In Fall 2025, Cameron Conaway opened his office door at Penn State Smeal to find Don Hambrick — one of the most cited management scholars in the world — simply stopping by to say hello. No ego, no performance, just warmth. It was a quiet illustration of the very theory Hambrick is famous for.

In this episode of 3-Minute Reframe, Cameron connects Hambrick's Upper Echelons Theory to a question every leader is worth sitting with: which three experiences from your history are most shaping how you show up right now?

Show Notes:
Upper Echelons Theory: An Update — Hambrick (2007)
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