CONTACT INFO

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EDUCATION

MBA & Ph.D., University of British Columbia

Law Degree, University College London

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 

• 2006-2019: Professor in Organisational Behavior at CATOLICA-LISBON, Portugal
  • Academic Director for:
    • Master in Psychology in Business and Economics
    • CUBE (Catolica Lisbon Research Unit in Business and Economics)
    • Executive Master in Management specializing in Leadership Development
    • The Lisbon MBA
• 2016-2019: Representative-at-large on the Board of Governors of the 20,000 member Academy of Management, the leading international organization for management scholarship.
• Lecturer in Business Communication at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Effective managerial communication
• Group and individual decision making
• Motivating clients and employees during difficult times – in ways that increase decision-acceptance, strengthen relationships, and advance the interests of both parties.
• Persuasive communication and best practices for negotiation.

CORPORATE CONSULTING

• Designs, coordinates, and teaches in numerous open executive programs for international corporate clients such as WebSummit and Sands China Casinos
• Independent provider of corporate writing and editing services to a variety of large enterprises

PUBLISHED IN 

• Journal of Management
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Strategic Management Journal
• Organizational Studies
• Journal of Organizational Behavior