Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D. cover image

Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.

Latest episodes

undefined
8 snips
May 3, 2021 • 43min

Dr. John Antonakis - Back to Basics

Dr. John Antonakis emphasizes the importance of going back to basics in research, leadership development, and leadership selection. The discussion covers topics such as the impact of charisma on adherence to guidelines, deliberate practice in leadership, integrating technology in leadership, innovative solutions in healthcare, and the necessity of sound research methods.
undefined
Apr 24, 2021 • 37min

Dr. Cynthia Cherrey - An Experience of a Lifetime: ILA's Past, Present, and Future

Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. Cynthia Cherrey discusses the past, present, and future of the International Leadership Association.  Her story of the founding is rich and descriptive - an experience of a lifetime.Cynthia Cherrey is President and CEO of the International Leadership Association (ILA), a global community committed to increasing quality research, teaching, and practices of leadership contributing to the common good around the world. As president of a multi-sector and global professional association, she promotes rigor and relevance of leadership at the intersection of theory and practice. Previously, Cynthia served as Lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Vice President for Campus Life at Princeton University. Dr. Cherrey speaks to non-profit and for-profit organizations around the world and writes in the areas of leadership, organizational development, and higher education. Cynthia’s interests and research explore new ways to live, work, and lead in a knowledge-driven, interdependent, global culture. Recently she did a podcast series for VoiceAmerica’s business channel on global leadership with Maureen Metcalf, host of Innovative Leaders Driving Thriving Organizations. A sought-after advisor, Cynthia serves on the editorial board of Asian Women and the President’s Advisory Group at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a Fellow at the World Business Academy, a Royal Society of the Arts Fellow, and a recipient of a J.W. Fulbright Scholarship. Quotes From This Episode"This was an experience of a lifetime to be sitting in the same room with James McGregor Burns, who was one of the founders of the ILA along with Georgia Sorenson. And, of course, the person who helped with the funding of that program was Lorraine Matusek, who was a program director at the Kellogg Foundation at the time.""So we had 100 professionals from across the country who came together to further this conversation. And I think one of the pivotal moments for me out of that conversation was...it was the first time that Warren Bennis and James McGregor Burns got together in person.""In the sense of Lorraine (Matusak) and Georgia (Sorenson), we lost to our founders. And when you think about what they did, in leaving a legacy that's going to echo for generations.""I think one of the things that we have learned in leadership, and especially with crisis leadership, is that it opens the opportunity for change."Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 15, 2021 • 37min

Team Blue Hens - A Chat with the CLC Champs

Send us a textWhat does it take to be a Collegiate Leadership Competition champion? Join the coaches and team members from The University of Delaware, 2021 CLC champions, for their observations on the experience and their thoughts on student leadership. Team Advisor - Susan Luchey is Associate Director, University Student Centers for Leadership Development. She's had a 30-year career in student affairs and created and directs the national award-winning Blue Hen Leadership Program. Susan consultants in the areas of higher ed program design, non-profit boards, and program development.Team Coach - Garrett Beau Currie is a senior and pursuing a degree in economics with a concentration in econometrics. He was named CLC "Coach of the Year" and a former CLC team MVP. He has experience working in prehospital emergency medicine for three years in Maryland and Delaware. Team Coach - Nishant Chintala is a senior pursuing degrees in honors computer science and finance. He's a former CLC competitor and MVP. He was recently named UD’s top male senior in the Class of 2021, winning the Alexander Taylor Award.  He is headed to work for Bloomberg in NYC after graduation.Team members include:Charlie Hannum - a senior honors computer science major while simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree in data science.Kyle Roberts -  a senior communication major with a concentration in interpersonal communication.Craig Klevan -  a senior environmental engineering major.Sean Friday - a junior construction engineering and management major.Matthew Weis - a sophomore honors computer science major pursuing minors in organizational community leadership and cybersecurity.Jacob Herz - a sophomore media communications major pursuing minors in history and journalism.Kathleen Knesek - a first-year art conservation major.What is the CLC?Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), a nonprofit founded in 2015, creates a digital practice field where students can actively apply what they learn via CLC’s global virtual competition. Colleges and universities identify a coach and recruit teams of six students. Any student interested in practicing leadership is welcome. Throughout the experience, each team member leads one challenge and receives extensive feedback based on their performance.The competition begins in January. Competition activities occur via Zoom. The top 25 teams with the highest cumulative point total after the first four challenges compete in the global head-to-head in April.CLC’s curriculum explores topics such as the attributes of effective leaders, leadership/followership styles, creative problem solving, and influencing others.Other Episodes About the CLCMeg U'Ren, Ashley Li, & Allison White - Leaders Developing Leaders at Western University♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 11, 2021 • 52min

Dr. Therese Huston - Let's Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower

Send us a textTherese Huston, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist at Seattle University and the author of three books.  Her new book, Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower, was just published by Portfolio / Penguin Random House, and the New York Times called her last book, How Women Decide: What's True, What's Not, and Why It Matters, “required reading on Wall Street.”  Therese received her BA from Carleton College and her MS and PhD in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. She’s currently enrolled in a graduate program in Organizational Leadership at Oxford University.  In 2004, she founded the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University.  Her first book, Teaching What You Don't Know, was published by Harvard University Press.  Therese has also written for the New York Times and Harvard Business Review and her last book was named a summer reading title by Oprah.com. Therese gives talks and leads workshops on how to create more inclusive workplaces.  Microsoft, Amazon, Cleveland Clinic, and TEDX have all asked Therese to speak on creating more inclusive workplaces.  Her favorite place to speak was Harvard Business School to a standing-room-only crowd, and her least favorite was a conference in Denver where no one showed up. To learn more, visit her Website.Quotes From This Episode"The three types of feedback that employees need are appreciation, coaching, and evaluation.""Carolyn Wiley looked at 50 years’ worth of data on different types of feedback and found that roughly 80% of managers think they give feedback and appreciation...Whereas only 20% of employees feel that they hear it frequently enough.""There’s a great team out of the University of Michigan that found the best performing teams get 5.6 pieces of praise for every piece of criticism""You want to state your good intentions when you’re giving feedback.""The specificity of the feedback women get is less specific praise and less specific coaching."Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBook: Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila HeenProject Implicit: ♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 7, 2021 • 36min

Meg U'Ren, Ashley Li, & Allison White - Leaders Developing Leaders at Western University

Send us a textHow can the competition serve as a cornerstone for student leadership programming? I talk with Western University's CLC leaders about their unique approach to using CLC as a tool for student leaders developing other student leaders. Our GuestsMeg U’Ren began her career as a high school teacher and eventually found her way into student affairs. She leads Student Engagement Programs at Western University and works with students to develop their own leadership. Check out her podcast, 40 Things at 40!Allison White is a third-year university student pursuing an Honours in Business Administration degree at the Ivey Business School.  She got involved with the Leadership and Academic Mentorship Program (LAMP) at Western as a first-year committee member in 2018-2019 and remained involved as Leadership Chair in 2019-2020 and Leadership Student Coordinator in 2020-2021.Ashley Li is a third-year Neuroscience student at Western University. She has been involved with mentorship and campus leadership throughout her undergraduate career and is currently serving as the  Leadership and Academic Mentorship Program (LAMP) Leadership Student Coordinator in 2020-2021.What is the CLC?Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), a nonprofit founded in 2015, creates a digital practice field where students can actively apply what they learn via CLC’s global virtual competition. Colleges and universities identify a coach and recruit teams of six students. Any student interested in practicing leadership is welcome. Throughout the experience, each team member leads one challenge and receives extensive feedback based on their performance.The competition begins in January. Competition activities occur via Zoom. The top 25 teams with the highest cumulative point total after the first four challenges compete in the global head-to-head in April.CLC’s curriculum explores the attributes of effective leaders, leadership/followership styles, creative problem solving, influencing others, navigating difficult conversations, conflict resolution, delegation, stressors, and effective teaming.Academic Articles About CLCCLC WebsiteRosch, D. M., & Headrick, J. (2020). Competition as leadership pedagogy: An Initial Analysis of the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 19(2).Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., & Buller, E. (2018). Reflections on how learning in other domains inform our approach to coaching leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 58-64.Allen, S. J. (2018). Deliberate practice: A new frontier in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 41-43.Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., Krizanovic, B. (2017). Exploring Deliberate Practice & the Use of Skill Sheets in the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership ♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 5, 2021 • 31min

Dr. Kaitlin Wolfert - The Influence of Action Learning, Coaching, and Intrapersonal Reflection on Individual Resilience

Send us a textDr. Kaitlin Wolfert is the Coordinator for The Center for Student Achievement at Penn State Abington and Adjunct Instructor at Cabrini University's Master of Science in Leadership. In May, she will be graduating from Eastern University with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership. Dr. Wolfert's dissertation examined the influence of The Collegiate Leadership Competition and its three programmatic elements of action learning, coaching, and intrapersonal reflection on individual resilience. Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of the Influence of Action Learning, Coaching, and Intrapersonal Reflection as Simulated Leadership Development Activities within a Leadership Development Program on Individual ResilienceConnect with KaitlinInstagram: @krosew742LinkedinWhat is the Collegiate Leadership Competiton?Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), a nonprofit founded in 2015, creates a digital practice field where students can actively apply what they learn via CLC’s global virtual competition. Colleges and universities identify a coach and recruit teams of six students. Any student interested in practicing leadership is welcome. Throughout the experience, each team member leads one challenge and receives extensive feedback based on their performance.The competition begins in January. Competition activities occur via Zoom. The top 25 teams with the highest cumulative point total after the first four challenges compete in the global head-to-head in April.CLC’s curriculum explores the attributes of effective leaders, leadership/followership styles, creative problem solving, influencing others, navigating difficult conversations, conflict resolution, delegation, stressors, and effective teaming.Academic Articles About the Collegiate Leadership CompetitionCLC WebsiteRosch, D. M., & Headrick, J. (2020). Competition as leadership pedagogy: An Initial Analysis of the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 19(2).Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., & Buller, E. (2018). Reflections on how learning in other domains inform our approach to coaching leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 58-64.Allen, S. J. (2018). Deliberate practice: A new frontier in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 41-43.Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., Krizanovic, B. (2017). Exploring Deliberate Practice & the Use of Skill Sheets in the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 17(1), 28-34.Allen, S. J., Schwartz, A. J., & Jenkins, D. M. (2017). Collegiate leadership competition: An opportunit♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 3, 2021 • 43min

Meghan Pickett & Dr. Bruce DeRuntz - Coaching a Leadership Team (Online)

Send us a textAbout Meghan Pickett  & Dr. Bruce DeRuntzMeghan Pickett is the Leadership Academy Program Manager in the Center for Leadership Studies at Illinois Institute of Technology. She is also a Ph.D. candidate and a Scientific Advisor at Happy Spectacular.  Bruce DeRuntz is the founding Director of Southern Illinois University's Leadership Development Program. His mission is to prepare the next generation of technical leaders for our country. He's a professor with skills in leadership development, professional coaching, instructional design, quality management, and continuous improvement. Both serve as coaches for their university's Collegiate Leadership Competition team.What is the Collegiate Leadership Competiton?Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), a nonprofit founded in 2015, creates a digital practice field where students can actively apply what they learn via CLC’s global virtual competition. Colleges and universities identify a coach and recruit teams of six students. Any student interested in practicing leadership is welcome. Throughout the experience, each team member leads one challenge and receives extensive feedback based on their performance.The competition begins in January. Competition activities occur via Zoom. The top 25 teams with the highest cumulative point total after the first four challenges compete in the global head-to-head in April.CLC’s curriculum explores the attributes of effective leaders, leadership/followership styles, creative problem solving, influencing others, navigating difficult conversations, conflict resolution, delegation, stressors, and effective teaming.Academic Articles About the Collegiate Leadership CompetitionRosch, D. M., & Headrick, J. (2020). Competition as leadership pedagogy: An Initial Analysis of the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 19(2).Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., & Buller, E. (2018). Reflections on how learning in other domains inform our approach to coaching leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 58-64.Allen, S. J. (2018). Deliberate practice: A new frontier in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 41-43.Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., Krizanovic, B. (2017). Exploring Deliberate Practice & the Use of Skill Sheets in the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 17(1), 28-34.Allen, S. J., Schwartz, A. J., & Jenkins, D. M. (2017). Collegiate leadership competition: An opportunity for deliberate practice on the road to expertise. In S. Kempster, A. F. Turner, & G. Edwards♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Apr 3, 2021 • 34min

Bela Jevtovic & Dr. Dan Jenkins - The Collegiate Leadership Competition

Send us a textAbout Bela Jevtovic  & Dr. Dan Jenkins Bela was the founding executive director of the Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), and an integral force in the growth and development of the CLC.  Currently, she is Co-Founder and Co-Owner at BiG Comm E-Commerce and serves on the CLC board. Dan is Department Chair & Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at the Univesity of Southern Maine. His most recent books were co-authored with Kathy Guthrie - The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning.  He is co-host of the Leadership Educator Podcast. Dan is also a CLC Board Member.What is the Collegiate Leadership Competiton?Collegiate Leadership Competition (CLC), a nonprofit founded in 2015, creates a digital practice field where students can actively apply what they learn via CLC’s global virtual competition. Colleges and universities identify a coach and recruit teams of six students. Any student interested in practicing leadership is welcome. Throughout the experience, each team member leads one challenge and receives extensive feedback based on their performance.The competition begins in January. Competition activities occur via Zoom. The top 25 teams with the highest cumulative point total after the first four challenges compete in the global head-to-head in April.CLC’s curriculum explores the attributes of effective leaders, leadership/followership styles, creative problem solving, influencing others, navigating difficult conversations, conflict resolution, delegation, stressors, and effective teaming.Academic Articles About the Collegiate Leadership CompetitionCLC WebsiteRosch, D. M., & Headrick, J. (2020). Competition as leadership pedagogy: An Initial Analysis of the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 19(2).Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., & Buller, E. (2018). Reflections on how learning in other domains inform our approach to coaching leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 58-64.Allen, S. J. (2018). Deliberate practice: A new frontier in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Studies, 11(4), 41-43.Allen, S. J., Jenkins, D. M., Krizanovic, B. (2017). Exploring Deliberate Practice & the Use of Skill Sheets in the Collegiate Leadership Competition. Journal of Leadership Education, 17(1), 28-34.Allen, S. J., Schwartz, A. J., & Jenkins, D. M. (2017). Collegiate leadership competition: An opportunity for deliberate practice on the road to expertise. In S. Kempster, A. F. Turner, & G. Edwards (Eds.) Field guide♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Mar 28, 2021 • 54min

Drew Dudley - This is Day One

Send us a text"Let's create a question that we can't answer without living the definition." - Drew DudleyAbout Drew DudleyDrew Dudley is a leadership educator and speaker who focuses on creating value-driven cultures of leadership. His clients include some of the world's largest and most dynamic organizations, including McDonald's, JP Morgan Chase, Hyatt Hotels, Kohl's, The United Way, and more than 75 colleges and universities. He's recognized as one of the most dynamic keynote speakers in the world, speaking to over 250,000 people on 5 continents. His work is featured on The Huffington Post, Radio America, Forbes.com, and TED.com. His “TED talk” has been voted “one of the 15 most inspirational TED talks of all time.” TIME Magazine recently named it one of their "Seven Speeches That Will Make You a Better Leader," and Inc. and Business Insider Magazines have also included it on their lists of the world's "Best Leadership Speeches."Resources by DrewDrew's WebsiteDrew's Ted Talk - Everyday LeadershipDrew's Book: This is Day OneA Thinker: The Toughest Question on the Leadership TestQuotes From This Episode"Leadership's not in these big things, it's in the consistent things.""If you take away the before and the after, and you focus only on the non-negotiables today, that is your day one for leadership...What I try to help people do is figure out what those non-negotiable leadership behaviors are every day, and then teach them a step-by-step process to how to actually live them.""Questions are an incredibly powerful driver of human behavior.""Courage is a commitment to taking action when there's the possibility of loss.""What we were really trying to do is find some avenue to prioritize our 'to-be' list at the same level as our 'to-do' list."  "Failure is reps for your resilience muscle."Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeTed Talk: Jia Jiang - What I Learned from 100 Days of RejectionBook: Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang Podcast: The MothPodcast: In the DarkPodcast: FloodlinesI Have a New Podcast!The Ca♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.
undefined
Mar 22, 2021 • 43min

Dr. Barbara Crosby - An Integrative Approach

Send us a textBarbara C. Crosby, Ph.D. is associate professor emerita at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and former academic co-director of the Center for Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota. In 2017 she received the Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). She is a fellow of the Leadership Trust in the UK, and during 2002-03, she was a visiting fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.  She is the author of Teaching Leadership: An Integrative Approach (2016), Leadership for Global Citizenship (1999), and co-author with John M. Bryson of Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World  (2d. ed. 2005).  She served many years on the editorial board of Leadership Quarterly.  She and John M. Bryson were joint winners of the 2019 Keith G. Provan Award for Outstanding Contributions to Empirical Theory from the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management.Quotes from This Episode "I think about these concentric circles. And so if we think about just a dyad relationship, that’s one center of the circle. Then we move out to the group, then to organizational, to the community, to country, and to the world.""Context involves identifying ecological, economic, political, sociological, technological trends and developments that might open opportunities for leadership.""Most of us need to be engaged followers most of the time. I think having a sense of what it takes to be an engaged follower is a helpful part of leadership, too."Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeCenter for Integrative LeadershipBegin Again by Eddie GlaudeSoul of America by Jon Meacham♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.📜 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter featuring four hand-picked articles.🌎 You can learn more about my work on my Website.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode