On September 14th, 2022, in preparation for the Face to Face Speaker Forum with George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Wake Forest students gathered for a question and answer session with Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. A topic for discussion included exploring historical biography and how to avoid bias to … Continue reading Student Q&A Face to Face with Jon Meacham at WFU
Deacon Sports XTRA Andersen Takes Part in US Air Force Academy Leadership and Character Symposium By: Les Johns “It really taught me how to work with different people, and how to get the best out of everyone in a team environment.” – Nick Andersen Nick Andersen has made an impact on the field, in the … Continue reading Andersen Takes Part in US Air Force Academy Leadership and Character Symposium
Nick Andersen, Wake Forest Football defensive back, and Business Enterprise Management major, attended the 2022 US Air Force Academy Leadership and Character Symposium in Colorado. The conference focused on leadership topics underscoring this year’s theme, Ethics and Respect for Human Dignity.
Professor Sean Hannah from the Wake Forest School of Business has been named to the top 1% of the most impactful researchers globally based on citations to his research. This distinction comes from an exhaustive study by PLOS Biology, titled “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators.” The database determined the top scientists in … Continue reading Sean T. Hannah, Ph.D. Named in Top 1% of All Scientists Worldwide
“Understanding the Change and Development of Trust and the Implications for New Leaders” by Kurt T. Dirks, Patrick J. Sweeney, Nikolaos Dimotakas, and Todd Woodruff has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics. From the Abstract: Leaders, particularly new leaders, seek to establish high levels of trust, as it has been associated with higher … Continue reading Dr. Sweeney Published in Top Tier Journal of Business Ethics
The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character makes an appearance on the WakeForestBiz Facebook page featuring a resilience and conflict management workshop with student athletes. Click to view: https://www.facebook.com/WakeForestBiz/videos/345349277229127/
In February, three students represented Wake Forest University at virtual student leadership conferences for the United States Naval Academy and United States Air Force Academy. The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character sponsors the Student Academies Leadership Conference Program, for which any undergraduate business student at the University is welcome to apply. Senior BEM Majors, … Continue reading Students Participate in Virtual Service Academy Leadership Conferences
Join us for an online discussion by former West Point Superintendent General Robert Caslen and USMA psychology professor Dr. Michael Matthews about character and its application to both USMA cadet development and to leadership in general. Drawing on ideas from their recent book, The Character Edge: Leading and Winning with Integrity, the discussion will focus … Continue reading The Character Edge – Leading and Winning with Integrity
Student Athlete Leadership Panel moderated by Dr. Kenny Herbst, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Business Program. Join the following distinguished Alumni Deacon Athlete Panelists for a conversation about leadership lessons learned: Kelly Dostal, Director of Inside Sales, Dell Technologies Kreg Rotthoff, Sales, Manager, Blackbaud Amogh Prabhkar, Vice President, Barclays Capital Leadership Insights Continuous Improvement Being effective in … Continue reading Student Athlete Leadership Panel
We are proud to announce that John Sumanth, PhD, Center Research Associate, has received the Winston-Salem Evening MBA Teaching Award. The graduating class of the MBA program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. John is the James Farr … Continue reading Sumanth receives Winston-Salem Evening MBA Teaching Award