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Leadership Untangled
Hosted by Austin Council · EN
This is the official home to Dr. Austin Council's "Leadership Untangled" podcast series for the classes he teaches at Virginia Tech. This podcast series explores different topics related to leadership, social change and how those intersect with life as a college student and beyond.
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S2E6: Be Better Tomorrow Than You Are Today with Greta Harris, President & CEO of the Better Housing Coalition
Jun 16, 202101:17:50Tap to summarizeGreta Harris is the President & CEO of the Better Housing Coalition, a nonprofit community development corporation based in Richmond, Virginia. Greta also serves on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. In this episode, Greta shares the leadership lessons she's learned over the years in community organizing and community development. We also highlight the critical topics of diversity and inclusion, servant leadership, values, having a shared vision, and leading with integrity.
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S2E5: Connecting the Dots...A Conversation on Interfaith and Common Purpose with Dr. Najla Mouchrek
Mar 19, 202100:55:41Tap to summarizeIn this powerful episode of Leadership Untangled I speak with Dr. Najla Mouchrek, who is the Program Director for Interfaith Leadership and Holistic Development at Virginia Tech. Najla and I discuss the importance of engaging in dialogue about our faith worldview and how doing this can lead to authentic relationship building and common action to solve the world's most pressing issues.
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S2E4: Service Learning and Social Change with Catherine Cotrupi
Feb 20, 202100:46:36Tap to summarizeIn this episode I dive deep into what service learning is and what it means for leadership and social change. Joining me in this episode is Catherine Cotrupi, who serves as the Assistant Director of Student Engagement at VT Engage: The Center for Leadership and Service Learning.
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S2E3: Storytelling as Social Justice with Dr. Katrina Powell
Jan 31, 202100:57:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Leadership Untangled I interview Virginia Tech's own Dr. Katrina Powell. Dr. Powell is the founding director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies, is Professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the Department of English. She also serves as Director of the Center for Rhetoric in Society at Virginia Tech where faculty and graduate students "investigate language use through rhetorical and narrative analysis to understand significant social problems.” This phenomenal conversation includes a host of topics including storytelling, oral histories and how these practices intersect with leadership and social change.
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S2E2: Peer Leadership and Ethical Decision-making with Ennis McCrery
Jan 12, 202100:50:23Tap to summarizeIn this incredible episode I virtually "sat down" with the Virginia Tech Director of Student Conduct, Ennis McCrery. Ennis and I discuss leadership, ethics, decision-making and what all this means for college students today.
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S2E1: Resilience and Growth Mindset with Dr. Ed Osborne
Jan 12, 202101:20:27Tap to summarizeJoin me in listening to this fantastic episode I recorded with one of my heroes, Dr. Ed Osborne. Dr. Osborne is a Professor in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida. During this podcast episode of Leadership Untangled we discuss the power of building resilience and leading with a growth mindset in the challenging times we live.
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S1E16: Active Citizenship with Meghan Kuhn
Nov 20, 202000:59:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode I dive into what being an active citizen means with my friend and colleague Meghan Kuhn! Meghan is the Director of VT Engage: The Center for Leadership and Service at Virginia Tech.
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S1E15: The Willingness to Interrogate with Dr. Jennifer Lawrence
Nov 8, 202000:58:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode I explore one of the group values of the Social Change Model, controversy with civility, with Dr. Jennifer Lawrence. Dr. Lawrence is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Politics & Policy in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech. She provides some fascinating insights into what "controversy" actually means, how civility can sometimes be dangerous, and how we can use our willingness to interrogate to have difficult conversations.
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S1E14: The Art of Facilitation with Jon Dain
Sep 7, 202000:59:53Tap to summarizeThe man...the myth...the legend...Jon Dain! In this episode I untangle facilitation and leadership with one of my all-time favorite professors. We discuss what effective facilitation looks like (in-person and virtually), barriers to success, and the different hats a facilitator wears!
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S1E13: A Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion with Lauren Oliver
Aug 26, 202000:59:31Tap to summarizeIn this episode I discuss diversity, inclusion and what it means for leadership and social change with one of my closest friends and colleagues, Lauren Oliver, who is an Assistant Director for Resident Life and Residential Colleges at Virginia Tech.
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