Connson Locke

Connson Chou Locke is Professorial Lecturer in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where she teaches Leadership, Organisational Behaviour and Negotiation.

Before entering academia, Connson worked for sixteen years as an educator, manager and consultant in the United States and Asia Pacific. She spent several years in Hong Kong where she was Regional Training and Development Manager for the Boston Consulting Group, overseeing the learning and development of consulting staff in ten offices across Asia Pacific. Connson has extensive experience designing and teaching leadership development programmes and providing executive coaching. Connson’s first book, Making Your Voice Heard, was published by Octopus Books in March 2021.

Connson holds a PhD and MSc in Organisational Behaviour from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Sociology from Harvard University where she graduated with honours. She has worked in nearly twenty countries across Europe and Asia Pacific as well as in the United States and Australia. She is fluent in English, speaks conversational Mandarin, and reads and speaks basic French.

Education

• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2003 — 2008)
• BA Harvard University (1984 — 1987)
• Wellesley College (1983 — 1984)

Companies

• Professorial Lecturer in Management The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2020)
• Senior Lecturer in Practice The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2015 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor in Management The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2008 — 2015)
• Regional Training and Development Manager Boston Consulting Group (1998 — 2003)
• Program Manager Ivey Business School at Western University (1998 — 1998)
• Management Consultant Monitor Company (1994 — 1998)
• Director of Training and Operations City Year (1991 — 1993)
• Director of Operations Historic Neighborhoods (1987 — 1991)

Skills

• Personnel Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Awesomeness

Other

Business Strategy, Team Management, Organizational Design, Nonprofits, University Teaching, Talent Management, Strategy, Qualitative Research, Organizational Effectiveness, Higher Education, Change Management, Organizational Behavior, Executive Coaching, Management, Training, Organizational Development, Leadership, Leadership Development