Practice? Podcast

Many have one soul-satisfying practice around which other ways of being cluster. Teaching 5th graders is Matt Dick's primary way of being his best self. Storytelling in many forms and forums orbits and compliments his teaching. Dave salutes his fellow adventurous teacher. 

Kate Barnhart and her old friend "Uncle Dave" talk about her extraordinary service accomplishment - New Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth in New York City. Kate was a close friend of his late niece Kate Spencer, who helped this agency when she could. During this conversation, the New Alternatives doorbell rang - a possible new client needing guidance, solutions, and a hot meal.  

Judi Neal, an inspirational global educator, and leader, encourages us to be Edgewalkers and to elevate our Global Consciousness. It does take courage to change for the better. Listening to Judi in this conversation with Dave, you may experience some of her positive energy right through your screen. Dave did.  

Thinking partner Bessi Graham is a writer, speaker, podcaster, and listener. Hear this in a getting-acquainted conversation with Dave, who suddenly says she is a conversation 'alchemist.' Bessi draws out one's ideas and better is found: a better way forward, a better way to direct business,  a better way of being. 

"It is safe to say" that Senior Director of Operational Safety for Spirit Airlines Jordan Wareham is a superb organizational learner. In this conversation, you will see why Dave says this is so. The Operation constantly 'teaches' him what it takes to sustain its exceptional safety. In turn, he brings these lessons to all responsible leaders, and they to him. Safety learning takes flight at Spirit. 

Motorsports have been the roaring soundtrack of race driver Mike Hurczyn's career since childhood. Among the lessons Dave learns in this conversation with his former student is that all a driver's team does rides on the track on the 'second seat' in all aspects of a race. Mike now consults with those sponsoring and developing those vital teams and beyond.  

Hundreds of thousands of people living in America's town have an advocate in Bart Russell. His practice is to know and care deeply about the small town way of life, telling their compelling story for positive change to major companies and government bodies. Dave has known Bart for forty years and is still amazed at how well he 'talks for the towns.' 

Northern Michigan University Professor of Management Gary Stark found his place to thrive in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He "talks shop" with Dave, who had, for 30 years, found his place to excel at teaching Organizational Behavior in a regional campus of the State University System. Both have been versatile leaders in the Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society celebrating its 50th year of "carrying the torch" for practice-enhancing learning. 

Here is another conversation in which Dave Fearon, Jr. continues to teach his dad (me) how we humans are constantly fulfilling the promise of our practices and have the capacity called languaging to tell about it. Please think of the importance of other people when it comes to the telling. This usually happens in spirited conversations, when achievements are relived and made memorialized. It's the Talk of Fame.  

Outstanding Maine Music Educator Andy Forter was found in the fifth grade by an attic trumpet. Many trumpets since have kept Andy learning, growing, and inspiring the same in thousands of rural Maine students for 35 years. Making music is his gift to audiences. Making musicians is his gift to Maine and beyond.