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November 19, 2019
In this episode, host Joel Gagne is joined by Dennis Blatt, Superintendent of the Washington County Career Center in Marietta, Ohio.
Joel and Dennis talk about work ethic, why employers are putting a premium on it, and how the Washington County Career Center cultivates it.
November 5, 2019
Joel and Greg discuss what parents need to know about career technical education, which is not what it used to be.
Greg describes career tech 50 years ago as a vastly different experience. The goal back then was to train for a lifetime vocation, and academics were not really emphasized. The majority of the programs that existed revolved around agriculture, especially in northwest Ohio, where Vanguard Sentinel is located. Vocational education was generally intended for students who did not go to college.
November 1, 2019
This exciting episode is the final installment of the Agile Leadership Series with Diane Egbers of Leadership Excelleration.
The previous two episodes covered the Adventure and Empower components of Agile Leadership. In this episode, host Carole Dorn-Bell and Diane close out the series with a discussion on the final component: Orchestrate.
October 3, 2019
In this episode, host Carole Dorn-Bell is joined by Tom Bailey, Superintendent of Washington Court House City Schools in Ohio. Tom is a repeat guest who brings incredible energy, creativity and care to what he does in his school district and community.
September 12, 2019
In this second part of the new series on Agile Leadership, Diane Egbers of Leadership Excelleration discusses the Empower role.
Host Carole Dorn-Bell asks how the role of Empower complements the role highlighted in the previous episode, Adventure.
September 4, 2019
Kirk Koennecke, the new superintendent for Indian Hill Schools near Cincinnati, Ohio, joins Carole Dorn-Bell on the podcast to discuss how school superintendents can get to know their communities when they are fresh on the job.
Kirk brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served as a superintendent elsewhere, and offers advice on communication strategies and potential pitfalls to avoid.
August 30, 2019
In this first episode of our series Being an Agile Leader in Today’s Education Market, we cover Adventure.
Diane Egbers, from Leadership Excelleration (LEI) and co-author of The Ascending Leader, joins Carole Dorn-Bell to discuss what this means in today’s educational setting.
June 3, 2019
In this episode, host Carole Dorn-Bell and recurring guest Diane Egbers, of Leadership Excelleration (LEI), discuss recent changes to the Ohio Department of Education’s strategic plan.
The Ohio Department of Education introduced a new five-year education plan that aims to put less emphasis on test scores while catering to each individual student. The new plan will shift away from the traditional academic measures that customarily measured students’ success and instead focus on helping students succeed after graduating high school.
April 10, 2019
In this third episode of the series The Triple A’s to Nurture Educators: Advocacy, Authenticity and Alignment, the topic is alignment.
Host Carole Dorn-Bell talks with Diane Egbers, founder and CEO of Leadership Excelleration (LEI) and co-author of The Ascending Leader. Carole kicks off the conversation by asking about the culture transformation Diane is seeing in education between alignment and a high leadership team performance.
March 8, 2019
Authenticity is the subject of this second episode in our three-part series, The Triple A’s to Nurture Educators: Advocacy, Authenticity and Alignment. Host Carole Dorn-Bell is joined by Diane Egbers of Leadership Excelleration (LEI) and co-author of The Ascending Leader.