About the author
Dr. Sherrie A. Johnson is an expert in organizational leadership and communication and on how authentic leader behavior affects employee job performance. She is an authority on leading and communicating in a global environment and has competency in leadership. As a teacher, consultant, and executive coach, Dr. Johnson shows individuals, universities, and/or companies how to communicate, to develop talent, and to provide organizational effectiveness. Her research focuses on authentic leadership and how it positively affects employees' job performance in an organization.
Dr. Johnson has served in a leadership capacity as a director for local government, secondary and K-12 public education organizations, and corporate communications. She has also served as part of the executive management teams in leadership roles. This position involved overseeing communications and applying advanced management principles with a critical impact on citizens and the organization.
Dr. Johnson has supervised award-winning teams and managed all facets of communication. She is also an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist with twenty years of experience in the reporting/anchoring field with local and national news organizations.
She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and majored in Journalism and Mass Communication received her Master's in Communications degree from Johns Hopkins University and obtained a Doctor of Education from Grand Canyon University in Organizational Leadership.
In her spare time, Dr. Johnson enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family and her dog, Shayla.