Linsey Willis
Biography
Dr. Linsey Willis is President of L.J. CRAIG & Associates Inc., a management and organizational consulting
firm, which is the culmination of 44 years of Human Resources and management experience.
The firm specializes in the design and delivery of “People Management Systems” including but not limited to employee training, the design and administration of
assessment centers, structured-behavioral interviews, written exams, organizational
development, performance management systems, coaching for promotional testing and
job analysis. The custom designed products are tailored to each organization’s culture
and adhere to legally defensible principles. Her firm’s clients represent a diverse
mix from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the U.S., the Caribbean,
Thailand and Dubai, U.A.E.
She is the author of Mastering the Assessment Center Process. The Fast to Track to Promotion (2ndedition) (2021) and Developing Your Innate Abilities Experiencing Assessment Center Exercises (3rd edition) (2019) and (4th edition, January 2023).
Dr. Willis also serves as an expert witness for attorneys in the employment law and
personal industry disciplines. She has served as an expert witness (for the plaintiff
or defendant) in cases against the city, county, state and federal government, the
private sector to include some multinational corporations and the Canadian federal
government.
Linsey was a full-time instructor (2007 ret. February 28, 2023) for Florida Atlantic
University at the Barry Kaye College of Business - Department of Management and taught
a variety of management and HR undergraduate and graduate courses. She also taught
for the Executive Education division of the College of Business (i.e., HR Certificate
and Advanced HR Certificate programs) for well over 15 years, resuming this role as
of May 2024.
Prior to her full-time employment at F.A.U. Linsey was a highly regarded adjunct faculty
member at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern
University and taught a variety of graduate Human Resources and Management courses.
She designed and regularly taught an eight (8) hour workshop, “Interviewing Skills”
for all one (1) year M.B.A. students.
Linsey’s past experience teaching graduate students and conducting seminars took her
to Thailand, Jamaica, the Bahamas, the U.A.E. (Dubai) as well as all over the United
States.
Dr. Linsey Willis graduated with honors with a Doctorate in Public Administration
from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship of Nova Southeastern
University. She holds an M.A. degree in Forensic Studies from Indiana University,
and also graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University with an M.P.A. degree.
Linsey received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY and her A.A. degree from Colby-Sawyer College, New London,
NH. The Human Resources Certification Institute of the Society of Human Resource Management
certifies her as a Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR).
Her 44-year career includes 3 years as a Director, Human Resources for the Clerk of the Circuit Court 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida and 8 years in the Palm Beach County
Employee Relations & Personnel Department as Manager of Recruitment & Selection. She
was instrumental in designing and implementing the Dade-Miami Criminal Justice Assessment
Center at the School of Justice and Safety Administration in Miami, Florida from 1981-84.
Education
- Doctoral (1998) Public Administration, Nova Southeastern University
- Master (1990) Public Administraton, Florida Atlantic University
- MA (1980) Forensic Studies (Fellow/Assistantship), Indiana University
- BA (1978) Political Science, University of Kentucky
- (1976) Liberal Arts, Colby-Sawyer College
Certifications
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (recertified in 2017 for 3 years)
- eLearning and Facilitator Certification - CEL 1001
Research Interests
- Leadership
Intellectual Contributions
- Willis, Linsey; Herst, David. (2023). Harnessing Your Innate Abilities: Experiencing Assessment Center Exercises, Kendall Hunt(4th), ISBN#: 9798765745687
- Willis, Linsey. (2018). "Developing Your Innate Abilities by Experiencing Assessment Center Exercises" - (Company name: Top Hat) --- (only available through the company web site) , Toronto, Canada
- Willis, Linsey. (2017). Mastering the Assessment Center Process: The Fast Track to Promotion, Charles C. Thomas Publishers, LLC, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
- Willis, Linsey. (2013). Critical Thinking Application 5-A: Freeman et al. v. The New Oxford Fire Department, McGraw/Hill, U.S.A.(6th edition), 561-565
- Willis, Linsey. (2007). Recent Research on the Performance Management Process, Three Case Study Applications and Recommendations, Current Practices, Insights and Perspectives, 2007 Pfeiffer Annual Human Resource Management
- Willis, Linsey. (2006). Strategies and Methods for Competency-Based Selection and Leadershp Development: Four Case Studies, Current Practices, Insights and Perspectives, 2006 Pfeiffer Annual Human Resource Management, U.S.A.