Paul R. Yost, Ph.D. , teaches in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduate program at Seattle Pacific University and serves as president of Yost & Associates, Inc., specializing in talent management, leadership development, and continuous learning. He previously served as Senior Research Specialist at Microsoft and Manager of Leadership Research at The Boeing Company. Mary Mannion Plunkett, Ph.D. , has more than 18 years experience in the field of leadership and organization development including roles with The Boeing Company, Ernst & Young LLP and McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company. She most recently served as the Head of Talent Management for Lehman Brothers Europe and the Middle East and as Vice President Executive Development, for BP, plc. Series Editor: Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D. , is Professor and Director of Organizational Science, at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He is a prolific and nationally recognized scholar. He is the current Editor of Journal of Business and Psychology . Besides his academic work, he founded and/or led three successful talent management consulting organizations/units.