Leader Self-Talk, Effectiveness and Strain

To successfully lead organizations, individuals first must be able to lead themselves, and internal dialogues known as self-talk resides at the heart of this process. Self-talk has been defined as, "dialogue through which the individual interprets feelings and perceptions, regulates and changes evaluations and convictions, and gives him/herself instructions and reinforcement". Three studies will be discussed in this presentation. Given the observed pattern of findings supporting the importance of self-talk, a research agenda is forwarded along with a set of implications for practitioners.

Biography: Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg is a Professor and Director of Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA. He has over 70 publications and over 50 invited addresses/colloquiums addressing issues such as team effectiveness, leadership, employee well-being, meetings at work, and organizational assessment. He is the Editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology and the Talent Management Essentials book series.  Key professional leadership roles have included Program Chair for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and elected Science and Research Officer (SIOP).  Awards and honours include receiving the SIOP Distinguished Service Award, Psi Chi Professor of the Year Award, Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and receiving the BGSU Master Teacher Award. Some places he has been a visiting scholar include The University of Sheffield (England), The University of Zurich (Switzerland), The University of Tel Aviv (Israel), Technion University (Israel), Concordia University (Canada) the University of Mannheim (Germany) and Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). His research has been profiled on Public Television, Radio (e.g., NPR, CBC, CBS), Newspapers (e.g., Chicago Tribune; LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post London Guardian) and Magazines (e.g., National Geographic, Scientific American Mind). He has provided consulting services to over 200 profit and nonprofit organizations including a number of Fortune 500 companies.