The Leadership Educator Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Dee Fink shares insight and strategies from his work creating significant learning experiences in higher education. Dan and Lauren share elements of his work that have helped them teach leadership education courses. Dr. Fink makes recommendations for building trust in classrooms and learning the situational factors that his students brought to the classroom. Some resources men...

In Part Two of a Two, Jessica Chung and Christie Navarro join Dan and Lauren for insight into leadership education during a complex time. Jessica and Christie discuss co-editing the special issue of New Directions for Student Leadership #172 using the Co-Inquiry process and their approaches to teaching and programming during multiple pandemics. 

In Part One of Two, Dr. Darren Pierre and John Weng join Dan and Lauren to explore the use of the co-Inquiry process in editing the Winter 2021 Issue #172 of New Directions for Student Leadership, "Leadership Education through Complex Transitions" . Weng and Pierre highlight the personal and professional benefits of engaging in this process during a turbulent period in higher education.

In this episode, Dr. Richard Boyatzis , award-winning professor, researcher, and author shares his background in leadership education. He explains how his scientific background and love of music show up in his approach to teaching and learning and his research and teaching on social and emotional intelligence.

In this episode, author, teacher, and consultant, Dr. Stephen Brookfield , provides his perspective on teaching and learning in higher education. He shares his most recent work, Becoming a White Antiracist, and his love for playing in a pop-punk rock-and-roll band.  Some resources mentioned in this episode include: ----more---- Stephen's band, The 99ers The Highlander Folk School (now the Highland...

In this episode, Dan and Lauren exchange strategies and stories for turning your lecture into an engaging educational session with Dr. Barbi Honeycutt , faculty developer, facilitator, and host of The Lecture Breakers Podcast . Barbi relays strategies from past podcast guests and other teaching ideas from her practice as an educator. Dan and Lauren offer classroom activities from teaching undergra...

In this episode, Dr. Bonni Stachowiak , host of the popular Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast , highlights innovative strategies and resources to improve learning in curricular and co-curricular programs. Dan shares the connection to his teaching and research in leadership education, while Lauren details her experience applying some of Bonni's strategies to her leadership courses.

Dan and Lauren return for season six of the podcast. This season, the duo talks to the people behind the most helpful and popular resources for teaching and learning. Listeners will learn more about the application of pedagogical frameworks to leadership education. As always, the hosts and guests will share resources and teaching activities to engage in the classroom that's still navigating multip...

In this episode, we sit down with Drs. Rich Whitney and Jasmine Collins to discuss the process of proposing and editing the NDSL special issue on racial equity in leadership education. Both share how the issue impacted their teaching; all share resources used to teach leadership education to students from various backgrounds in the classroom and co-curricular programs.  Check out Issue 171 of New...

Are you curious about the history and purpose of using instruments and assessments in leadership development courses and training? In this episode, Drs. Marcy Levy Shankman and Ralph A. Gigliotti share ideas on incorporating best practices from this special issue into teaching courses or planning training activities. The co-editors used a cross-sector lens to expand the application of the instrume...

In the final episode of season 5, Dan and Lauren share takeaways from the international season.  From hearing experiences that leadership educators from leadership Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, had to share, to trading classroom activity ideas, the duo reminisces about all they learned from Season 5 guests about leadership education, training, and development.

In this episode, Damian Medina , Vice Provost for Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine, joins Dan and Lauren to discuss international student affairs. Damian, who has traveled to over 60 countries and territories, explains how a volunteer role as an undergraduate launched career-building student engagement departments and programs outside of the United States. While based in Maine n...

In this episode, Dan and Lauren converse with Dr. Vincent Ogutu , Vice-Chancellor Designate at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. Vincent shares how his journey to teaching and researching workplace behavior started with a desire to help create future leaders. His purpose is to encourage young people to find a cause with their name on it. He shares stories of inspiring students to question a...

In this episode, Wajeeha Ghias joins Dan and Lauren to discuss leadership education in Pakistan. She highlights her path to studying and teaching leadership and followership in Islamabad, including how her husband encouraged her to pursue leadership studies in her early 30s. We hear about Richard Daft's book The Leadership Experience and an assignment that led her to Ira Chaleff's resources and sp...

In this episode, Drs. Kelly Cerialo and Eric Holmlund discuss their innovative student-focused curriculum based on flexible experiential learning models that allow students to develop leadership skills, connect and contribute to the local community, question their own environmental, social, and economic impacts as a traveler, and self-reflect on their experience. ----more---- Learn more about The...

In this episode, Dr. Azadeh Davari shares her education and experience with leadership programs and research in various countries. An executive leadership coach with a focus on using reflection to raise consciousness, Dr. Davari shares how her curiosity led to the creation of a nutrition leadership program in Iran. Currently, she's based in San Diego, but teaches and consults all over the world. -...

In this episode, Dr. Mikinari Higano shares the spread of leadership education in Japan. After being hired as an Economics professor, he was asked to create a leadership education course for undergraduate students at Rikkyo University . Since then he's worked to grow leadership education in Japan, developing courses, conferences, and workshops to help the community grow from a military-only discip...

In this episode, Niall O'Donnellan brings his education and experience in leading teams and designing leadership education programs in Ireland. During the conversation, he explains his early career experiences working for the Irish government to create sustainable international businesses to his more recent work designing leadership programs for business development. Niall shares his use of univer...

In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Dr. Nathan Eva and Katrina Johnson about designing a Master’s of Indigenous Business Leadership program. The joint effort, supported by the William Cooper Institute and the Monash Business School in Australia, is a transformational leadership program designed to strengthen the Indigenous workforce in Australia. The quartet discusses the opportunities and...

In this episode, Dr. Cynthia Cherrey discusses leading an international organization during a pandemic. She shares her path to the ILA President and CEO role, and how it has changed during the pandemic. Dr. Cherrey previews the upcoming ILA Global Conference and future considerations for international leadership education.  ----more---- International Leadership Association General Principles for L...

In this episode, Dan and Lauren take the leadership conversation abroad. Join them as they speak to guests from all over the world about best practices and innovative programs in and out of the leadership classroom.

In this episode, Dan and Lauren sit down with Dr. Sonja Ardoin to discuss leadership and social class. Dr. Ardoin, who co-edited the most recent edition of the New Directions for Student Leadership with Dr. Kathy Guthrie , shares findings on leadership learning through the lens of social class.

In this episode, Dan and Lauren discuss working with faculty and student affairs professionals to enhance the leadership development experience with guests, Dr. Joshua O'Connor and Susan Luchey . All share past projects and experiences of connecting the in-classroom pedagogy with the out-of-classroom programming. ----more---- Seamless Leadership Learning in Curricular and Cocurricular Facets of Un...

In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Chelsea Winer about her work coaching students on campus and couples preparing to get married. All three share stories about using leadership resources with partners or friends including using the CliftonStrengths assessment to plan a wedding.

In this episode, Dan and Lauren speak with Dr. Keith Herndon and Charlotte Norsworthy from the University of Georgia about podcasting, leadership, and journalism. All agree on the value of podcasting and share ideas for infusing it into pedagogy. Specifically, Keith and Charlotte share how podcasting makes teaching more accessible to all learners.  Some of the resources we chatted about in this po...