Frame of Reference - Profiles in Leadership
"Frame of Reference - Profiles in Leadership" and "Frame of Reference - Coming together" are conversational style shows with local, national, and global experts about issues that affect all of us in some way. I’m, at heart, a “theatre person”. I was drawn to theatre in Junior High School and studied it long enough to get a Master of Fine Arts in Stage Direction. It’s the one thing that I’m REALLY passionate about it because as Shakespeare noted, “all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players”. Think about the universality of that line for just a moment. Think about the types of “theatre” that play out around us every day in today’s world. The dramatic, the comedic, the absurd, the existential, the gorilla theatre (it’s a thing, look it up) that is pumped into our Smart Phones, TV’s, Radios, and PC’s every minute of every day.
Think about the tremendous forces that “play” upon us - trying to first discover, then channel, feed, nurture, and finally harvest our will power and biases in order to move forward the agendas of leaders we will likely never meet. Think of all these forces (behind the scenes of course) and how they use the basic tools of theatre to work their “magic” on the course of humanity. Emotionally charged content matched to carefully measured and controlled presentations.
With that in mind (and to hopefully counter the more insidious agendas), I bring you the Frame of Reference "Family" of podcasts, where the voices of our local and global leadership can share their passion for why and how they are leaders in their community and in many cases, the world. Real players with real roles in a world of real problems. No special effects, no hidden agenda, just the facts and anecdotes that make a leader.
And at the risk of sounding trite, I sincerely thank my wife Ann and my two children Elisabeth and Josiah for continually teaching me what leadership SHOULD look like.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 170
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Miracle of Micro-Finance
This the last of a 4 part series of an interview with Tom Eggert. This is where we get to talk about an organization that is near and dear to his heart as it is one that he founded aft…
The Controversy of Climate Change - Tom Eggert
This is the 3rd installment of a conversation with Tom Eggert that I had in which we focused on the reality of Climate Change and how we need to respond to it with a unified effort as i…
The Fermentation of Farm / Art D'Tour: Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker; Jacque & Dan Enge
This is part 3 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge. These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects o…
A Framework for the Farm / Art D'Tour: Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker; Jacque & Dan Enge
This is part 2 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge. These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects o…
A Foundation for Farm/Art D'Tour: Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker; Jacque and Dan Enge
This is part 1 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge. These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects o…
A Conscientious Career: Tom Eggert Part 2
Tom Eggert is one of those individuals who's zest for life and blazing optimism infects those around him (like me) with a deep sense of hope. As George Bernard Shaw once wrote he "drea…
The Construction of a Career: Tom Eggert
Tom Eggert is one of those individuals who's zest for life and blazing optimism infects those around him (like me) with a deep sense of hope. As George Bernard Shaw once wrote he "drea…
Tackling the Trials of Teens - Part 2: Kyle Crosby
Say hello to Kyle Crosby. With all the issues going on with teens today like gender fluidity, suicide rates, and bullying, we all need someone that can help us navigate these increasin…
Tackling the Trials of Teens - Kyle Crosby
He's the guy I turn to when I'm trying to really understand the issues that Today's Teens face each and every day. Kyle Crosby returns to talk turkey and help me (and you) understand t…
The Heart of Hope Part 2: Antowan Hallmon Sr
If you want to get a super charge of hope and faith in something bigger than yourself, sit down and talk with Antowan Hallmon for an hour or so (Even just 20 minutes if you're rushed fo…
The Heart of Hope - Antowan Hallmon Sr
If you want to get a super charge of hope and faith in something bigger than yourself, sit down and talk with Antowan Hallmon for an hour or so (Even just 20 minutes if you're rushed fo…
SCIL'd Leadership PT2 - Morgan McArthur
Last week I finished up the podcast with a reference to Simon Sinek’s book “Leaders Eat Last”. This week I’m going back to Mr. Sinek again because Morgan’s philosophy about leadership …
SCIL'd Leadership PT1 - Morgan McArthur
There’s a book by the name of “Leaders Eat Last” by Simon Sinek that I need to finish. In it Mr. Sinek identifies some key principles that I think underscore what Morgan and I have bee…
Ammendment through Arts: Part 2
There’s a line in Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Sunday in the Park with George” where two characters are critiquing a work of art and one sings “Work is what you do for other people, Art …
Amendment through Arts: Lindsey Giese
Art – the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated for their beauty…
Triumph over Trauma: Part 2
I think the thing I enjoy so much about my conversations with Cathy is her hopefulness. She is not one to talk about her own past traumas, but she has shared some of it with me over th…
Triumph over Trauma: Cathy Lins
Trauma is such an ugly word. it immediately conjures up thoughts horrible, life changing events. Catastrophes that fall upon us without warning. situations that are complex, emotiona…
Season 4 Promo
SEASON 4 IS COMING!
Sorry for the brief hiatus, but the gears are turning and the guests are lining up for our 4th Season of "Frame of Reference" which premieres Thursday, June 2nd! G…
The Expectations of Education: Jeff Wright PT 2
Part 2 of my interview with Jeff Wright
Jeff Wright is someone that I've known for almost 10 years and he happens to be one of those people that, as I've gotten to know him I've learned …
The Exhilaration of Education: Jeff Wright
Jeff Wright is someone that I've known for almost 10 years and he happens to be one of those people that, as I've gotten to know him I've learned to not only like him more but also to r…