Dr. Kyle Payne

Leaders play an important role in fostering ethical behavior at work, serving as role models for how to act and how to navigate ethical dilemmas. However, the impact they have is ultimately determined by whether and how others will follow them. In this workshop, participants will explore the phenomenon of followership and consider their contributions as ethical leaders and ethical followers. They will also get to know the results of Dr. Payne's research on ethical followership, which draws from interviews with professional engineers in the United States. We will discuss how professional engineers can practice ethical followership and what results they can expect to achieve. 

Biography:

Dr. Kyle Payne (https://www.kylepaynephd.com) is a strategic talent development leader with fifteen years of experience driving process improvement and behavior change through training, coaching, and consulting. He draws upon his experience managing quality in the structural steel industry – building high-quality structures that stand the test of time in any environment – to building high-performing and continually-improving teams. As a coach and facilitator, Kyle has established a strong reputation for fostering a safe and productive environment for participants to find clarity and direction on their own terms.

As a researcher of organizational behavior, Kyle focuses on unethical behavior at work and examines the behaviors of “ethical followers” who have the courage to resist unethical behavior and call into question unethical thinking. He has published and frequently gives talks on unethical behavior and other topics of concern to organizations. He serves on the Ethics & Professional Practice Committee for the Association for Materials Protection and Performance, and he has served as a volunteer exam developer for several professional associations.

Kyle lives in Chicago with his partner Sid and their two cats Queso and Fundido. Outside of work, you’re most likely to find him visiting the Field Museum or the Art Institute, walking along Lake Michigan, or cheering on the Chicago Sky.