Degrees

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Areas of Interest

Leadership development for managers/administrators
Organizational development
Training and development
Adult career development
Measurement of motivation
Team effectiveness/team leadership

Profile

I completed a Ph.D. in human resource development, with supporting work in industrial-organizational psychology. For over 20 years, I worked as a consultant for PDI Ninth House, designing and delivering large-scale leadership development interventions for client organizations across the United States and in a number of countries around the world. In 2009, I joined the faculty in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, in the College of Education and Human Development.  In my work here, I teach leadership, career-development, and human resource development courses, conduct research on multiple aspects of these related fields, and work on other professional engagement projects. Examples include hosting a symposium on Best Practices in Leadership Development, and working with a cross-sector team to host a workshop for Job Loss Counselors and Related Professionals.

In my work at the University of Minnesota Center for Integrative Leadership (faculty profile), I co-teach the Integrative Leadership course along with a colleague from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

I continue my work at PDI Ninth House on a limited basis, designing and deploying leadership development initiatives to support strategic organizational change. PDI Ninth House is a global leadership solutions company with distinctive expertise in accelerating leadership effectiveness to maximize organizational results.  I continue to lead the faculty team developing and delivering a leadership development program for mid-level leaders (the Successful Managers Leadership Program), which is offered in an open-enrollment format at the University of Minnesota through the College of Continuing Education.

Selected Publications

1. Bono, J. E., Braddy, P. W., Fleenor, J. W., Quast, L. N., & Center, B. A. (Under review). Relationship skills and managerial derailment: Can gender stereotypes erase a female advantage? Journal of Applied Psychology

2. Quast, L. N., & McLean, G. N. (Under review). Managerial motives and managerial behavior. Human Resource Development Quarterly.

3. Quast, L. N., & Helsing, J. (2000). Leading a team: Factors for success. SAMA Velocity, 2(2), 30-33.

4. Quast, L. N. (1998). Teams and their leaders: A model for effectiveness. In G. M. Parker (Ed.), Best practices for teams (Vol. 2). Amherst, MA: HRD Press.

5. Quast, L. N., & Hansen, T. L. (1994). The relationship between MBTI Expanded Analysis Report (EAR) scores and leaders' management behaviors. Proceedings of the National Conference on Leadership and Myers-Briggs Type. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

6. Quast, L. N., & Hazucha, J. F. (1992). The relationship between leaders' management skills and their groups' effectiveness. In K. E. Clark, M. B. Clark, & D. P. Campbell (Eds.), Impact of leadership. Center for Creative Leadership: Greensboro, NC.

7. Quast, L. N., Olson, R. D., & Hazucha, J. F. (1986). Data collection and diagnosis: Organizational analysis profile. Proceedings of the ODN Conference. New York: Organization Development Network.

Selected Presentations

1. Wohkittel, J., Lassiter, A., Congemi, P., Miller, A., & Quast, L. (2011, April). Applicant motivation and withdrawal intentions during online selection testing. Presented at the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Chicago, Il.

2. Quast, L., Center, B., Wohkittel, J. Chung, C., & Vue, B. (2010, November). Managerial behavior associated with managerial career derailment in the U.S. and several Asian countries. Presented at the Academy of HRD Asia Conference, Shanghai, P.R.C.

3. Quast, L. (2010, September). Job-loss professionals: New tools for new times forum. Produced, moderated, and presented, at the Continuing Education Conference Center, University of Minnesota.

4. Quast, L. (2010, April). Best practices for leadership development. Presented at the Top Companies for Developing Leaders Forum, sponsored by the Center for Integrative Leadership, University of Minnesota.

5. Quast, L., Center, B., Wohkittel, J. Chung, C., & Vue, B. (2010, March). Using multi-rater feedback to predict managerial career derailment: A model of self-boss rating patterns. Presented at the Academy of HRD Americas Conference, Chicago, IL.

6. Quast, L., & McLean, G., (2009, December). Leadership motives and managerial behavior. Presented at the Academy of HRD Asia, Middle-East, and North Africa Conference, Manama, Bahrain.

7. Updated August 2011