Allegacy Center for Leadership & Character Article Archives
On Monday, February 26, 2018, the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character hosted a visit from Kevin Tanner, President, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for Saratoga Research & Investment Management. While visiting with a class of 59 MSBA students, his message was for students to see themselves as leaders rather than as analysts.…
Tyler Boucher, BEM major ’19 attended the 2018 Naval Academy Leadership Conference and returned with six key ingredients that make up a great leader. These insights he drew from many sessions with the conference presenters including Steve Reinemund, former CEO of Pepsico, and former dean of the Wake Forest School of Business. The six major…
The ACLC is delighted to welcome Shellie Ritzman to the team. Shellie joined the Center on February 12 as Administrative Coordinator. Shellie has 30 years’ experience in executive administrative positions with companies in a wide variety of fields including: retail, industrial and workplace hygiene, corporate accounting, restaurant franchisement, and banking. In addition to providing executive…
Blake Wynveen, BEM major ’19 attended the Naval Academy Leadership Conference and provided exemplary reflections on the experience and value of what he learned. See below for excerpts from his notes as well as a video interview link below highlighting his leadership insights gained from the experience. “Attending the Naval Academy Leadership Conference offered me…
On Wednesday, January 25, 2018, Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., leadership and employee engagement expert and author of 14 leadership books including Engaging the Hearts and Minds of All Your Employees visited Wake Forest School of Business at the invitation of the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character. Colan spoke to the Wake Forest Athletics coaches…
On Wednesday, January 25, 2018, Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., leadership and employee engagement expert and author of 14 leadership books including Engaging the Hearts and Minds of All Your Employees visited Wake Forest School of Business at the invitation of the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character. Colan spoke to the Wake Forest Athletics coaches…
In the spirit of competition and passion for ethical debate, the WFU Ethics and Leadership Debate Team participated in the Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl at the University of Central Florida on November 4, 2017 where the team finished right in the middle with two wins and two losses. The team performed well with great first…
January 4, 2018, Psychology Today published a blog post by Michael D. Matthews, Ph.D. on personnel turnover and how organizations can stay high performing by sustaining strong team values. A central point of the article draws from the work of Patrick J. Sweeney, Ph.D., colonel U.S. Army (Retired), director, Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character,…
Coaching is an important part of leadership. Through connecting business leaders and student teams, the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character provides students the opportunity both to be coached by business professionals and to gain understanding on how to coach others by experiencing effective coaching sessions. The Wake Forest School of Business community business leader…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2017 Wake Forest Creates Deacon Leader System Program is designed to identify, train and develop student-athlete leaders Link to Online Release: http://deacs.info/2xRRusJ WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest Athletics announced Thursday (Nov. 2) the first steps of the Deacon Leader System. The program, launched in 2017 as a collaborative effort between the Department of Athletics, the…
A Talk by Robert Bach, October 24, 2017, at Wake Forest University Former President of Microsoft and Chief XBOX Officer, Robert Bach, author if XBox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal, shared leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurship insights. Self-awareness, knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as attracting and keeping good people on…
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Robert Folger, Ph.D., Distinguished Alumni Endowed Professor of Business Ethics and Pegasus Professor at University of Central Florida, visited Wake Forest School of Business as a guest lecturer in two BEM365 classrooms followed by lunch with six organizational behavior (OB) faculty, a faculty colloquium, and evening with the Winston Salem…
In a visit sponsored by The Leadership Project at Wake Forest University, Chris Paul (’07) NBA superstar and Wake Forest alum provided leadership insights to the Wake Forest community in Wait Chapel on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Earlier in the day, he gave a brief talk to Wake Forest student athletes at the Sutton Center.…
On Monday, August 14, 2017, the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character hosted the 2018 MSBA class for leadership and team building activities including the Amazing Race. In this activity, teams work together to perform tasks at various checkpoints across campus under time constraints to learn more about communicating and making effective leadership decisions under…
Congratulations to Dr. Sean Hannah, Professor of Management & Tylee Wilson Chair of Business Ethics and senior research associate of the ACLC , recently voted the 2017 recipient of the Practice Impact Award from the Academy of Management. The Practice Impact Award “seeks to recognize and to celebrate an outstanding scholar for her or his…
The Honorable Donna Edwards, U.S. Congresswoman (2008–2017) visited the Wake Forest School of Business on March 23, 2017 as part of The Leadership Project. Edwards is an alum of Wake Forest and the first African-American woman ever elected to congress. She discussed her background and what factors led to her developmental journey. Highlights of her…
Friday, April 21st, School of Business staff, faculty, and students practiced Pro Humanitate for first responders that serve Wake Forest University. With the help of various community businesses, we were able to provide an appreciation lunch for several hundred from Wake Campus Police, WSPD, and WSFD. Michelle Kennedy, Meteorologist for WXII, Coach Dave Clawson, Head…
Each year, business school students apply for selection to attend leadership conference opportunities at our nation’s military academies. These annual leadership conferences are sought after for their content and expertise in the area of leadership and character and host global leaders from private industry, government, athletics and more. Each year, selected Wake Foresters return from…
The CLC congratulates Dr. Pat Sweeney, Director of the Allegacy Center of Leadership and Character, who was recently honored as a 2017 Top Thought Leader in Trust by TRUST! Magazine. The publication has named Sweeney as a leader in its 7th annual awards for those whose work helps foster organizational trust. The award recipients are…
On January 25-27, David Boone and Neb Talley represented Wake Forest at the 2017 United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference held in Annapolis, MD. David and Neb are both Juniors majoring in Business and Enterprise Management. Sharing their thoughts and takeaways from the conference whose theme was Forging Team Spirit: Sharing the Vision, David provided thoughts…
