Learning With Interesting People Dr. Chad Lang

In this episode Dr. Lang interviews the energetic and motivating Brian Martin from Western New York.  Brian has been an elementary teacher for nearly two decades while also serving as an Army reservist.  He has experience as a basketball coach, and is also the host of his own podcast, the Teaching Champions podcast.

In this episode, Brian highlights what he has learned about learning from both his formal journey and informal experiences along the way.

Throughout the episode Brian explains the power of positivity and both learning and as an outlook on life. 

Brian explains the purpose and future of the Teaching Champions podcast and how you could subscribe and use it to support motivation in your own life.  Be sure to check it out!

Be sure to follow Brian at:

@bmartinreal on Twitter

Teaching Champions Podcast available on all major podcast platforms

In this episode Dr. Lang interviews Eric Blair and his personal views on learning as well as professionally as a higher education administrator in the 21st century.

Eric reviews his formal education journey from public school in Tulsa, OK to a private liberal arts institution as an undergraduate athlete in Liberty, Missouri.  

Eric highlights the importance of being willing to learn for career advancement, but more importantly to let those around you know your passions, desires, and willingness to learn for the betterment of an organization.

Professionally, Eric highlights how higher education institutions are attempting to involve to meet the needs of 21st century employers and organizations while retaining the history and tradition of higher education.  This includes micro-credentialing and in particular the offerings of Jewell Unlimited (https://www.jewellunlimited.com/) via William Jewell College.

Follow Eric on Twitter @ericblair47

In season 2, episode 2 Dr. Lang interviews Jim Nedrow about his learning journey and that of a 21st century director of agronomy at an elite level golf course in the Omaha metro area.  Jim discusses the challenges related to his learning journey both formally and informally from a passion for animals and how great teachers helped shape is career path.

Jim includes messages regarding great mentors and how to utilize and support great people around you to maximize your organizational culture.

Jim outlines how technology can complicate learning in 21st century golf course management and his concerns for the "art" of learning within the industry.

Dr. Lang and Jim discuss their common fascination with Midwest turf diseases, but not for too long!

Jim discusses his future desires for learning and challenges associated with coaching youth and the type of teaching that coaching youth requires.

This episode ends with a bonus clip where Jim gives 3 great pieces of advice for the amateur home agronomist for a healthy and beautiful lawn.  

Follow Jim on Twitter at:  @ICTurfTalk and check out The Club at Indian Creek online at:  https://www.theclubatindiancreek.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Lang interviews Dr. Kristen Paul, a leadership coach for Humanex as well as an adjunct professor for Trinity International University.

With over 18 years in education Dr. Paul knows the importance of being positive and growth-oriented.  She is an expert at understanding individual talents and how they can be utilize to maximize your personal leadership and growth.

In this episode Dr. Paul discusses how to take a mission and put it into action as well as leaning on the strengths of teammates around you.

Twitter: @MrsKristenPaul
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kristen-paul-7b366a27/

Book referred to in episode by Dr. Lang, Carey Niewhof:  https://careynieuwhof.com/at-your-best/

in Episode 8, Dr. Lang interviews Louie Gravance about the superpower of service.  Louie, through his decades of experience and high energy, shares insights on the power of service for both others and self.

Some key concepts discussed:
*People today do not want to be a costar in a "brand" show, they want to work to be a co-star in their show."
"In the future the best organizations will be partners in the self-publishing of their employees, patients, and partners.  We now have an avatar in the family and preserving the image of the avatar is a skill we all have to learn."
*The four essentials of a service culture are:  story, language, recognition, and behavior.
Language becomes lexicon and lexicon becomes legacy.
*The power of consistency.
*Celebrate one's ignorance, you cannot get a ship in the bottle until it is empty."
*Humility is the pixie dust that allows all the other strengths to be elevated and work."
"The wand learns from the wizard, and the wizard learns from the wand--applies to service in your organization too!"
*In an organization it is not about what you are doing, it is about what you are being.
*Excellence seeks and finds other excellent through the law of attraction.
*Look at your service moment as if it was one frame of a movie.
*Think about what you wear to work as your costume because it communicates to people around you that we are not in a perpetual state of weekend, especially when working from home.
*Always dress like something great could happen at any time.
*Your customers will find what they are looking for.  With high expectations, the customers will do have of the work.
*Service is like martial arts--sometimes the most powerful move you can make is to do nothing.

Louie's book:  Service is a Superpower:  Lessons Learned in a Magic Kingdom
Twitter: @LouieGravance
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In episode 7, Dr. Lang interviews Dr. Susan Enfield, Superintendent of Highline Public Schools in the Seattle, WA metro area.  Dr. Enfield is a bold, emblematic, and passionate educator and school leader.  Dr. Enfield discusses her educational journey including formal stops at University of California-Berkeley, Stanford, and Harvard.  Dr. Enfield discusses the importance of failing forward, the importance of growth mindset, and how patience for finding fulfillment through strengths can take time.

Dr. Enfield shares the importance of helping others identify the possibilities that in which they don't see in themselves.  

The episode concludes with what we can learn from our feline friends (cats!), traveling, and great thoughts about social media.

You can follow Dr. Enfield on Twitter:  @SuptEnfield