Deidra J. Schleicher studies talent management in organizations, including performance management and feedback, leader development and high potentials, and employee engagement and other job attitudes. She has taught thousands of students, managers, and executives at six different universities in multiple countries and from multiple Fortune 500 companies, and she is an award-winning teacher. She is a Fellow of SIOP and APS, served as Chair of the HR Division of the Academy of Management, and is currently Senior Editor at the
Journal of Management. Heidi M. Baumann is Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Illinois State University. Dr. Baumann's research focuses on two primary areas: (1) performance management and employee development and (2) employees' work-life interface. Her teaching covers topics such as human resource management, performance management, leadership, and managing the work-life interface, and she has experience teaching in undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs.