about me

Exploring the organizational systems, conditions, and support structures that influence trust, contribution, performance, workforce integration, and retention

I recently completed my Ph.D. in Organization and Management: Leadership. My research explored leadership support, workforce integration, employee experience, and organizational performance, with a particular focus on how military veterans experience the transition from military service to civilian employment.

The findings led me to a broader question: Why do leadership development efforts often fail to produce the organizational outcomes leaders expect? I believe the answer may not be leadership itself, but the organizational conditions that shape how employees experience leadership.

I am currently developing a body of work focused on the organizational systems, conditions, and support structures that influence trust, contribution, performance, workforce integration, and retention. The research may be complete, but the exploration is just beginning.

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