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Developing Top-Notch Leaders

Why is important for companies — large and small — to invest in employees and develop them as leaders?

In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Paul Tesluk explains why leadership development is a competitive advantage for companies and for employees.

Dr. Paul Tesluk is associate professor of management & organization and co-chair of the department, as well as associate director of the Center for Human Capital, Innovation, and Technology at the Smith School. Tesluk’s primary research explores issues impacting work team effectiveness including the development of managerial talent and human capital through the use of work experiences, and implications for organizations and career development. His work has been published in many journals including Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, and Journal of Applied Psychology. Tesluk has received awards for his research on team effectiveness and work experience and development from the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He has worked with a number of private and public-sector organizations in both research and consulting capacities.