Practice? Podcast

Assembling a jet engine at Connecticut's premier aircraft manufacturer calls for scheduled parts from hundreds of suppliers to arrive as planned with slight variance in on-time delivery. Anthony Callegari's management practice succeeds each time these promised results occur. Dave brings us another former student whose thriving ten years since graduation is the kind of envisioned teaching result that kept him innovating.  

Dave (aka Doc) reconnects with Enzo Darci to hear what that first invitation to join Central Connecticut State University's Travelers EDGE Program led him to accomplish. Today, Enzo is a Senior Financial Consultant to whom masses of numbers,  garnered moment to moment, 'tell him' their story. He then retells these stories to corporate decision-makers. Could he be a "numbers whisperer"? Listen and see what you think.   

Dave's former student John Uliano is now President of the DFF Corporation, a Cadrex Company. John's leadership practice is distinguished by his love of the 'Gemba' - a Japanese equity term where the work is getting by those who know it well. Early each morning, John and his team of senior leaders make the rounds to all the workstations on the manufacturing floor, listening, appreciating, and helping. Frontline knowledge of the whole operation guides his management practice.   

Dave reconnects with his former student Sara Bobbins to learn that as Outbown (shipping) Lead at Thule, she '"loves paperwork" - the satisfaction of a well-shipped item. Further, she now serves a well-baked cookie as founder of Sara K's Confections.  Sara remembers Dave's (2013) Managing for Quality course for its relevance to both of these practices. 

Dave and consultant and innovation coach Tyler Zabriskie become better acquainted in this conversation, discovering they both derive great joy (and results) in peak moments of searching conversations with clients, students, and colleagues.  "Searching" because the people involved look to each other for better ways forward.  

This is our 200th episode. It is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Peter B. Vaill. Dave, Jr. leads our thinking to the significant juncture of social enaction and practice - our brains. The two hemispheres of our brains, to be more specific. Our left and right brains furnish different, but compatible minds to each action put into practice. Dave shares what he's learned so far. 

Retired Management Professor Dave and highly engaged Management Professor Scott Allen find out why each has adopted the academic podcaster practice. Answer? It's another wholly creative way to know leadership and Practice. 

Dave reconnects with Discussion Partners Collaborative Principal Tom Casey to learn more about what's ahead for those practicing leadership for their organizations. Authentic empathy and full transparency on what is expected and supported. 

Dave returns to his former student Brittany for another episode in her Practice Life. They focus on one of her practices which gives her the stamina and social connections to bolster her practice as a Travelers HR professional.  It is CrossFit, an internationally standardized program that she does for herself, coaches others, and competes.  See if you can answer Dave's question. Is Practice a lived cross-fitting of practices?  

Dave noticed LinkedIn postings from a Public Philosopher. Say what?  So he reached out to Tom Morris, eager to learn about this practice and philosopher practitioner. Tom's energy lifted the lid off this conversation. Dave concludes that the practice of wisdom fuels all the others.