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Kaiser, R.B. (2008, April). The Importance, Assessment, and Development of Flexible Leadership. Panel discussion presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Francisco, CA.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2008, April). Unconventional Thinking About Leadership. Panel discussion presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in San Francisco, CA.

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Kaiser, R.B., Hogan, R., & Craig, S.B. (2008). Leadership and the fate of Organizations. American Psychologist, 63, 96-110.

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Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R.B. (2008). Learning a lesson in executive selection. Leadership in Action, 27(6), 22-24.

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Lyons, D. & McArthur, C. (2007). Gender’s Unspoken Role in Leadership Evaluations. Human Resource Planning, 30(3), 24-32.

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Kaiser, R.B., Lindberg, J.T., & Craig, S.B. (2007). Assessing the flexibility of managers: A comparison of methods. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 15, 40-55.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Hogan, R. (in press). The dark side of discretion: Leader personality and organizational decline. In R. Hooijberg, J. Hunt, J. Antonakis, K. Boal, & N. Lane (Eds.) Being there even when you are not: Leading through strategy, systems and structures. London: Elsevier Science.

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Padilla, A., Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R.B. (2007). The toxic triangle: Destructive leaders, vulnerable followers, and conducive environments. Leadership Quarterly, 18, 176-194.

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Kaplan, B., & Kaiser, R. (2007). Adjusting your leadership volume. Leader to Leader, 43, 13-18.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2007, April). The Perils of Accentuating the Positives. Symposium presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.

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Kaplan, R. E., & Kaiser, R. B. (2007, February). Potent coaching: Fresh leverage for developing versatile leaders. Pre-conference workshop at the APA Division 13 (Consulting Psychology) midwinter conference, Miami, FL.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2007, February). Take hold of your strengths - lest they take hold of you! Invited adult enrichment class sponsored by the Durham Academy, Durham, NC.



Kaplan, R.E., & Kaiser, R.B. (2006). Lopsidedness in leaders: Strategies for assessing it and correcting it. In R.J. Burke and C.L. Cooper (Eds.) Inspiring Leaders (pp. 293-304). London: Routledge.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Craig, S.B. (2006). Bad items, bad data: Item characteristics and rating discrepancies in multi-source assessments. In S. Reddy (Ed.), Perspectives on Multirater Performance Assessment. (Ch. 5, pp. 76-91). Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.

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Kaplan, R.E., & Kaiser, R.B. (2006). The Versatile Leader: Make the Most of Your Strengths - Without Overdoing It. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.

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Kaiser, R. (2006). Review of The Three Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders by E. Ted Prince. Personnel Psychology, 59, 233-237.

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Kaplan, R.E. (2006). Versatile leaders make the most of strengths. Leadership Excellence, 23(3), 2.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2006, August). Leadership versatility: Capturing tensions and trade-offs in executive assessment. In M. Dickey (chair) Integrative Models and Methods for Assessing Executive Effectiveness, symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

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Kaiser, R.B. & Kaplan, R.E. (2006). Outgrowing sensitivities: The deeper work of executive development. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 5, 463-483. 

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Lindberg, J. T., & Craig, S. B. (2006, May). The qualitative study of leadership: Research methods and substantive findings. Symposium presented at the 21st annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

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Lindberg, J. T., & Kaiser, R. B. (2006, May). Engaging leadership: A qualitative study of how leaders impact team engagement. In J. T. Lindberg & S. B. Craig (Co-chairs), The Qualitative Study of Leadership: Research Methods and Substantive Findings. Symposium presented at the 21st annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.



Craig, S.B., & Kaiser, R.B., (2006, April). It takes all kinds: Types of leaders at the bottom, middle, and top. Paper in H.S. Leonard (Chair), Investigating the Leadership Pipeline: Selection and Development Implications, practitioner forum presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Kaplan, R.E. (2006, April). Are all scales created equal? Response format and the validity of managerial ratings. Paper in B.C. Hayes (Chair), The Four “Rs” of 360º Feedback: Second Generation Research on Determinants of Its Effectiveness, symposium presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2006, April). Leadership and Practical Science: Advancing Knowledge, Improving Organizations. Academic-Practitioner Collaborative Forum presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2006, April). Leadership and Evolutionary Psychology: New Perspectives on an Old Topic. Symposium presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Kaplan, R.E. (2005). Overlooking overkill?  Beyond the 1-to-5 rating scale. Human Resources Planning, 28(3), 7-11.

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Kaiser, R. & Craig, S.B. (2005, October). What makes executive success different? Presentation at the 2005 Fall conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, St. Louis, MO.



Kaplan, R. E., & Kaiser, R. B. (2005). Detecting excess: Versatility is a prize virtue. Leadership Excellence, 22(1), 6-7.

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Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R. B. (2005). What we know about leadership. Review of General Psychology, 9, 169-180.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Kaplan, R.E. (2005). On the folly of linear rating scales for a non-linear world. In S. Reddy (Ed.), Performance Appraisals: A Critical View (Ch. 12, pp. 170-197). Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2005). Filling the Leadership Pipeline. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership.

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Kaiser, R.B., & Lindberg, J. T. (2005, April). Clarifying the Message: How Can We Improve 360-degree Feedback? Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Kaiser, R.B., & Ferrell, S. G. (2005, April). Leadership and the fate of organizations: On the measurement of effectiveness. Presented in R. B. Kaiser (chair), Making Leadership Research More Relevant, symposium at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Kaiser, R.B. (2005, April). Developing Leaders via Action Learning: A Primer for I/O Psychologists. Practitioner Forum presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Kaiser, R.B. (2005, April). Making Leadership Research More Relevant. Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Hogan, R.T. & Kaiser, R.B. (2005, April). Pinch-hitting for the future of I-O Psychology. Presented in F. Drasgow (chair), The Future of I-O Psychology. Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Craig, S.B., Lindberg, J.T., Kaiser, R.B. & Baydoun, R. (2005, April). “Virtually” error-free 360? Effects of web-based multimedia rater training on rating errors. In R.B. Kaiser and J.T. Lindberg (Chairs) Clarifying the Message: How Can We Improve 360-degree Feedback? Symposium presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.



Kaiser, R.B. (2004, November). A Step Forward in Executive Assessment. Invited presentation to the Organizational Consulting track at the annual meeting of the International Coach Federation (ICF), Quebec, Canada.



Kaiser, R.B. (2004, November). Rethinking Executive Assessment: Making Room for Overkill and Imbalance in Leaders. Invited presentation given at the 20th semi-annual meeting of the North Carolina Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Greensboro, NC.



Kaplan, R.E. & Kaiser, R.B. (2004). The turbulence within: How sensitivities throw off performance in executives. In R.J. Burke and C.L. Cooper (Eds.) Leading in Turbulent Times, (Ch. 2, pp. 31-53). Oxford: Blackwell.

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Kaplan, R.E. & Palus, C.J. (1993). Enhancing 360-degree feedback for senior executives. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership.

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Craig, S.B. (2004, April). 360, the Next Generation: Innovations in Multisource Performance Assessment. Symposium presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Kaiser, R.B. & Kaplan, R.E. (2004, April). Overlooking overkill: On the folly of linear rating scales for a non-linear world. In S.B. Craig (Chair) 360, the Next Generation: Innovations in Multisource Performance Assessment. Symposium presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Kaiser, R.B. & Craig, S.B. (2004, April). Filling the Pipe I: Studying Management Development across the Hierarchy. Symposium presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Kaiser, R.B. (2004, April). Filling the Pipe II: Best Practices in Organization-wide Management Development. Practitioner Forum presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Kaiser, R.B. & Craig, S.B. (2004, April). What gets you there won’t keep you there: Managerial behaviors related to effectiveness at the bottom, middle, and top. In R. B. Kaiser and S.B. Craig (Co-chairs) Filling the Pipe I: Studying Management Development across the Hierarchy. Symposium presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Lindberg, J.T. & Kaiser, R.B. (2004, April). Assessing the Behavioral Flexibility of Managers: A Comparison of Methods. Poster session presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

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Kaplan, R.E., & Kaiser, R.B. (2003, November). Executive Assessment for Coaching and Development. Invited address delivered at the semiannual meeting of the Chicago I/O Psychologists, Schaumburg, IL.

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DeVries, D.L. & Kaiser, R.B. (2003, November). Going sour in the suite: What you can do about executive derailment. Presented in S. Steckler, D. Sethi, & R.K. Prescott (coordinators) Maximizing Executive Effectiveness: Developing Your Senior Leadership workshop hosted by the Human Resources Planning Society, Miami, FL.

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