Frame of Reference - Profiles in Leadership

Send us Fan Mail Last week I finished up the podcast with a reference to Simon Sinek’s book “Leaders Eat Last”.  This week I’m going back to Mr. Sinek again because Morgan’s philosophy about leadership training as well as his methods for teaching of it are very much in alignment with the teachings of Sinek.   One of Sinek’s earliest revelations in leadership training was to “start out with why”. ...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a book by the name of “Leaders Eat Last” by Simon Sinek that I need to finish.  In it Mr. Sinek identifies some key principles that I think underscore what Morgan and I have been talking about this week, and will continue to probe next week.  Leaders Eat Last makes the following assertion: "The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others a...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a line in Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Sunday in the Park with George” where two characters are critiquing a work of art and one sings “Work is what you do for other people, Art is what you do for yourself”.  I USED to think that sounded very self absorbed and snooty, but I’ve come to realize in the past few years that it’s really not.  It’s a comment about art’s ability to...

Send us Fan Mail Art – the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.  As I read that definition of today’s subject matter I am perplexed by two questions:  Given that Art allows us to express or apply something that is so uniquely human - why isn...

Send us Fan Mail I think the thing I enjoy so much about my conversations with Cathy is her hopefulness.  She is not one to talk about her own past traumas, but she has shared some of it with me over the years and I can assure you that her life story is one that would make most people very pessimistic and withdrawn.  Instead, her faith and her compassion for others has led her out of a very dark p...

Send us Fan Mail Trauma is such an ugly word.  it immediately conjures up thoughts horrible, life changing events.  Catastrophes that fall upon us without warning.  situations that are complex, emotional, and stressful.  And then there’s all the recovery and healing that adds to the ongoing impact and difficulty.  We endure the trauma and its aftermath and either grow bitter because it just doesn’...

Send us Fan Mail SEASON 4 IS COMING!   Sorry for the brief hiatus, but the gears are turning and the guests are lining up for our 4th Season of "Frame of Reference" which premieres Thursday, June 2nd!  Get ready for more in depth discussions with local leaders that have Global messages.  Their professional experience and proven excellence in leadership can benefit all of us as we navigat...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with Jeff Wright Jeff Wright is someone that I've known for almost 10 years and he happens to be one of those people that, as I've gotten to know him I've learned to not only like him more but also to respect him more.  That respect is based in the job that he does and the way he does it.  Being in the field of Education is no cake walk these...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Wright is someone that I've known for almost 10 years and he happens to be one of those people that, as I've gotten to know him I've learned to not only like him more but also to respect him more.  That respect is based in the job that he does and the way he does it.  Being in the field of Education is no cake walk these days.  Jeff though is able to not only d...

Send us Fan Mail Part two of my interview with John Lehan, Community Education and Recreation Director for the Sauk Prairie Community Center.  John returns to "Frame of Reference" to once again remind us of all the ways that we can pause and celebrate life by just relaxing and recreating.  Recreation is one of those words that can seem super serious or somewhat frivolous depending upon y...

Send us Fan Mail John Lehan returns to "Frame of Reference" to once again remind us of all the ways that we can pause and celebrate life by just relaxing and recreating.  Recreation is one of those words that can seem super serious or somewhat frivolous depending upon your perspective.  It comes from a late Middle English word which had the connotation of something that provided ‘mental...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, I admit that I'm being a bit more flamboyant with the name of this week's episode, but that's because my guest for this week and next really stirred in me  a desire to wax poetic.  Curt Meine and I have known each other for a long time but I don't think we've ever had an opportunity to have a conversation that was this long.  Listen closely and you too...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, I admit that I'm being a bit more artsy with this week's episode, but that's because my guest for this week and next really stirred in me  a desire to wax poetic.  Curt Meine and I have known each other for a long time but I don't think we've ever had a chance to have a conversation that was this long.  You will get to know him better in the next two w...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with Kory Hartman.  See Part 1 notes for info about this episode's background. Kory Hartman started storm chasing in 1997 and created SevereStudios in 2006.  SevereStudios.com has become the leading storm chaser live streaming platform and online source for extreme weather news.  Kory coordinates, dispatches, and represents a team of over 60 professiona...

Send us Fan Mail This is one of those interviews that I've been talking about doing for about 4 years now and just never have gotten around to it.  Well the stars aligned just right and now it's in the can.  When I met Kory over 5 years ago, I thought to myself "Now here's an interesting guy, can't wait to find out more about him".  So why did it take me so long to ge...

Send us Fan Mail You know how you meet those people in your life when you're young, just out of school and feel like the world is your oyster, and you think "I wonder where they'll be in 40 years?"   Well my guest for this episode, David Lippiatt,  is a person that I met back in my oyster days and we were just sort of figuring out what to do with our lives.  I had just married...

Send us Fan Mail You know how you meet those people in your life when you're young, just out of school and feel like the world is your oyster, and you think "I wonder where they'll be in 40 years?"   Well my guest for this episode, David Lippiatt,  is a person that I met back in my oyster days and we were just sort of figuring out what to do with our lives.  I had just married...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my extremely enjoyable and educational discussion with Jeff Jelinek.  Jeff and I have "known of" each other via an organizations and friends that are near and dear to my heart.  Everytime his name would come up people would speak VERY highly of him and his competence.  So much so that i thought to myself "I wonder if he'd come and join me on this podc...

Send us Fan Mail Every time I meet someone new on this podcast, it's always a treat.  Everyone has a story and I'm usually amazed at the experiences they've had.  This week's guest is no exception.  Especially when one considers the type of professional experiences this guest has had.  What is most amazing to me is that Jeff Jelinek, who you'll meet in this week and next w...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with George done in the offices of the Wisconsin Arts Board in Madison WI.  As I did last week, I apologize to him and to listeners for getting a bit too enthusiastic in our interview at times and overloading my mic.  That buzz you'll hear occasionally is just me being a loud and unruly Frenchman. The 2019 recipient of the Michael Newton award, George ...

Send us Fan Mail I've interviewed a LOT of people for this podcast.  Literally people from all over the world, but none have been as personally rewarding for me as this one, for one simple fact.  The interviewee is someone I have known for so long, that he and I are family in the most profound ways.  He is my dear dear friend for over 40  years, and we have gone through thick and thin togethe...

Send us Fan Mail I've had the pleasure of interviewing Cathy before and I always feel so inspired after talking with her.  Not only is she passionate about the work she does but she's a walking, talking testimony to the power of faith in restoring the deepest wounds to our emotional, psychological and physical well being.  She is a SURVIVOR in every sense of the word and she has not only...

Send us Fan Mail I've had the pleasure of interviewing Cathy before and I always feel so inspired after talking with her.  Not only is she passionate about the work she does but she's a walking, talking testimony to the power of faith in restoring the deepest wounds to our emotional, psychological and physical well being.  She is a SURVIVOR in every sense of the word and she has not only...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with Jamie Sathasivim and Alex Austin from Hope House of South Central Wisconsin.  The first episodes in my series of "New Year's Resolution" Podcasts.  I wanted to start 2022 with shows that focus on important issues that need to change in our communities, if we are going to be the best we can be.  One of the goals of this effort is to elevat...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first in my series of "New Year's Resolution" episodes.  I wanted to start 2022 with shows that focus on important issues that need to change in our communities, if we are going to be the best we can be.  The topic for these first two episodes is Domestic Abuse.  Not a "fun" topic in any way.  The goal is to elevate our awareness of the size an...