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Bowling Green, Ohio March 21, 2019 - Richard Boyatzis, PhD, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Boyatzis is one of 20 distinguished industrial-organizational psychologists to be awarded SIOP Fellow status on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the 34th Annual SIOP Conference.
The profession of industrial and organizational psychology addresses the full range of human interactions in organizational settings. Members of the profession may be researchers, teachers, practitioners or administrators. They work in several settings including in business, government, consulting, and academia. SIOP Fellows may be recognized for outstanding contributions to the profession in any of these areas.
Dr. Richard E. Boyatzis is a leading global scholar in competency, leadership, and emotional intelligence, who models professional best practices developed in his theory and research contributions. In addition to widely cited publications on competencies and emotional intelligence, Dr. Boyatzis has made significant contributions to I-O psychology through his development of Intentional Change Theory; his examination of resonant and dissonant relationships, and his work in the emerging area of organizational neuroscience. Dr. Boyatzis has also served the profession as an incisive, thoughtful, and helpful reviewer, which is among the most developmentally important, and often least appreciated, work done to advance science and scholarship. Teaching is another important part of his accomplishments and Dr. Boyatzis has taught over 1,000 doctoral students chaired more than 100 theses.
To be considered for SIOP Fellow status, a member must be nominated by another member, and endorsed by at least three more SIOP Fellows. A member who has been active in the Society for ten years or more is eligible based on meaningful, sustained and unusual impact on the field.
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About SIOP
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is an international professional organization with an annual membership of more than 10,000 industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists. SIOP's mission is to enhance human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the science, practice, and teaching of I-O psychology.