Christopher G. Myers

Christopher G. Myers

Associate Professor of Management & Organization and (jointly) of Medicine and Public Health
Faculty Director, Center for Innovative Leadership

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Hello!

I am an Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School (with Joint Faculty Appointments in the School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health), where my research and writing explore the ways people learn and lead at work, with a particular emphasis on how people learn vicariously and share knowledge in health care organizations.

My teaching and speaking focus broadly on topics of leadership and organizational behavior, and at the Carey Business School I am the Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership, the school’s hub for cutting-edge research, developmental learning experiences, and practical business engagement focused on leading modern organizations. I also currently serve as an Associate Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries.

From August - December 2023, I am on sabbatical from Johns Hopkins University, as a Senior Fellow for Leadership Research at the United States Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership.

Biography

Christopher G. Myers, PhD is an Associate Professor of Management & Organization and the founding Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management (Joint) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and holds a Joint Appointment in Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Chris also serves on the Core Faculty of the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.

Chris’s research and teaching focus on individual learning, leadership development, and innovation, with particular attention to how people learn vicariously and share knowledge in health care organizations and other knowledge-intensive work environments. Chris’s work has been published in premier academic journals and edited volumes in the fields of management, organizational psychology, medicine, and healthcare, as well as in leading practice-oriented publications and editorials. His research has been featured in many popular media outlets and recognized with scholarly awards from a variety of national and international organizations. In 2022, Poets & Quants named Chris as one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 world-wide.

Chris has served in multiple leadership roles within the international Academy of Management, and currently serves as an Associate Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries . At the Carey Business School, Chris teaches courses on leadership and organizational behavior in a range of formats and settings, from nine-day outdoor leadership development expedition courses with MBA students to executive education courses on leadership and management in health care. He also speaks and consults regularly for organizations on topics regarding learning, leadership, and health care management, and has worked with leaders from a range of industries, various local and national government agencies, and leading academic medical centers and emergency services teams.

Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Chris served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School as an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior. He earned his PhD in management and organizations from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and his BS in business administration with highest honors and highest distinction from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. Before attending graduate school he worked as an outdoor expedition leader and martial arts instructor in his home state of North Carolina.

Academic Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Associate Professor of Management & Organization
August 2021 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
United States Naval Academy
Senior Fellow for Leadership Research, Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership (Visiting Sabbatical Position)
United States Naval Academy
August 2023 – Present Annapolis, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Faculty Director (and Core Faculty), Center for Innovative Leadership
November 2021 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Associate Professor (Joint) of Health Policy & Management
August 2023 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
July 2018 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins University
Core Faculty (and Leadership Team, 2020-2022), Hopkins Business of Health Initiative
September 2020 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Core Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality
July 2016 – Present Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Academic Director of Executive Education
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
August 2018 – December 2021 Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Assistant Professor of Management & Organization
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
July 2016 – August 2021 Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
 
Harvard Business School
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Organizational Behavior)
Harvard Business School
July 2015 – June 2016 Boston, MA
 
 
 
 
 
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Positive Organizations
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
January 2013 – May 2015 Ann Arbor, MI
 
 
 
 
 
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Graduate Research Assistant & Instructor, Management & Organizations
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
August 2010 – May 2015 Ann Arbor, MI

Research Overview

My research is broadly in the field of management and organizational behavior, studying how individuals act and interact in work organizations. More specifically, I am interested in questions at the intersection of three domains of organizational research: (1) Individual Learning, Development, and Growth at Work, (2) Workplace Interactions and Interpersonal Dynamics, and (3) Leading Highly Reliable Health Care Organizations.

Integrating these three domains, my research investigates dyadic and social mechanisms of learning to understand how individuals learn and develop from their own and others’ experiences at work, with a particular emphasis on learning in health care organizations and other knowledge-intensive work environments. My research makes use of a range of quantitative and qualitative methods and data sources, and has been published in leading academic journals in the fields of management and medicine, as well as in practice-oriented publications and articles for health leaders.


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