Katharina Pick is Clinical Full Professor of Management and Academic Director of Management Programs at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management in Claremont, California. She teaches MBA and Executive programs on Leadership, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Creating Effective Teams, Women in Leadership, and Design Thinking.
Her expertise spans leadership development, human-centered management, gender and leadership, small group dynamics, managing organizational diversity, and fostering creativity in teams. She has published on corporate board dynamics, board leadership, speaking-up behavior in boards, and the interplay of gender and power.
Katharina has designed and led numerous executive education initiatives, from leadership development for senior law enforcement officers to culture-change programs for organizations in industries including financial services, transportation, the public sector, and non-profits.
Katharina is deeply committed to executive coaching and leadership development. Partnering with individuals and teams, she helps them strengthen self-awareness, confidence, embodiment, agility, resilience, courage, and purpose—empowering them to lead with authenticity, clarity, and impact.
She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and an A.M. in Sociology from Harvard University, as well as a B.S. in Economics from Wellesley College.
“Women, Leadership, and Power,” Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership edited by Susan R. Madsen. Camberley Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.
Organizational Behavior
Teams
Women in Business
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