President Obama held the country’s first Virtual Town Hall yesterday. According to estimates, more than 100,000 questions were submitted.  It will be interesting to see how he uses this format of going directly to the people . Take a look at the link above and see what you think. Perhaps a shift in how Presidents lead? – Scott J. Allen

According to the research of Richard Arvey, leadership can be learned. So my mind wanders to sports like Karate or Gymnastics. In each, an individual needs to know base level concepts before he or she can move on to the next level. Remember the Karate Kid? That’s right…”Wax on wax off.” Mr. Miyagi made it look easy. So what knowledge, skills and abilities must be mastered before a student of leadership is awarded his or  her white belt? Yellow belt? Green belt? I think, that part of the problem with leadership development is that there is no agreed upon, sequential, and/or standardized items for development. So what would they be? Where does one begin? What are the buiding blocks for developing a leader? World, I would love to hear your thoughts…-Scott J. Allen

I attended the ALE conference last summer and had a great experience.  Take a look at the information below and consider a submission and/or attendance!

The deadline for 2009 ALE Conference Call for Proposals proposals is April 1, 2009 for Papers and Roundtables and April 30, 2009 for Posters. All of the other logistical information can be found online at the ALE website.

- Scott J. Allen

The non verbal dimension of leadership is not a topic that is given a lot attention in the leadership literature. I found this snippet on the topic to be quite interesting. What do you think? – Scott J. Allen

Here is another video that I will use from time to time. It is simply excellent and always challenges me to go to new places…I hope it does the same for you. – Scott J. Allen