Foreign thinker
Sophie Leroy
Sophie LeroyOrganizational psychology and management; research on attention, focus, and workplace interruptionsFrench
Life and Thought
Sophie Leroy is Professor of Management and Dean of the School of Business at the University of Washington Bothell, who formulated the concept of "Attention Residue" in 2009 — the phenomenon whereby the mind remains partly engaged with a prior task after switching to a new one, undermining focus on the task at hand. Her research, published in leading journals such as Organization Science and Academy of Management Annals, has shaped models for managing interruptions and task resumption.
