Why the future is…funny? (TEDx Zurich talk)

Wow! I’m incredibly grateful for the organizers, coaches, hosts, translators, 100(ish) volunteers and folks behind the scenes, 800(ish) attendees (including some of my family, team, and friends!), and 9 other speakers who bravely shared their big ideas at a very inclusive TEDx Zurich yesterday! What a powerful and unforgettable experience with loads of creative and inspiring ideas and individuals.

In my 12-min. talk, I wove a narrative through my years of research on diversity, (social) sustainability, and humor—condensed into 3 key points—pointing to why the future is (or rather should be) funny.

***Want to know more? Check out the video here.***

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New [team member] in 2022!

I’m delighted to announce that we’ll be adding a new post-doc this year:

Mihwa Seong just defended her PhD at Ivey Business School (Canada) after a master’s in Statistics (Western in Canada) and a bachelor’s in International Business & Economics (Ewha in South Korea). Mihwa is more centrally a critical scholar or feminist entrepreneurship scholar (and she will have a dual affiliation with Amanda Shantz at IFPM). Mihwa formerly worked for the Ministry of Justice and Forbes (South Korea). Nicole joins us on June 1 in St.Gallen and Mihwa joins us on July 1 (first virtually from Canada, then in-person from January 2023).

Eugenia and I are truly excited to add such a talent to our team with such a stellar scholar. Mihwa will be a valuable addition to our team and to the CCDI.

We're hiring leadership scholars!

 

In this position, you will conceptualize, implement, and conduct innovative, multimethod studies (e.g., field surveys, lab and behavioral experiments, panel data) to investigate the effects of leaders’ behaviors on employee health, well-being, and performance, as well as exploring new forms of modern leadership (e.g., leadership duos, shared and part-time models) and how technology can facilitate diversity and leadership. You will have the opportunity to program and optimize experiments, analyze data, present findings at national and international conferences, and write scientific manuscripts. We are looking for someone who is comfortable presenting ideas to both scientific and non-scientific audiences and open to teach students, researchers, and/or executives.

We offer an experienced, international supervision team combining award-winning expertise in leadership research with business economics and psychology (Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus, Dr. Jamie Gloor). You will work in a collaborative environment in a truly interdisciplinary team that fosters an open-minded, participative, and friendly work atmosphere. Finally, we will facilitate your scientific creativity and independence, while supporting your scientific development, career goals, and professional network.

If this interests you and if you have relevant qualifications, review our job ad. If you know someone who could be interested feel free to share the job ad with them. We also have 3 other open positions on leadership + social neuroscience or leadership + educational technologies, which you can find here.