Rick Allen

 

Job title & Responsibilities
As a Senior Consultant I look after all aspects of program design, management and facilitation.

Areas of expertise
These include organizational development, learning, change and innovation. Working across cultures on high performing teams, communication, leadership and personal development coaching.

Your best day at Impact (so far...)?
Today!

Proudest moment at work?
Every time a client winds up more thoughtful and excited about learning more about themselves. Every time a group gets more stuck in, honest and connected.

How do you deal with stress?
Creative activities like music and design, sports and travel.

What makes Impact a great place to work for you?
I love the people I work with. They are some of the most interesting, inspiring and overall coolest people I know.

Your heroes include...?
All people you have never heard of. On the front lines, doing it, dying young. The teachers of the teachers of the teachers we know about.

Favorite line from a film?
Tender Mercies, Robert Duvall, “You’ve got to sing it like you feel it...”

Who makes you laugh?
My kids

Last journey you took?
Indonesia, to lead a country team retreat for the World Bank Indonesia, with a little time in India on the way.

Favorite place?
Headwaters of the Shannon River, Ireland.

3 people you’d have dinner with (dead or alive)?
My two daughters and sister (OK I’m a homeboy)
 

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