Description

Dr. Alan Nelson is a leadership development specialist, trainer, speaker, and Lecturer of Management at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Alan founded KidLead Academy, the world’s first online course to train parents how to develop their child’s leadership potential. He also founded LeadYoung Training Systems, designing organizational leadership curricula for 3-23-year-olds. 

He is the author of 40 books and over 200 articles on personal growth and leadership, including KidLead: Growing Great Leaders and My Kid Leads!

We discuss:

• The best time to develop leaders is between ages 3-23
• What leadership development looks like at different age levels
• Are leaders born or made? 
• How to identify leadership talent
• How to talk to kids about leadership
• Leadership experts who influenced Alan’s work
• How adults inadvertently shut down children’s leadership potential
• What can parents and educators can do to develop their child's leadership potential

Learn more about Alan’s books at www.kidlead.com. Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanenelson. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on LinkedIn or Bluesky. 

I also host Sideline Sessions, a podcast for coaches and parents of student-athletes. The show features conversations with coaches and performance experts in the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Rp0QGt