Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success, Second Edition guides students to purposefully design their leadership skillset to solve problems and inspire others to work towards a common vision. The text uses the CORE™ framework—an acronym for Confidence, Optimism, Resilience, and Engagement, along with practical applications and activities in every chapter, to focus on learning the essential skills for leadership success. Students are asked to evaluate their personal beliefs and values of… Show more

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success, Second Edition guides students to purposefully design their leadership skillset to solve problems and inspire others to work towards a common vision. The text uses the CORE™ framework—an acronym for Confidence, Optimism, Resilience, and Engagement, along with practical applications and activities in every chapter, to focus on learning the essential skills for leadership success. Students are asked to evaluate their personal beliefs and values of leadership, develop their leadership goals, and their purpose for leading. The authors also present the best approaches for supporting the success of others, leading teams inclusively, and leading to create sustainable communities. Regardless of their background or major, students will learn the knowledge and skills needed to become a transformative, successful leader. Show less

Leader development serves as a strong focus in the mission statements of many business school programs. Looking at business school leader development programs through the lens of adult learning theory, we assert that there is an overreliance on cognitive training (e.g., lecture) as the primary form of education used in preparing future business leaders, neglecting other relevant learning orientations. In response, we advance a comprehensive model of business leader education and training that… Show more

Leader development serves as a strong focus in the mission statements of many business school programs. Looking at business school leader development programs through the lens of adult learning theory, we assert that there is an overreliance on cognitive training (e.g., lecture) as the primary form of education used in preparing future business leaders, neglecting other relevant learning orientations. In response, we advance a comprehensive model of business leader education and training that incorporates and integrates five primary orientations to adult learning (cognitivist, behaviorist, humanistic, social cognitive, constructivist). We argue that other professional training curricula, most notably, medical school and military education, draw more fully on these five orientations to adult learning and that these represent comparative models for what business schools could be doing in leader development. We conclude by providing concrete suggestions for how business educators might apply the model in their own programs. Show less

We are on the precipice of significant change in industry. Some have called it industry 4.0, and without significant attention, business management educators will be unfamiliar and underprepared—and as a result, they will not adequately equip their students for change. This essay explores the need for a digital mindset and tech literacy in business management education. The essay begins by examining why the need exists and continues by discussing some of the critical concepts that must be… Show more

We are on the precipice of significant change in industry. Some have called it industry 4.0, and without significant attention, business management educators will be unfamiliar and underprepared—and as a result, they will not adequately equip their students for change. This essay explores the need for a digital mindset and tech literacy in business management education. The essay begins by examining why the need exists and continues by discussing some of the critical concepts that must be integrated into a business management program to better prepare students for the future of work. The essay concludes by sharing several pedagogical applications that can be incorporated into the material in the undergraduate or graduate classroom. Show less

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students is based on a conceptual model that helps students to become emotionally intelligent leaders. Research from around the world has demonstrated that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership. For the second edition of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, the authors have incorporated their revised, data-based emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL) model into an engaging text for high school, undergraduate, and… Show more

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students is based on a conceptual model that helps students to become emotionally intelligent leaders. Research from around the world has demonstrated that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership. For the second edition of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, the authors have incorporated their revised, data-based emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL) model into an engaging text for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Show less

Rather than delving into lengthy exposition and analysis to help you understand what leadership is and how to develop it for yourself, this practical book enables you to design a straightforward system tailored to your team and organizational needs.

Free of complicated theories, The Little Book of Leadership Development focuses on what really works to motivate others, encourage productivity, and equip future leaders. The book delivers streamlined instructions on fifty practical… Show more

Rather than delving into lengthy exposition and analysis to help you understand what leadership is and how to develop it for yourself, this practical book enables you to design a straightforward system tailored to your team and organizational needs.

Free of complicated theories, The Little Book of Leadership Development focuses on what really works to motivate others, encourage productivity, and equip future leaders. The book delivers streamlined instructions on fifty practical strategies. Show less

At a time when so much is being made of artificial intelligence and large language models, we want to emphasize that the conversation around these disruptive technologies moves well beyond one or two specific technological innovations. We are witnessing a convergence of multiple technologies that will fundamentally transform how we do education. Whether virtual and augmented reality (e.g., Apple Vision), the internet of things, blockchain/smart contracts, chatbots, or automation/robotics, each… Show more

At a time when so much is being made of artificial intelligence and large language models, we want to emphasize that the conversation around these disruptive technologies moves well beyond one or two specific technological innovations. We are witnessing a convergence of multiple technologies that will fundamentally transform how we do education. Whether virtual and augmented reality (e.g., Apple Vision), the internet of things, blockchain/smart contracts, chatbots, or automation/robotics, each will transform how we teach and learn (Downing et al., 2023). Show less