Description

Season 2 Episode 31 

Translating Military Research into Corporate Impact

• Host
  • Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Guest:
  • Paul Bilese, Professor of Management
  • and Department Chair

Dr. Paul D. Bliese is the Jeff B. Bates Professor of Management and Chair of the Management Department at the Darla Moore School of Business. A former U.S. Army Colonel and research psychologist, he spent 22 years at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, where he directed studies on stress, leadership, and soldier well-being, including oversight of the Army’s Mental Health Advisory Team program in Iraq and Afghanistan. His academic work bridges military and corporate contexts, advancing organizational research, leadership development, and statistical methods, and he currently serves as the incoming Editor-in-Chief of Organizational Research Methods.

This is Paul’s first appearance on the Moore Impact Podcast. 

Topics include:

• Data transparency and speedy application in military setting
• Feedback decision making in military
• Should academic research be operating faster? 
• Using research data sets for instructional method 
• Understanding engagement data as early warning sign for turnover 
• Parallels between military research and corporate research when looking at group dynamics 
• How much of an individual's morale is influenced by a group? 
• Toxic individuals effect in workplace
• Emerging leaders versus intentional leaders in corporate setting 
• Developing undergraduate leadership skills 
• Social aspect of work performance 

To learn more about Paul Bilese, click here.

To learn more about the Darla Moore School of Business, click here.

Photo Courtesy: Babbel

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