Episodes

  • A Conversation about Mental Health

    A Conversation about Mental Health
    Mar 25 2022
    It has been over two years since the start of the pandemic, and we are only just now beginning to see the repercussions. The impact of mental health is often an invisible one, and we may not always see it until later. The pandemic has affected not only the condition of our mental health, but also restricted many of our access to resources that could give us the help we need. This effect is compounded in kids and teenagers, whose access to mental health resources often comes from school, which...
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Five Levels of Inclusion with Tim Villegas

    The Five Levels of Inclusion with Tim Villegas
    Feb 25 2022
    Too often, people view leaders as those who are out front and in charge – they think in terms of power. But real leaders are those who have the ability to effect change in the lives of others. They are those who create a collaborative culture where everyone is supported, included, and set up to succeed. Join Russ Ewell’s conversation with educator and founder of Think Inclusive Tim Villegas as they discuss the necessity and importance of inclusion not just for those with disabilities, but for...
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    47 mins
  • Developing a New Generation of Leaders

    Developing a New Generation of Leaders
    Dec 4 2021
    Rather than building an organization around an individual leader or one generation of leaders, the goal should be to build a sustainable organization, which requires developing multiple generations of leaders who share the vision of building the organization to last. Join Russ as he talks to Jim and Rick McCartney about the importance of leaders who raise up other leaders.References:Built to Last by Jim CollinsMichigan Football Jim HarbaughThe Get Back - Beatles DocumentaryThe Road Less Trave...
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Creating Effective Leadership Teams

    Creating Effective Leadership Teams
    Oct 23 2021

    As leaders, each of us needs to become self-aware, so we can develop the relationships necessary to cultivate an effective team. While a solo leader puts out objectives, a team leader puts out a mission. Russ Is joined by friend Dr. Gregg Marutzky, a minister, counselor, engineer, and professor in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, as they discuss what makes up effective leadership.


    References:

    • Inclusive Leadership
    • Milton Rokeach
    • David A. Seamands
    • Dr. Meredith Belbin
      • Management Teams: Why they succeed or fail
      • Team Roles at Work
      • The Coming Shape of Organization
      • Changing the Way We Work
      • The Nine Roles
    • Complexity Leadership Theory - Mary Uhl-Bien
    • Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
    • The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders by Ira Chaleff
    • Inclusive Leadership: The Essential Leader-Follower Relationship by Edwin Hollander 
    • Founding Brothers, by Joseph J. Ellis
    • John Adams, HBO miniseries
    • Becoming Steve Jobs: The evolution of a reckless upstart into a visionary leader by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
    • Asha Corporate Consultant
    • Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson


    *Dr. Meredith Belbin was mistakenly referred to as 'she' instead of 'he'. We apologize for the mistake*


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    You can email the show at nathan@leaddiff.com 
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    58 mins
  • Why Inclusivity and Understanding Are Necessary When Talking about Vaccines

    Why Inclusivity and Understanding Are Necessary When Talking about Vaccines
    May 12 2021

    Sensory Friendly Vaccine Clinic sign up

    In today’s podcast, Russ talks with Dr. Dave Traver and Dr. Dieter Bruno about the importance of understanding and inclusivity in the conversation surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations. On May 15 and June 12, Hope Technology School is partnering with the Bay Area Christian Church and Sequoia Hospital to provide COVID-19 vaccines for people 12+ who may require a more sensory-friendly environment.

    This clinic was developed by medical professionals, special education teachers, and parents to provide a calm, safe, and inclusive atmosphere in which anyone who’d like to get vaccinated can do so free from barriers that might be present at a typical vaccination site.

    This sensory-friendly environment includes:

    • Short wait times
    • Minimal transitions
    • No crowds
    • Visual aids
    • Social stories
    • Quiet areas 

    Go to bacc.cc/clinic to learn more and to sign up.

    Resources

    1. Dr. Fauci - to reach the unvaccinated we need Trusted Messengers/On the Ground Leaders
    2. FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Children 12-15
    3. Johnson and Johnson and Potential Risks (Scientific America)
    4. The U.S. Has the Shots it needs, but Vaccine Doubt is Prolonging the Pandemic (Bloomberg article)
    5. Hope Technology School
    6. Sequoia Hospital

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    40 mins
  • The Cultural Importance of Artists and the Arts

    The Cultural Importance of Artists and the Arts
    May 7 2021
    Artists communicate and articulate emotionally what we are unable to do ourselves. When we don’t value and support artists, society as a whole misses out on truth, introspection, and depth. An Urban Institute study found that “96 percent of respondents said they were greatly inspired and moved by various kinds of art…[and] only 27 percent of respondents said that artists contribute "a lot" to the good of society.” If so many of us value and are moved by art, why don’t we support the artists t...
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    23 mins
  • Rethinking And Redefining Education

    Rethinking And Redefining Education
    Apr 30 2021
    Students are people, first and foremost. When we treat them as products or resources for the job market, we deprive both them and the world of the creativity and depth necessary to develop holistic leaders. In this second episode of three, Russ continues his conversation with William Deresiewicz about rethinking and redefining education and the importance of seeing students as human beings.Deresiewicz has published more than 280 essays and reviews, won the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, the N...
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    15 mins
  • The Death of Friendship, A Jane Austen Education, and the Lost Art of Listening

    The Death of Friendship, A Jane Austen Education, and the Lost Art of Listening
    Apr 23 2021

    In this first episode of three, Russ talks with award-winning essayist and best-selling author William Deresiewicz about a varying number of topics, including friendship, mentorship, and learning from those who are different from you. 

    Deresiewicz has published more than 280 essays and reviews, won the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle’s Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, as well as a Sydney Award. He is a three-time National Magazine Award nominee, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Harper’s, The American Scholar, and many other publications. These works have been translated into 18 languages and anthologized in more than 30 college and scholastic readers. 


    Show Notes/References: 

    • A Jane Austen Education 
    • Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life 
    • The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech
    • Odyssey by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson
    • The Death of Friendship 
    • The End of Solitude
    • Solitude and Leadership
    • Emma
    • Mansfield Park
    • The Lost Art of Friendship
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    28 mins