Allegacy Financial Center for Leadership & Character Article Archives
What happens when students face the last big challenge of their graduate program? A big, energized effort that pulls together the best of what they’ve learned throughout the MA program and pits one team against another to “win” with a first place finish. In the School of Business, the MA program runs a 5-day real-world…
As part of the Journeys to Success speaker series, Wake Forest welcomed Hakeem Belo-Osagie to the School of Business on Tuesday, April 1. Mr. Belo-Osagie, a Harvard Business School trained petroleum economist, shared his thoughts about leadership, failure, ethics and opportunities in emerging markets. Video highlight of Lessons from Failure Lead to Leadership Success Leadership…
On March 26, The Leadership Project of Wake Forest University welcomed its inaugural speaker, legendary football coach and bestselling author Tony Dungy, to speak on campus at Wait Chapel. In his talk, Tony shared thoughts about leadership and the importance of both individual and team leadership. In his comments, Dungy provided valuable insights regarding the importance…
Being an entrepreneur requires passion and courage because the road ahead will not always be clear. This was one of the messages, along with other leadership lessons, challenges and success stories shared at the Female Entrepreneur Panel held on Tuesday, March 19 at the WFU Charlotte Center. The Panel, sponsored by the Wake Forest School of…
The ACLC was pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Rea to campus on Wednesday, March 5. As part of this visit, Dr. Rea met with business school students, faculty and staff to share thoughts and have discussion regarding the development of an ethical culture in organizations. As the Vice President of Integrity and Ethics, Enterprise Wide,…
The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character in the School of Business is pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Rea to campus March 5-6. Dr. Rea, the Vice President of Integrity and Ethics Enterprise Wide at Parker Hannifin, is responsible for integration of ethics and ethics initiatives across his organization’s 60,000 employees. Among other scheduled opportunities…
On Thursday, February 20, the school of business students, staff and faculty participated in the 2nd Annual Soup for the Soul Crock-off in the Founders Living Room at Farrell Hall. Crock pots of soup, stew and chili were made as a friendly competition, along with numerous cakes, cookies, and desserts, all for a great cause:…
The Wake Forest University Ethics Bowl team took top honors last weekend at the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) 3rd Annual Ethics Bowl competition. The event, held at the Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, NC, featured students from 20 independent colleges and universities in North Carolina and the debate’s focus this…
The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character is pleased to welcome Dawn Ruble to the team in the role of Administrative Coordinator. In this role, Dawn will serve as the primary contact person for the planning, organization and execution of administration functions that support the ACLC within the school of business. Dawn brings more than…
Students representing Wake Forest University and the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character spoke recently about their attendance at the US Naval Academy’s 2014 Leadership Conference. Junior biology major, Alexa Cienski, and John Miller, a senior BEM major, attended the conference whose theme was “Followership: The Evolution of a Leader” held in Annapolis January 26-29,…
The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character is pleased to announce the selection of two students to represent Wake Forest at the US Air Force Academy’s National Character and Leadership Symposium. Jessica Argenti, a senior, and junior Kate Coble, both Business and Enterprise Management majors, will represent the school at the 21st Annual National Character & Leadership…
The Wake Forest Ethics Debate Team qualified for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl following the 10th Annual Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl competition last November in Clearwater, Florida. This was only the second time the Team has competed in the S.E. Regionals. Wake Forest competed against 28 schools from across the country, finished in the top…
On Monday, January 13, the leadership of School of Business gathered to share area updates and discuss points of collaboration towards the School’s strategic focus and planning. During this time, The Center presented a portfolio of products and services as part of the Business School’s mission to integrate leadership and character components across curricular, co-curricular…
The week of November 19-23, Professor Sean Hannah conducted a leadership speaking and research tour in Norway. This tour began with Dr. Hannah’s keynote address at a conference of 150 oil and shipping executives in Stavanger to speak about leadership during extreme contexts. The conference focused on leadership during crisis such as terrorist attacks on ships and oil facilities,…
On Wednesday, October 23, The Center sponsored a presentation with a wine and cheese social, hosting Dr. Bill Gentry of the Center for Creative Leadership. Dr. Gentry shared research and remarks on “How Character Plays a Part in Political Savvy”, discussing the importance of being politically savvy in organizations, while still being grounded in character.
Center fellow Matthew Phillips presented the current draft of the Ethical Decision-Action Model to a group of twenty CFOs and financial executives today in Charlotte in cooperation with the CFO Alliance, a national group with chapters in major cities across the country. Development of the Ethical Decision-Action Model (EDAM) began in response to a desire…
Sean Hannah, Wilson chair in business ethics and professor of management, and his team have published research in Leadership Quarterly that explores the relationship between positive attitudes among workers and the effectiveness of authentic leaders. The research team focused on extreme contexts such as police and military organizations. The research reinforced the established link between authentic…
Students, faculty, and staff of the School of Business recently found an opportunity to live the Wake Forest University motto of Pro Humanitate (“for humanity”). In September, the Allegacy Center for Leadership & Character organized two School of Business teams to assist in building local Habitat homes sponsored by Wake Forest University and Wake Forest…
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, the Wake Forest School of Business hosted its inaugural orientation in the Broyhill Auditorium of the new Farrell Hall. The keynote speaker was Bob McDonald, recently retired Chairman, President & CEO of The Procter & Gamble Company. Bob McDonald’s values-based leadership beliefs define him as an individual and a global…
Center faculty, including Sean Hannah and Matthew Phillips, take part regularly in campus events to chat with faculty, staff and students about leadership and character in the business profession. The Center for Leadership & Character works as a resource for the Wake Forest campus, connecting Demon Deacons with the latest academic research and practical tools…
