In addition to his academic and consulting background, Lon has over 25 years' experience working for such companies as FedEx, Intel, and eBay, as well as a variety of small to mid-sized companies around the world. Lon holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. For his doctoral dissertation, he studied the effects of the pursuit of self-esteem on an employee's ability to thrive in the workplace. He is also SPHR certified with the Society for Human Resource Management. Lon grew up in Palo Alto, CA, then went on to study and work in...