development Evaluation, Leader Assessment
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational psychology from Florida Institute of Technology; M.S. in Industrial/Organizational psychology from Florida Institute of Technology; B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Connecticut
Professional Affiliations
Steve’s professional affiliations include Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and North Carolina Industrial/Organizational Psychologists’ Group.
Select CCL Publications
- Improving Employee Engagement: The E4 Solution for Leaders
- Busting Myths about Feedback: What Leaders Should Know
- How Bosses Can Make or Break Leadership Development Efforts
- CCL’s Global Trend Research of 25,000 Leader Challenges
- Future of Assessment #12: Where Do We Go From Here? Keeping Up with the Joneses!
Curriculum Vitae
From his applied work with CCL clients, Steve publishes findings and lessons learned in both academic and popular press outlets to advance the understanding, practice, and development of leaders for the benefit of society worldwide. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Personnel Review, and Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice as well as popular practitioner outlets such as in Nurse Leader, Training Industry Magazine, and Talent Economy.
Select External Publications
- How empathic concern helps leaders in providing negative feedback: A two-study examination
- Holding Leaders Accountable During 360⁰ Feedback
- Marrying Personality and Job Resources and their Effect on Engagement via Critical Psychological States
- How Displaying Empathic Emotion may Differentially Predict Likelihood of Derailment for Male and Female Leaders in Australia
Honors, Awards, and Grants
- Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Principal Investigator, $80,000 USD, October, 2015.
- Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Principal Investigator, $80,000 USD, July, 2015.
- Journal of Management Development Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2015.
- Top 5 Poster Presentation at IOOB conference in Orlando, FL, 2012.
