{"id":39845,"date":"2020-04-28T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T13:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=39845"},"modified":"2020-04-28T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T16:10:12","slug":"ucba-frlt-wunderley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-frlt-wunderley\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Research Lightning Talks: Meet Linda Wunderley"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UCBA Library\u2019s 3rd Annual Faculty Research Lightning Talks on March 10, 2020 featured four presenters and their discipline-based research projects via short,\u00a015 minute\u00a0presentations. In our\u202f\u00a0Meet the Presenters\u202fseries, each presenter shares some insights into their research project.<\/p>\n

Linda\u00a0Wunderley | Assistant Professor, Adjunct | Business & Economics
\nPresentation:\u00a0The Real Truth About What Determines Our Professional Performance<\/i><\/p>\n

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Linda Wunderley discusses her research.<\/p><\/div>\n

Research Project<\/b>
\nToday\u2019s frenetic pace of market change and stressful organizational environments have the business world struggling\u202fwith\u202fnot only redesigning their professional development efforts\u202fto address this new normal, but also attempting to understand why past practices have repeatedly proven so ineffective! At the same time, Neuroscience research may have uncovered a critical correlation (between an individual\u2019s significant life experiences and their repetitive thoughts, feelings and behavior) which could provide the very insight and direction needed for a professional development reinvention. But empirical data specific to the business world is needed. This research study is attempting to provide that data.<\/p>\n

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A slide from Linda Wunderley\u2019s The Real Truth About What Determines Our Professional Performance<\/em> presentation. Source: Linda Wunderley<\/p><\/div>\n

What excites you most about your research?<\/b>
\nTop management across the U.S. today, as well as the likes of Deloitte and McKinsey, report little or no behavior change on the part of the \u2018trained\u2019 or the \u2018coached.\u2019 But the need for improved soft skills such as better communication, persuasion, team building and creativity is huge and growing. This research could provide the empirical data for a potential sea change in our approach to such Professional Development.<\/p>\n

What are your next steps with your research?<\/b>
\nContinue to recruit participants to increase sample size.
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Past Publication<\/b><\/p>\n

Wunderley, L. J., Reddy, W.B. & Dember, W.N. (2006).\u00a0Optimism and Pessimism in Business Leaders<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Applied Social Psychology<\/i>. 28 (9) 751-760.
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Additional Resources<\/b>
\n*\u202f<\/b>Library\u00a0copy currently unavailable to request\u00a0at this time<\/p>\n