018: Jane Bozarth and Acting Upon Stewardship Opportunities

Unlabeled Leadership

English - February 11, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 27.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: 017: Matt Donovan and A Glance in His Leadership Playbook

Next Episode: 019: Kevin McNulty Listens to Culture

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 18, Jane Bozarth encourages us to seriously consider opportunities, shares a leadership story about saying the right thing at the right time, and explains what being a practitioner means.

00:00 Prologue: Let’s Get Evidence-based!

Author and speaker Dr. Jane Bozarth has had a long career in the North Carolina state government. In Part 1, Jane shares a story about her role as the state's eLearning Coordinator. As the Director of Research for The Learning Guild, Jane shares evidence-based research related to talent development.

00:00 Part 1: The Writing Is on the Wall

In a previous episode, Judy Hale encourages us to watch for opportunities that may not be obvious. Likewise, Jane shares an insightful quotation about opportunities that is worth knowing.

00:00 Part 2: Calmness Can be Enlightening

As we act, we model what it means to lead and to be in management. We do so with our words, our appearance, our nonverbal gestures, and our emotions. Jane shares a story about how her manager responded to a project meltdown.

00:00 Part 3: Reflections and Defining ourselves as Practitioners

Jane heartens us to be reflective with our work and intellectualize their practices. Also, she encourages us to think of ourselves as practitioners and explains what being a practitioner means.

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Episode links

Jane’s LinkedIn Profile

Jane’s Twitter

Jane’s blog

The Learning Guild (with a free membership, you can access the monthly reports)

The Learning Guild’s Research Library

Research report: What Works, and What Doesn’t, in Diversity Training

Jane’s Amazon Author Page

A Sampling of Jane’s evidence-based books

Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint

Social Media for Trainers

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