Society of Consulting Psychology

May 18, 2026
7:00-8:00 EST
Via Zoom Meeting

We invite you to attend a monthly one-hour Town Hall via zoom hosted by President Joanie Connell. This is an opportunity to come together as a professional community, to share your experience and discover that of other SCP members. Each month we will start with a topic of interest featuring some aspect of our society. We will then open it up to wider discussion of any topics those online wish to bring up.

Presentation Description

This presentation translates recent field‑based research on ethical leadership into practical guidance for organizations seeking to strengthen their ethics culture. Drawing on a high‑stakes executive simulation study, the presenters will demonstrate that traditional predictors of ethics, such as dark side personality measures and certain performance ratings, do not fully predict ethical behavior under pressure. What does emerge as the strongest indicator of ethical decision‑making in real business contexts? Come to the Town Hall to find out. You will learn about the findings and leave with a reframed understanding of ethics as observable behavior in critical moments, along with practical tools for building a culture where ethical leadership is visible, measurable, and sustained.

Presenters:

Robert E. Lewis, Ph.D.
Chief Assessment Officer, APTMetrics

Robert E. Lewis, Ph.D., is Chief Assessment Officer at APTMetrics and a licensed psychologist with more than 30 years of experience designing and implementing executive assessment, high‑potential identification, and leadership development programs for global organizations. A Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Dr. Lewis specializes in high‑fidelity simulations, assessment centers, and legally defensible talent decisions. His work spans the retail, financial services, manufacturing, and technology sectors, and he has served as an expert witness in numerous high‑profile employment litigation cases. Dr. Lewis has published extensively on leadership assessment and ethical decision‑making under pressure and regularly presents his research at professional conferences worldwide.

Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D.
Executive Consultant, APTMetrics

Kasey Harboe Guentert, Ph.D., is an Industrial‑Organizational Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience designing fair, rigorous, and scalable assessment systems for executive selection and development. Formerly an internal assessment leader at Airbnb and now a consultant with APTMetrics, Dr. Guentert specializes in job architecture, competency modeling, leadership potential, ethics, and the responsible use of assessment data in high‑stakes decisions. Her work bridges psychometric rigor with real‑world organizational constraints, helping leaders identify behavioral risk, reduce bias, and build sustainable talent systems. Dr. Guentert is an active contributor to the I‑O psychology community, a frequent speaker at SIOP, and an advisor to organizations navigating complex ethical and workforce challenges.