Allen is a seasoned executive coach, learning designer, and organizational development expert with 16 years of experience in creating and implementing customized programs that enhance employee and organizational performance. His professional, individualized, and multi-faceted approach has helped leaders, teams, and professionals improve their leadership acumen, management skills, relationship development, team interaction, and communication effectiveness.
Allen's most recent project success involved significantly enhancing communication and improving hybrid/virtual working norms for a client. By assessing the current situation and identifying recommendations, Allen designed and implemented multiple live workshops, provided 1:1 coaching to leaders, created strategies to reinforce learning, and developed a process to measure success.
Prior to his current role, Allen spearheaded Learning and Leadership development internally for Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Pinterest, Riot Games, and Discord. He created Learning and Development functions from the ground up, led teams of managers and individual contributors, and created and implemented company management expectations. Allen also coached leaders to create environments of psychological safety, trust, inclusion, fulfillment, and support, leading to more effective collaboration and communication among employees.
Allen holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Communication from California State University of Northridge and a Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of California Irvine. He also possesses various professional certifications, including DISC, Insights Discovery, FranklinCovey, and Achieve Global.
Notable Client Achievements
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I coached a VP of Sales to pinpoint the unique motivators for their team members and establish a meaningful connection between those motivations and the organizational goals. This led to a 26% increase in sales in Q3 and Q4.
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I coached a CEO to create an environment of psychological safety, resulting in a 34% increase in employee satisfaction from a bi-annual organizational health survey.
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I coached a VP of Human Resources to develop comprehensive manager expectations, which include designing an educational strategy to effectively implement them, establishing robust processes to reinforce these principles, and implementing a performance recognition program to reward leaders who excel in demonstrating these desired behaviors.