Mike Allison Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

I create and deliver research-backed, relevant, and thought-provoking leadership development content for various organizations and UMKC's Bloch Executive Education open-enrollment sessions. Content includes:- How Great Leaders Create Passionate and Meaningful Cultures - Leading Others Through Change- Cultivating a Feedback-Rich Organization- Harnessing the Power of Influence and Persuasion- Understanding and Expanding Executive Presence- Building Relationships That Inspire Trust- Developing the Currency of Professional Success: Emotional Intelligence- Courageous Conversations: How to Step Up & Hold High Stakes Discussions- Perfecting the Presentation: Developing & Delivering Messages That ResonateCoaching of leaders at all levels is also offered, based on availability.

The Bloch Executive MBA program at UMKC exposes leaders to new ideas, methods, and experiences while preparing them to successfully navigate constantly evolving professional landscapes.I am honored to leverage my international experience at the Bloch School in leading courses on "Global Initiatives in Management / International Residency" and "Talent Management.” I also instruct on “Perfecting the Presentation.” The curriculum I develop and deliver is designed to empower Executive MBA students to grow and expand their leadership presence, lead on a global scale, and communicate with impact. In 2017, I was humbled to receive the student-selected Henry W. Bloch School of Management’s Distinguished Teaching Award. My passion for education and professional development has been strengthened through this world-class EMBA program.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

As a son of a veteran, I’ve always admired and respected those who protect our country. This unique position has allowed me to leverage my passion to develop leaders while giving back to those who serve. I’m proud to lead a team of faculty who provide advanced education to cohorts of United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians, informatics professionals, and analytics experts. Responsibilities entail:- Develop a team of talented faculty who lead and teach cohorts of hand-selected VA professionals.- Serve as a trusted client advisor, accountable for leveraging learning-related deliverables that focus on identifying outcomes and achieving value- Directly oversee cohorts of learners, on a long-term timeline, who acquire expertise in key technical, operational, and leadership areas that support the effective and efficient use of complex tools- Provide mentorship to support the development and execution of individualized capstone projects aimed at delivering value/outcomes for the organization- Conduct group facilitation and provide classroom leadership- Use a variety of instructional techniques and formats to incorporate simulations, case studies, role plays, and team exercises/discussions to drive optimal training and development of outcomes and results- Support instructional design and subject matter expert teams in capturing best practices while providing guidance for classroom delivery options and ideas

Kansas City, Missouri Area

AMC leads the movie industry by doing what it does best: focusing on its guests and providing the best possible movie-going experience. Top experiences can only be brought to life by quality-trained staff. I was brought on to lead a team of learning professionals focused on building, supporting, and retaining talent across multiple guest-facing brands. The learning team wholly focused on driving and delivering cutting edge learning solutions for 30,000 front-line associates and leaders. These efforts required innovative leadership within a dynamic culture. We emphasized growing skilled, productive, and motivated associates who were committed to AMC's mission.We specifically increased the development and delivery of mobile solutions which allowed learning to occur across hundreds of facilities at the point of need. Technologies leveraged appealed to large segments of Millennial and Generation Z associates. In addition, corporate required training approaches were overhauled to appeal to younger generations. These approaches led to a significant increase in training compliance and utilization of skills learned.In helping establish a strong leadership development focus, my team and I directly partnered with senior leaders to drive comprehensive leadership development strategies and expand the leadership talent pool.

I oversaw global teams of learning professionals who partnered with internal client-facing organizations to fully develop their front-line employees and leaders. My teams used a blended learning and development approach to create innovative learning solutions and assets.Areas of focus included:- Leadership development- Presentation and demo capabilities- Consulting skills- Strategic selling- Relationship building- Negotiation techniques- Change management- Healthcare and solution acumenThe team also developed learning solutions for targeted individuals who exhibited high potential. Additional responsibilities included delivering broad corporate required training across Cerner. Individually, I worked collaboratively with senior Cerner leaders and healthcare executives on key planning, alignment, and change management initiatives. I also carried out 1-1 executive coaching sessions across a number of organizations.As a learning executive for over a decade, I was honored to see our team's efforts contribute to Cerner being named atop the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) global BEST list which awards companies that are best at demonstrating enterprise-wide success through talent development. Cerner was rated #1 for 2015 and was also a Training Magazine Training Top 125 Award winner for 15 consecutive years.

I led a global client training organization consisting of dozens of learning professionals located across multiple geographies. Together we built and grew a $30 million client education business from the ground up. Across a five-year period, we dramatically broadened the breadth of learning consulting services available to clients (both technical and soft skills). These services included the Advancing Conversion Excellence (ACE) program which provides go live end-user training support to healthcare professionals across the globe. In addition, we drove the “education delivered anytime, anywhere” movement which immensely expanded the number of virtual learning offerings.

In this role, I created new revenue streams tied to external learning offerings. Among my responsibilities were to directly sell learning solutions to clients across the globe. I achieved Millennium Club recognition by consistently exceeding sales targets.

I established and implemented human capital processes which brought consistency and efficiency in the hiring, development, deployment, and retention of Consulting associates. During this period, I was selected to participate in Cerner's Top Gun leadership development program.

I worked out of the city manager's office. In that capacity, I consulted with and carried out budgeting activities for multiple city departments (Police, Aviation, Parks and Rec, etc.). My responsibilities included providing analysis and presentation assistance for key city leaders.

Master’S Degree, Public Administration

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations