Sharon Lobel, PhD

Professor

PhD, Management, Harvard University
MA, Social Psychology, Harvard University
BA, Psychology/Sociology, Brandeis University

Phone: 206.296.6486

Office: Pigott 501

Email: lobel@seattleu.edu

Department: Management

Web Address: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/lobel

Teaching Areas: Diversity, Women in Management, Work and Family, Team Building

Syllabus For:

MBA 510 Leadership Skills and Team Development

MGMT 380 Principles of Management

In the News:

Sharon Lobel's article, "AlliedSignal," was published in the International Journal of Leadership Education, 2005. 

Sharon Lobel with Ellen Kossek and Jennifer Brown, "Human resource strategies to manage work force diversity: Examining the business case," were contributing authors to Handbook of Workplace Diversity, 2005, Sage Publications, (pp. 53-74).

Sharon Lobel's article, "Measurement of organizational outcomes," was published online for A Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia Entry, 2003

Sharon Lobel was featured in the Seattle P-I, “Taking the moss, leaving the roof,” published on March 22, 2005, it discussed the State of Washington’s plans to lay off 1000 workers.

Sharon Lobel's article, "Working Part-time After Tenure," recently published in the November-December, 2004 edition of Academe, the publication of the American Association of University Professors.

Sharon Lobel was featured in the Fast Company Magazine, "Balance is bunk!," published on October, 2004.

Sharon Lobel was featured in an article in the Seattle Times, “Workaholics glad to labor while others play,” published on September 6, 2004.

Sharon Lobel was featured in the article "Sustaining change: It gets easier with time" printed in The Seattle Times, April 4, 2004

Sharon Lobel was featured in the article "Taking time to opt out of rat race," printed in The Seattle Times, April 4, 2004

Sharon Lobel was the featured speaker at the West Sound Chapter of the Northwest Human Resources Management Association Holiday Luncheon, Work/Life Awards, and SHRM Foundation Silent Auction on December 10, 2003. Her presentation was broadcast on Bremerton-Kitsap Access Television.

Sharon Lobel's article, "The Happy Workaholic: A Role Model for Employees," recently published in the Academy of Management Executive, (August 2003) was highlighted in the November, 2003 edition of the Wharton Leadership Digest.

On Northwest Cable News, October 23, 2003, Sharon Lobel spoke about Take Back Your Time on Northwest Extra [7pm and 11pm]

Sharon Lobel wrote an op-ed piece for the Seattle P-I called, 
"Take back some time to read this," that was published October 23, 2003 

Sharon Lobel contributed to "Relax, it's nearly Take Back Your Time Day," published in the Seattle P-I, October 22, 2003.

Sharon Lobel contributed to the West Seattle Herald's article, 
"This Friday, do nothing: Take back your time," published on October 22, 2003

Sharon Lobel contributed to "How to make more time - what you can do as an employee", published in The Seattle Times, October 12, 2003

Sharon Lobel was quoted in "Worked Up About Overwork," on June 30, 2003 in the Puget Sound Business Journal. Dr. Lobel's article was about the Take Back Your Time movement, which includes Take Back Your Time Day on October 24th. Sharon is a contributor to the Take Back Your Time Handbook (2003).

Sharon Lobel received a Meritorious Reviewer Award from the journal Human Relations at the 2003 Academy of Management annual meeting. Four awards are given out each year, and the journal has some 5000 reviewers.

Sharon Lobel and Stew Friedman (Wharton School) published "The happy workaholic: A role model for employees," in the August, 2003 issue of the Academy of Management Executive. Her chapter, "It would be good for business too," was published in Take back your time: Fighting overwork and time poverty in America published in 2003. 

Sharon Lobel's article, "AlliedSignal. A Case Study on the Role of Senior Business Leaders in Driving Work/Life Cultural Change," was published by the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School, Wharton Work/Life Integration Project, 2002. For the complete article listed on the Sloan Work/Family Researchers Electronic Network, click here.