Leadership is an action, not a position.

DR. JOHN SLIETER has been a student of leadership for over 30 years and has taught leadership over the past 15 years. John has mentored, promoted, and developed young leaders throughout his career. These experiences were formed on John’s experiences of being an executive leader in the aviation industry. John has learned from many leaders — some that he worked for and others with whom he collaborated with from industry to local community as well as civic and church leaders.

John spent over 30 years in the aviation industry with Duncan Aviation, retiring in 2016 as Vice President of Sales, to pursue his dream of becoming a leadership scholar. At Duncan Aviation John was also a member of the Senior Leadership team, responsible to the Duncan family for overall growth and leadership of Duncan Aviation.  John was a co-facilitator for Duncan Aviation’s Leadership Dynamics Program (LDP) for all Duncan leaders and supervisors, with two other senior leaders.

John and his wife, Jean, love traveling. They enjoy the opportunity to meet people and create friendships & relationships all around the world.  John’s roots run deep in Minnesota, South Dakota and California. John currently resides in Lincoln and has called Nebraska home since 1984. John also owns a consulting business, J. Allan Consulting, and is currently working with non-profit groups while he finishes his doctoral program in Leadership Studies at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.