In this episode, Mike and I chat about...
Leadership is relational, not transactional.
The need for the use of character strengths in schools.
Positivity Project.
Meet Mike Erwin
Mike is an enthusiastic and optimistic leader who was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. He has dedicated his life to serving the nation and empowering people to build positive relationships and become more resilient.
Mike is the founder & CEO of The Character & Leadership Center and has worked with companies including Amazon, PWC, Stryker, Michigan and Virginia Tech basketball programs, Special Forces units and professional sports teams including the Boston Celtics and the NJ Devils. He is co-author of LEAD YOURSELF FIRST (2017), which focuses on how solitude strengthens people’s character and their ability to lead with clarity, balance and conviction. He is also co-author of LEADERSHIP IS A RELATIONSHIP (2021) which details why leaders who prioritise relationships are more effective.
In 2015, Mike co-founded the Positivity Project, an organisation with the mission to empower America’s youth to build positive relationships and become their best selves. With 826 partner schools, the organisation reaches over 500,000 children daily. He served as CEO for four years and remains involved as a strategic advisor. Mike also serves as the founding board chair for Father Vincent Capodanno High School, a private, independent Catholic school outside Fort Bragg, NC. Community service, character and leadership development are integral to the school’s model, accounting for 30% of students’ GPA.
Mike continues to proudly serve the nation as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, assigned to the U.S Military Academy as an Assistant Professor.
Find out more about Mike here.
More About Amy
Amy is founder of The Wellness Strategy, a published author, speaker, facilitator, and coach, and a leader in improving workplace culture and wellbeing in schools and organisations. As a past teacher and school leader, Amy is determined to change the way we view wellbeing to support our everyday and workplace needs. With a background in teaching and leadership and having studied human behaviour and positive psychology, Amy brings to the wellbeing space a fresh approach to what can be a sensitive topic. Amy guides workplaces to understand the difference between individual and collective wellbeing to ensure all employees feel safe, valued, and fulfilled, and to bring about a workplace culture in which all staff thrive and flourish.
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