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
Reframing Diversity, Sacrifice, & Empathy, the 2023 Leadership Superpower we all need with Augy Jones
Augy Jones is currently Principal at NSCC's Akerley campus in Dartmouth. Previous to that, he was the Executive Lead Inclusive Education within the Nova Scotia Department of Education and the Director of the African Canadian Services Branch at the same Department of Education. Prior to his move back to his hometown, Augy was the Manager of Student Experience at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Augy would center himself as a person of African ancestry, an educator, a coach, a father, a husband and a privileged male. He has conducted numerous professional development sessions that facilitate conversations around the intersectionality of race, class, ability and gender in society. This with a particular focus on historical marginalization, power & privilege, and the need to empathize others as a positive way forward for our modern-day social interactions. Augy was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1968. His full name, Agassou, translates to ‘black panther’. His parents are award-winning civil rights activists Rocky and Joan Jones. Augy grew up in a household that was full of conversation, food, self-confidence and community. Augy would go on to attend StFX University where he played 5 years of varsity basketball and was recognized as an academic All-Canadian. He graduated with two degrees; a Bachelor of Arts in poetry and a Bachelor of Education in English Language Arts. He would utilize his teaching degree as a high school English teacher for 20+ years throughout Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. Augy created the Empathize Others platform (Instagram, Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts) in 2018. The goal was to share thoughts and perspectives that focus on a modern day, globally inclusive lens. In short, what work do we all have to do individually to increase our ability to ‘empathize others.’
Produced by, S.Blanchard
Editor: S.Blanchard