I study the inherent tension between managing both employee performance and potential misconduct. The dilemma for firms is how to design organizational policies that increase productivity without accelerating the unethical behavior that often accompanies it. I am Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science and former Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. I advise software startups, major service and manufacturing corporations, non-profits, and government agencies. I am a five-time cancer survivor, which deeply informs my work on integrating the principles of great management into improving health outcomes.

speaking engagement

I speak on the tension between employee ethics and productivity at conferences and corporate events, as well as on my own experiences channeling management principles into tackling personal health crises.

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research

My research focuses on how firms can design policies to manage the tension between employee performance and misconduct. I also study the relationship between health and management practice and the complexity of designing incentives.

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