{"id":1144,"date":"2026-02-16T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kxi.ayu.mybluehost.me\/?page_id=1144"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:32:44","slug":"sean-martin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/sean-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1144\" class=\"elementor elementor-1144\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77b4b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77b4b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4459d86\" data-id=\"4459d86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-575fc68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575fc68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-baffba6\" data-id=\"baffba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0d558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0d558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sean Martin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d0fe elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739d0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Academy of Management Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/faculty-research\/directory\/sean-martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Martin<\/a> is an associate professor at University of Virginia\u2019s Darden School of Business, where he teaches leadership and leadership-development topics in the residential and executive MBA programs, as well as in the school\u2019s numerous executive education programs. His award-winning research addresses questions related to leadership, organizational culture, and how societal contexts affect leaders and followers. His work appears in the top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review. He has been awarded the Wells Fargo Award for Research Excellence and recognized with placement on the Responsible Research in Business Management Honor Roll.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d77b19\" data-id=\"1d77b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d72ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d72ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1502\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scholar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1147\" alt=\"Sean Martin, University of Virginia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scholar.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scholar-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scholar-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scholar-768x699.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1502px) 100vw, 1502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b851658 e-grid-align-tablet-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"b851658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-9762d62\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sean-r-martin-65b15b2\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f440c elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f440c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AOM Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/faculty-research\/directory\/sean-martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Martin<\/a> is an associate professor at University of Virginia\u2019s Darden School of Business, where he teaches leadership and leadership-development topics in the residential and executive MBA programs, as well as in the school\u2019s numerous executive education programs. His award-winning research addresses questions related to leadership, organizational culture, and how societal contexts affect leaders and followers. His work appears in the top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review. He has been awarded the Wells Fargo Award for Research Excellence and recognized with placement on the Responsible Research in Business Management Honor Roll.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb6f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb6f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Martin regularly works with executives, managers, and front-line employees to teach and conduct research on topics related to principled leadership, employee voice, social class differences, organizational culture, communication, employee integration and motivation. He has worked across a diverse range of industries including governmental organizations, creative firms, tech and IT firms, manufacturing, insurance organizations, financial institutions, and labor services.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Martin earned doctorate and master\u2019s degrees at Cornell University. He earned his M.B.A. at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and his bachelor\u2019s degree in global studies and Spanish fat the University of California at Santa Barbara.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6abcb meta-visibility-show title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default readmore-btn-default-style grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-list-layout\" data-id=\"1e6abcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-list-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper list-layout1-main \"\n             data-sc-id=\"elementor\"\n             id=\"rt-tpg-container-3091820796\"\n             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src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rich-man-hurts-poor-people.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1080\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"Rich man steals from poor people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3529\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/social-class-bias-undermines-meritocracy-in-promotions\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Social-Class Bias Undermines Meritocracy in Promotions<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher The role of social class in the workplace is not as discussed as it should be, as...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3529\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/social-class-bias-undermines-meritocracy-in-promotions\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/the-best-leadersencourage-employees-to-speak-their-minds\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">The Best Leaders Encourage Employees to Speak Their Minds<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Having an open-door policy isn\u2019t enough. The most effective leaders proactively...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3523\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/the-best-leadersencourage-employees-to-speak-their-minds\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3499\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3499\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/tips-for-managers-to-avoid-team-burnout\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stressed-guy-with-paperwork.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1080\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"Stressed worker sits amid stacks of binders\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3499\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/tips-for-managers-to-avoid-team-burnout\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Tips for Managers to Avoid Team Burnout<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/04\/03\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 3, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Managers should be on the lookout for signs of burnout in their team members, and...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3499\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/tips-for-managers-to-avoid-team-burnout\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" 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class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3545\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/do-signs-of-privilege-in-resumes-indicate-excellence-or-entitlement\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Do Signs of Privilege in Resumes Indicate Excellence or Entitlement?<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/04\/01\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 1, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Class cues in resumes have a huge impact on which candidates get called in for...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                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