David M. Sluss PhD
Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior at Marriott School of Business, BYU
Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior at Marriott School of Business, BYU
David M. Sluss, PhD is the Leading@Scale Chaired Professor at ESSEC Business School in Paris. His mission is to help leaders scale what matters: the capability to inspire real future-ready collaboration and change in organizations. David didn’t take the “straight line” route to academia. After a test told him he “wasn’t smart enough” for the academic path he originally wanted, he did what he’s done ever since: adapted, found another route to his goal, and kept going – creating a rich background to draw upon when helping leaders scale. From soloing an aircraft at 16, to launching his own independent singer-songwriter label at 19, to becoming fluent in Spanish while serving the Latino community as a missionary at 21, he learned early that leadership is about building resilience in yourse...