Principled Leadership: Who's that leader in the Mirror
Hey folks, its Sharon Blanchard. Welcome to Who’s that Leader in the Mirror. For over 30 years, I have dabbled in the leadership field culminating in a search for the perfect leadership philosophy through a doctorate in leadership… but as I like to say… I am still growing up and have so much to learn.
Because I live in a remote area of the world I’ve decide to make this podcast a shared classroom where we’ll take a deep dive into leadership. How being authentic doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a better leader. I’ll have conversations around identity, ego, and humility, being courageous and value-centered leadership.
I’ll be chatting with leaders who understand that who they are, their identity, sense of self, values and beliefs are integral to their leadership. Leaders who want to become a better version of themselves and realize that the need to reconcile who they are is the golden key to living their leadership approach authentically.
I have cast a wide net of friends and colleagues … those I have worked and volunteered with and have a tremendous amount of awe and respect for.
So, who’s that leader in the mirror today?
Principled Leadership: Who's that leader in the Mirror
Leading through Grace with Johanna Alphonso
Joanna (Jo) Alphonso is from Ajax, Ontario, Canada studied a Bachelor of Arts joint major in Psychology and Sociology at St. Francis Xavier in Nova Scotia Canada.
There she was a varsity athlete where she captained the team to 2 National championships actually winning 3 national championships in her time with the women's rugby team.
During this time, Jo was awarded conference Rookie of the Year, four-time Conference champ, a four-time university sport All-Canadian, a three-time Conference MVP, five- time conference all-star, one-time national bronze medalist, three-time National Champion, St. FX Female Athlete of the Year and was also inducted as the first female rugby player to the Jeff Janson Leader of Distinction.
In 2020, Jo was a Student Assistant coach for the St. FX women's Rugby team while completing her education degree. She then went on to coach the boys and girls high school team where she taught.
In 2021, Jo was selected as a mentor coach for the Black Canadian Coaches Association’s inaugural Black Female Coach Mentorship Program. She is currently the assistant coach for a women's club program where she lives and is navigating leadership within the education system as she pursues her masters in Administration and policy in Culturally responsive Pedagogy.
Produced by, S.Blanchard
Editor: S.Blanchard