Lauren S. Harris, Ph.D. - Consultant
Dr. Lauren Harris is a consultant with Turknett Leadership Group. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Emory University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from The University of Georgia.
Lauren has consulted with a variety of organizations including Fortune 500, non-profit, and government agencies in the areas of job analysis, competency modeling, selection, performance management, employee opinion surveys, leadership, and organizational development. During graduate school, Lauren served as the Research Associate for Turknett Leadership Group helping in the development of many of the assessments used today. She also worked in the Corporate Learning and Development department at the United Parcel Service before returning to TLG.
Lauren's
research interests include high potential leadership development.
Lauren was chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner for her research
using Turknett data entitled Looking through the lens of leadership: A
constructive developmental approach in the Leadership and Organizational
Development Journal for 2009. She also has an interest in generational
diversity in the workplace. She has presented at a number of industry
conferences as well as published her research in a variety of peer-reviewed
journals. She is a member of the Society of Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, and
the Society of Human Resource Management. She also sits of
the Board of Directors for Jewish Family and Career Services, and
volunteers weekly to facilitate art sessions with the elderly. Lauren
is married and has one daughter that keeps her constantly on her
feet.
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