Fostering better leadership in a variety of contexts. GreatRidge Station explores old and new leadership models with an emphasis on practical application.
Episodes
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
14 min
What do you do when your brain gets full? Time for some Intentional Unlearning. This is a valuable skill, and you need it.
I mention an article on Bayesian Statistics by Liv Bouree. Here it is.
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
12 min
GreatRidge Station features a follow-up to a thought-provoking conversation with a 12 year old. This time, some practical tips for anyone who wants to be creative and have an impact in their work--whatever that may be.
Credit to Ignatius of Loyola, Peter Drucker, and a smattering of personal experience.
Jan 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
12 min
Season 3 of GreatRidge Station launches with my follow-up to a thought-provoking conversation with a 12 year old.
My apologies--the sound quality is not up to my usual standards due to working in a temporary studio space.
I make an unexpected reference to Dewey's Almost The Truth Blog, which you can find here: https://almostthetruth.blogspot.com
Dec 5, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
7 min
The final episode of Season 2, and GreatRidge Station looks at the archaic but still-important ideas of how one comports oneself, mein, and bearing.
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Nov 21, 2019
Nov 21, 2019
12 min
For this episode, GreatRidge Station looks at at pessimism, optimism, and how to encourage people in without the usual platitudes, pablum, and plather. No way to approach this one without considering what the Bible says, at least a little bit.
You will never look at Lemons in the same way, ever again.
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Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
13 min
This time, GreatRidge Station looks at at Thinking about the Future. Who says you can't prepare for the future? Best of all, you can do something about it. The process starts with knowing your Best Case, Worst Case, and Most Likely scenarios.
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Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
17 min
A new, stand alone episode, free from the limitations of an ongoing series. This time, we look at The Paradox of Policy. People have mixed feelings about policy, particularly when they have policy imposed on them. Leaders have to understand what policies can--and cannot--do for them.
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Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
14 min
Here it is: The final episode in our series on What Do Leaders Do. This time, we explore the how character forms the foundation for all meaningful leadership practices.
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Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
13 min
Another episode in our series on What Do Leaders Do. This time, we explore the idea of Memento Mori: Remember than you are mortal.
Candace Vogler, A Spiritual Autobiography, with thanks to Comment Magazine: https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/a-spiritual-autobiography/
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