ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Allen Forte

Allen Forte has been a leading developer of People and Transformational Business Strategy for more than twenty years. He has built a strong reputation for designing and implementing transformational leadership and business management processes necessary to drive the change needed to sustain continued individual and business success; he has excelled at excellence across several business industries and government sectors.

Since early 2005, he has used his Consulting Practice, People Programs Group, Inc. (PPG), which is focused on Executive Leadership Development and Transformational Business Strategy, to help transform the success of numerous people and businesses. The seeds and inspiration for developing our “One Thing” Transformational Development and Planning Program were planted and manifested during a very successful twenty-plus year military career where Allen was noted for designing and developing high level people and business strategies.

One Thing Transformational Development and Planning is a trendsetting program approach, enabling leaders to become more effective at developing and implementing objectives for sustained business successes. As the principal consulting practice leader for PPG, Allen leads a team of highly skilled professionals whose purpose is to enable their clients to successfully develop their people and their businesses to successfully execute their plans for success. 

Allen’s broad professional background makes him uniquely suited to take a holistic approach to providing client solutions around People Development, Transformational Development and Planning, Strategic Operations and Execution.

In December 1999, Allen was fortunate enough to retire from a very successful career as an officer in our nation’s military, where he rose to the level of senior people and business strategist. He held key positions in Planning and Operations, Human Resources, Organizational Development and Department of Defense Acquisition for the Army, Pentagon. Allen holds a Master’s Degree from The George Washington University, Washington, DC, an undergraduate from Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia. He is also a graduate of the Army Center and College for Human Resources Professionals, The Army Command and General Staff College and The National Defense University with a concentration in Long Range Transformational Planning.

During his time with the Defense Department, Allen was a noted leader in developing other leaders, in strategic thinking and in the formulation of business strategy.

He is a noted author and speaker on a range of topics dealing with the performance of people and the performance of business.