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Coaching Business Spotlight - A Big Conversation of Soul and StrategyCharlie Jett - Why Coaching Credentials Don’t Equal Clients | Ep #46In this insightful episode of the summer “Back to Basics” series, Kat welcomes Charlie Jett—veteran coach, Harvard MBA, and submarine-force officer turned business strategist. Together, they tackle a persistent myth in the coaching world: that once you’re certified, clients will come calling. Spoiler alert—they won’t.Kat and Charlie break down the practical realities of building a coaching business, focusing on what truly creates success: defining your niche, communicating value, creating connections, and playing the long game. With warmth and candor, they discuss the mindset shift required for coaches to go from struggling to thriving—whi...
2025-07-1734 min
The Jefferson Adams LettersThe Jefferson Adams Letters - Introduction'The Jefferson Adams Letters' is a podcast series that explores the letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams from 1812 to 1826. After years of political rivalry, Jefferson reached out first in 1812 to renew their friendship, sparking a 14-year correspondence. Their letters cover politics, philosophy, religion, and personal reflections on life and leadership. Hosted by Charlie Jett from downtown Chicago, the podcast delves into one letter per episode, offering historical context, analysis, and insights into their timeless discussions on democracy and governance. Their letters offer valuable lessons for today’s political landscape, showing how tw...
2024-10-0114 minThe Jefferson Adams LettersThe Jefferson Adams Letters - Introduction'The Jefferson Adams Letters' is a podcast series that explores the letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams from 1812 to 1826. After years of political rivalry, Jefferson reached out first in 1812 to renew their friendship, sparking a 14-year correspondence. Their letters cover politics, philosophy, religion, and personal reflections on life and leadership. Hosted by Charlie Jett from downtown Chicago, the podcast delves into one letter per episode, offering historical context, analysis, and insights into their timeless discussions on democracy and governance. Their letters offer valuable lessons for today’s political landscape, showing how tw...
2024-09-3014 minThe Jefferson Adams LettersThe Jefferson Adams Letters – Introduction'Our Founding Fathers in Reflection' is a podcast series that explores the letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams from 1812 to 1826. After years of political rivalry, Jefferson reached out first in 1812 to renew their friendship, sparking a 14-year correspondence. Their letters cover politics, philosophy, religion, and personal reflections on life and leadership. Hosted by Charlie Jett from downtown Chicago, the podcast delves into one letter per episode, offering historical context, analysis, and insights into their timeless discussions on democracy and governance. Their letters offer valuable lessons for today’s political landscape, showing ho...
2024-09-2814 min
Making a Great AmericaIntroduction: Exploring the Federalist Papers: Foundational Insights on American GovernanceEver wonder how the United States' foundational ideas continue to shape our modern governance? Join me, Charlie Jett, as I uncover the true significance of the Federalist Papers in crafting the bedrock of American democracy. We revisit the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where the visionary efforts of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay forged essays that not only advocated for a new Constitution but also meticulously outlined enduring principles of governance. Through Hamilton's call for a formidable central government, Madison's strategies on managing the intricacies of a large republic, and Jay's focus on unity and justice, these founding figures...
2024-09-2025 minMaking a Great AmericaPRELUDE - Making A Great America Podcast SeriesIn Making a Great America, host Charlie Jett explores the foundational principles of the U.S. government by examining key arguments from the Federalist and Anti-Federalist debates. The series covers critical topics like the dangers of factions (Federalist #10), the need for checks and balances (Federalist #51), and the importance of an independent judiciary (Federalist #78). It also highlights the adaptability of the Constitution through amendments, such as the abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage. Whether you’re learning about the Constitution for the first time or revisiting what you already know, this series offers valuable insights. Explore episodes that interest you...
2024-09-2010 minMaking a Great AmericaThe Making of a Great America: The Federalist Papers - IntroductionIn the introductory episode of "The Making of a Great America," host Charlie Jett sets the stage for an exciting journey through the Federalist Papers. This series explores the foundational ideas that shaped the United States, delving into the origins, authors, and impact of these seminal essays in Making America Great. It is NON-PARTISAN - just history. So RED or BLUE - it's OK for you!Support the Show.Visit my website at Critical Skills | By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed (criticalskillsblog.com)
2024-08-0116 minMaking a Great AmericaFederalist Paper #10: James Madison on Factions and the Power of FederalismCan the roots of today's political polarization be traced back to the wisdom of our founding fathers? Federalist Paper Number 10 by James Madison offers insights that resonate with the challenges we face in our current political landscape. Join host Charlie Jett on a historical exploration of Madison's arguments on factionalism and the importance of a unified government. Discover why Madison believed that factions, an inevitable part of human nature, could both endanger and enrich the fabric of democracy, and how a well-constructed federal system could temper their effects.In this episode of "Making of a Great America,"...
2024-07-1922 minMaking a Great AmericaFederalist Paper #14 - Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory AnsweredIn this episode of "Making a Great America," Charlie Jett explores Federalist Paper No. 14, where James Madison argues for the viability and benefits of a large republic. Madison addresses concerns about the nation's vast size, emphasizing that a system of representation and advancements in infrastructure and communication make effective governance possible. He highlights the advantages of a diverse republic, where no single faction can dominate, and the importance of learning from historical examples. Madison's vision underscores the potential for a united, well-represented nation that leverages its diversity for strength and stability.Visit my website at Critical Skills...
2024-07-1509 minMaking a Great AmericaFederalist Paper #15 - The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the UnionIn this episode of "Making a Great America," Charlie Jett explores Federalist Paper No. 15, where Alexander Hamilton critiques the Articles of Confederation and argues for a stronger central government. Hamilton highlights the failures of the Articles in enforcing laws, regulating commerce, and raising revenue, emphasizing the need for a government that can legislate for individuals and ensure compliance. He discusses the benefits of economic stability, national security, and effective law enforcement under the proposed Constitution. Hamilton also addresses concerns about federal overreach, explaining the balance of power between state and national authority.Visit my website at Critical...
2024-07-1415 min
All About Skills!Carlos Bos;, former Co-CEO of the Co-Active Training Institute and Charlie Jett talk about the Critical Skills and Coaching
Carlo Bos is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a Co-Active Professional Certified Coach (CPCC), and is on the faculty of the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI). In this capacity, Carlo currently leads open-enrolment and large organizational coach training programs, as well as CTI’s 10-month, transformational Leadership Program.
Carlo has dedicated his last 20 years to working with leaders and teams who want to powerfully and joyfully step into the responsibility and potential of uncompromising, relational leadership.
As a member of CTI’s Coach Training and Leadership faculty, he draws on a diverse background of experience in l...
2024-06-1438 minMaking a Great AmericaFederalist Paper #51: James Madison's Vision of Checks and Balances in American GovernmentIs the essence of our government rooted in the fact that humans are not angels? Join me, Charlie Jett, as we unravel the thought-provoking insights of James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 51. This episode of Making a Great America promises an enlightening journey into the intricate system of checks and balances that serve as the backbone of American governance. Discover how Madison's principles not only shape the distribution of power across government branches but also safeguard against any one branch overshadowing the others. This is not merely a historical analysis; it is an exploration of ideas that remain vital...
2024-06-0408 minAll About Skills!064 Admiral Joseph Prueher and Charlie Jett Talk About the Critical SkillsAdmiral Joseph Prueher completed thirty-five years in the United States Navy in 1999. His last command was Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC); the largest military command in the world.
He then served two Presidents as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 1999 to 2001.
Admiral Prueher is the former James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center of the University of Virginia, as well as Senior Advisor to the Stanford-Harvard Preventive Defense Project, working on dialogue for US-China security matters.
He is a former Director of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, N...
2024-05-141h 06All About Skills!063 Professional Coach Zoey Zheng and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills and Zoey’s Amazing Journey to Coaching SuccessZoey Zheng is China’s youngest Professional Certified Coach with the PCC certification from the international coaching federation.
Zoey is currently based in Mountain View, California, where she continues her journey as a storytelling coach and a body-mind-soul influencer. She has over 100,000 followers in social media and has achieved 124k views on her body-mind-soul podcast – One Hundred Ways to Evolution.
At China’s top business school, Zoey led five entrepreneurship programs for over 200 CEOs from Series A startups to public companies. At Bytedance, Zoey led the TikTok E-Commerce Learning Center to help companies sell their products a...
2024-05-0336 minAll About Skills!062 Kat Knecht and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills and Building a Co-Active Coaching BusinessKat Knecht is an internationally certified professional coach. For the past decade, she has been a member of the faculty of the Co-Active Training Institute – also known as CTI.
Kat has enjoyed twenty years of success running her own coaching business while also being inspired by training coaches for CTI. Helping coaches succeed in this heart-based work is her passion & purpose.
Her Company, Soul Driven Success, a business academy for professional coaches, allows her to go wild with this passion. Kat engages people in a fun and practical way, aligning them with their purpose and empo...
2024-04-1232 minAll About Skills!061 Dr. Charles Herring and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsDr. Charles Herring is the recent recipient of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s Innovative School Leader of the Year Award that recognizes his leadership in building innovative programs for leading or building a school district in the 21st century.
Dr. Herring is currently the Director of Equity and Inclusion at South Fayette School District in McDonald, PA. He has been in the field of education for more than twenty five years.
He is creative – having created America’s first Hip-Hop Superhero – GRAMMAR MAN – an educational program that uses rap music and storytelling as tools to teach s...
2024-03-2145 minAll About Skills!060 Adrienne Weiss and Charlie Jett Discuss Branding and the Critical SkillsAdrienne Weiss is the principal of the company she founded, Adrienne Weiss Corporation.
Since 1986, the company has developed award-winning brand strategies for companies in many industries – food and beverage, retail, consumer products, convenience stores, real estate developments, sports stadiums and entertainment concepts. From Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Build-A-Bear to Target Stores, Five Below and Disney, Adrienne and her team create and reimagine brands that impact businesses all over the globe.
Adrienne is an international speaker on branding and has addressed a wide variety of audiences to include retailers and manufacturers on how to create “brand genetics”...
2024-03-1027 minAll About Skills!059 Former US Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Admiral Sean Buck (’83), and Charlie Jett (’64) Discuss the Critical Skills.Vice Admiral Sean Buck recently retired as the 63rd Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
Admiral Buck is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received his commission in 1983. He was designated a naval flight officer in 1985.
Flying the P-3C Orion, Buck’s early at-sea operational tours were with the “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40; a disassociated sea tour aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the catapult and arresting gear division officer; and a department head tour with the “Tridents” of VP-26. He subsequently commanded VP-26 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.
2024-02-2736 minAll About Skills!Executive Coach Grace Adele Boyle and Charlie Jett Discuss Executive Coaching and the Critical SkillsGrace Adele Boyle is an Executive and Creative Coach who works with individuals and organizations looking to increase creativity, realign core values, and create better content.
Her career started in the arts, ventured into successful entrepreneurial efforts and ultimately opened doors to Creative Consulting and Marketing opportunities.
With over 15 years of experience working in creative industries, she now aims her coaching practice at two specific niches:
Executive Coaching, and
Creative Coaching.
She uses her skills as an executive coach and creative coach to nurture and challenges entrepreneurs, leaders, and creatives to get their b...
2023-12-2134 min
Trap House PodcastCharlie Tumpak - Episode #68Charlie Tumpak, a trapper and lure maker from Ohio, joins us on the show. https://tumpaktrapping.com/ Sponsors: www.hoosiertrappersupply.com www.j3o.com www.toplotstretcherco.com www.dukestraps.com www.wiebeknives.com www.traplinecoffee.com www.trappinggirlinc.com www.furtakersofamerica.com www.nationaltrappers.com www.gfwco.com Click the link below to Donate. Thank you https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=7MBMKUYZSRGC2&item_name=Thank+you+for+supporting+the+podcast%21¤cy_code=USD
2023-10-0647 minAll About Skills!057 Charlie Jett Discusses Careers, the Critical Skills, and the Harvard Business SchoolToday’s career world has changed. No longer are the traditional “career paths” available in most organizations. Today, it’s up to the individual to manage his or her own career. And that process presents a significant challenge.
The Critical Skills are essential for success in this evermore career environment. Individuals must understand what the critical skills are and how to master them.
The curriculum of the Harvard Business School is designed to enable students to master these skills in a challenging, yet safe environment. No wonder why the Harvard Business School is nearly always rated at...
2023-02-1019 min
The Coyote Radio Show & PodcastCharlie Treat Interview #67Charlie Treat joins us on the show to talk about his new bluegrass record "Wild Mystic Mountain"! www.charlietreat.com www.coyoteradioshowandpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and please subscribe to our Youtube channel. Make the Pledge and become a Patreon supporter! https://www.patreon.com/coyoteradioshowandpodcast
2022-11-1027 min
Mathematics Teacher Educator PodcastEpisode 45: From Argumentation to Truth-Telling: Critical Race Theory in Mathematics Teacher EducationCritical Race Theory (CRT) has entered into public discourse at an accelerated rate. Instead of using CRT as a basis to produce a more racially conscious populace, the latest hysteria, unfortunately, has centered on ban- ning CRT. Governmental actions have been instituted to establish executive orders to forbid CRT training. Administrators and educators have been written up, sus- pended, and even terminated for teaching about race. The current landscape around CRT is about censoring race-related discussions and obstructing any advance- ments in service to racial equity and justice. In the edu- cational arena, more than 20 states have banned CRT...
2022-10-2037 min
Escape To Your Ears To A Vivid Full Audiobook.Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts by Paul SextonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576861to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts
Author: Paul Sexton
Narrator: Paul Sexton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes
Release date: October 11, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
“An affectionate portrait, one that recognizes Watts as musician, colleague, family man, obsessive collector and immaculate dresser.”—Sunday Times “Sexton, a longtime Stones chronicler, tells Watts’s story with warmth and diligence.”—Observer The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one of the wor...
2022-10-117h 11All About Skills!056 Bill Ochs, Project Director of the James Webb Space Telescope, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills.Imagine creating one of the most sophisticated instruments ever conceived, building it, and then successfully placing it one million miles from earth. Bill has “been there – done that.”
Bill has 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry. He has worked in both private industry and for NASA and is currently the Project Manager for the successful James Webb Space Telescope.
Bill received a B.S.E.E and M.S.E.E from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Masters in Operations Research from George Washington University. He began his career in 1979 with the Bendix Guidance Systems Divisi...
2022-09-2056 minAll About Skills!055 Dr. Ethan Hollander, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wabash College and Charlie Jett Discuss Democracy and the Critical SkillsDr. Ethan Hollander is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Wabash College and creator of “Democracy and Its Alternatives”, now available on Wondrium (formerly known as the Great Courses).
“Democracy and Its Alternatives” is a 24-lecture series on the future of democracy, not just in the US, but globally. It addresses questions like: Does democracy have a future? What’s causing it to falter? And is there anything we can do about it?
To watch the trailer or stream the course, go to Wondrium. Get the DVD and guidebook (or to download them electronically) at The Great C...
2022-09-021h 03
Batman-On-Film.com PodcastsINTERVIEW: Charlie & Max Carver -- "The Twins" from THE BATMANIn conjunction with the release of THE BATMAN on home video (4K, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital), BOF Founder/EIC Bill "Jett" Ramey interviewed Charlie and Max Carver -- "The Twins" from THE BATMAN.
2022-05-2006 min
Mental Fitness Explained Podcast28 Positive Intelligence – “All in the State of Mind” with Charlie JettCharlie Jett is a full-time certified professional co-active coach (CPCC) an internationally certified professional coach (PCC), and a certified Positive Intelligence coach (CPQC).
Charlie Jett CPCC, PCC, CPQC
He specializes in career management, career strategies, skill development, positive intelligence (PQ), and career crises. He also serves as a coach for individuals pursuing CTI certification.
He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Charlie has extensive experience that includes corporate, management consulting, top-level executive search (CEO’s and those reporting to the CEO), su...
2022-01-2705 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast26 Positive Intelligence in Career Coaching with Charlie JettCharlie Jett is a full-time certified professional co-active coach (CPCC) an internationally certified professional coach (PCC), and a certified Positive Intelligence coach (CPQC).
Charlie Jett CPCC, PCC, CPQC
He specializes in career management, career strategies, skill development, positive intelligence (PQ), and career crises. He also serves as a coach for individuals pursuing CTI certification.
He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Charlie has extensive experience that includes corporate, management consulting, top-level executive search (CEO’s and those reporting to the CEO), su...
2022-01-2529 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast16 The Three Gifts with Amy MoserCertified Positive Intelligence coaches Amy Moser (London) and Charlie Jett (Chicago) discuss the “Three Gifts Technique” – finding the gift in a negative circumstance. Knowledge, Power, and Inspiration!
Amy Moser is a Certified Positive Intelligence and seasoned coach who works with clients that include divorcing women and family lawyers. Her previous experience in working with parents and kids fits with her passion to improve divorce within the family system. Amy’s clients develop the mental fitness to be resilient throughout the stressful times during and after divorce.
Amy has personal experience from an eight-year high conflict divorce...
2021-12-0729 minAll About Skills!054 Dr. Arthur W. Zimiga, Native American Educator and Member of the Oglala Lakota Teton Nation and Charlie Jett discuss the Critical SkillsDr. Arthur W. Zimiga, a master and doctorate graduate from the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, is known nationally and worldwide as a top Native American educator.
Dr. Zimiga has presented curriculum material and has lectured on such subjects as Native American Education and business development for the “Cultural Different.”
Institutions where he has either taught or lectured include foreign educational agencies and major universities in the United States including Harvard University, UCLA, University of Arizona, University of South Dakota, and others.
Dr. Zimiga has an extensive background in Native American cultures and...
2021-11-191h 15All About Skills!053 Dr. Doug Slakey, Transplant Surgeon and Worldwide Respected Academician and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsDr. Douglas Slakey is Professor and Chief of Surgical Services at Christ Medical Center in Chicago and Program Director of General Surgery Residency at Advocate Aurora Health.
Dr. Slakey’s responsibilities include clinical, operations and strategy for in-patient and outpatient, adult and pediatric, surgical services.
His mission is to advance and promote safety, outcomes effectiveness and value-based practices across all surgical disciplines; to maintain a collaborative interdisciplinary environment for patient-centric tertiary and quaternary surgical care and related service lines.
His responsibilities also include medical education, research, financial management, contracting, and strategic planning.Dr...
2021-11-0948 minAll About Skills!052 Bill Carmody, Co-Founder of the Positive Intelligence Program, Discusses the Critical Skills with Charlie JettBill Carmody is a master of marketing and sales and an exceptional coach. He is a “maker of millionaires” and is committed to helping more than a million people reach total financial freedom.
Bill Carmody
Bill’s experience has included entrepreneurship, consulting, coaching, writing, volunteering, promoting social justice, and a builder of businesses.
In 2020, Bill co-created the Positive Intelligence (or PQ) program with founder Shirzad Chamine and the business has become one of the most powerful and fastest growing programs available today for coaches to supplement any coaching certification and to enable them to develop a six...
2021-10-2842 minThe Coyote Radio Show & PodcastCharlie Marks Interview Folk artist, Charlie Marks joins on the show. He's very talented and we can't wait to see his career blossom. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and please subscribe to our Youtube channel. Click here to donate to the podcast. Thanks Yall.
2021-10-2333 minAll About Skills!051 Glain Roberts-McCabe, Founder and President of The Roundtable, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills.Glain Roberts-McCabe is the President and founder of Toronto-based THE ROUNDTABLE – a place where leaders can cultivate their leadership skills.
Through their innovative and multi-award Roundtable Peer-to-Peer Coaching programs and their “leaders teaching leaders” community, The Roundtable is reimagining the traditional consulting firm model.
Prior to launching The Roundtable in 2007, Glain was the Managing Partner of one of Canada’s most respected mid-sized consulting firms specializing in the area of leadership development.
2021-10-1447 minAll About Skills!050 JD Hoye, ex-President of the National Academy Foundation and Nationally-Recognized Work-Based Learning Expert and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsJD Hoye is the Former President of the National Academy Foundation (NAF).
With a deep commitment to preparing students for college and meaningful careers, Ms. Hoye has worked at both the grassroots and the highest levels of government to reform how young people are engaged in learning and how they are positioned to pursue their academic interests and career goals. Through this work, she has become a nationally recognized leader in forging partnerships between educators and employers.
In leading the National Academy Foundation, Ms. Hoye oversees a network of 500 college preparatory, career-themed academies in 39 states...
2021-10-0233 minAll About Skills!049 Ex-Navy Seal Officer and Author, Marty Strong, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsMarty Strong has been a leader for decades, first in uniform as a combat-decorated Navy SEAL, and then in commercial business.
In this episode, Marty discusses his career as a Navy Seal and prolific author – the rigors of Navy Seal training, and the transition from a military career to the business world.
After leaving military service Marty spent seven years as a successful investment advisor focused on high net worth clients, ending that phase of his career at the United Bank of Switzerland. He transitioned into business management as a senior vice president for a bi...
2021-09-2550 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast07 The “Hyper-Vigilant” Saboteur with Carolyn SmithCarolyn Smith is a Certified Positive Intelligence coach and a Certified Co-Active Coach based in Toronto.
She and Charlie Jett discuss the “Hyper-Vigilant” saboteur – what it is, how it affects you, and what you can do to turn down its volume.
Contact Carolyn Smith by clicking HERE.
The Hyper-Vigilant saboteur shows up as continuous (simmering or intense) anxiety watching for all the dangers and all that could go wrong. Where these can be protective superpowers, in the normal course of life, these become obstacles: at best one might call the Hyper-Vigilant a “wor...
2021-09-2320 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast06 The “Stickler” Saboteur with Sue DasSue Das is a Certified Positive Intelligence coach and a Certified Co-Active Coach who coaches people who are too hard on themselves and want to learn to live with more self-compassion and courage.
She and Charlie discuss one of the saboteurs – the “STICKLER” – what it is, how it affects you, and what you can do to turn down its volume.
The Stickler is known for seeking perfection and displays a need for order and organization. But those needs are taken too far. The Stickler takes some great strengths and turns them into disadvantages for self and othe...
2021-09-2223 minAll About Skills!048 Henry Kimsey-House, a Founder of the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), and Charlie Jett Discuss Coaching and the Critical SkillsHenry Kimsey-House is one of the first professional coaches in the 1980s and the co-founder and lead designer of the Co-Active Training Instute’s (CTI) provocative experiential learning programs. He is also the co-author of Co-Active Coaching and Co-Active Leadership.
An actor since age 9, Henry honed his insights into human emotion and the narrative process through classical theatrical training and years of stage, television, and film experience.
With deep conviction that education should be driven by immersive, contextually based learning and not dry information dumps, Henry is committed to creating richly engaging and transformative learning environ...
2021-09-1747 minAll About Skills!047 Steve Robinson, a 50-year Veteran of Public Radio and Classical Music Broadcasting, Discusses the Critical Skills With Charlie JettWhen one thinks about public radio networks and classical music radio, one name comes to mind and that name is Steve Robinson.
Steve Robinson in his home studio
It’s difficult to imagine a highly successful radio station without a leader like Steve Robinson. Steve is well known for his unflagging energy, endless creativity, and deep knowledge of classical music and radio operations.
Steve has been creating, producing and developing radio programs for 50 years that have been heard throughout the U.S. and around the world. He is an example of someone who is a ma...
2021-09-1758 minAll About Skills!046 RADM (Ret) Tom Lynch and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsRetired Rear Admiral Tom Lynch is my classmate from the great Naval Academy class of 1964.
At Navy, Tom was active in sports – especially football where he lettered three times and was the captain of the great 1963 Navy team. He was also the brigade heavyweight boxing champion.
Tom’s Naval service focused on surface warfare culminating his taking command of the USS Eisenhower battle group during the course of Operation Desert Shield.
He also served as chief of Navy Legislative Affairs, and for three years was Superintendent of the US Naval Academy. Tom retired in 1...
2021-09-1551 minAll About Skills!045 Hugh Shields, Master Coach and Co-Founder of Shields Meneley Partners, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills.As a Master Coach, Hugh Shields is one of the top leadership and career coaches in business today and is a co-founder of Shields Meneley Partners – one of the nation’s leading career transition and executive coaching firms.
Hugh Schields
Hugh’s experience fits his role as an advisor to executives in transition. He has extensive profit and loss, strategy development, sales & marketing and operations experience in a variety of industries including professional services, specialty chemicals, electronics and controls, and electrical products
Hugh’s clients appreciate his peer-to-peer “straight talk” way of helping them see, own and over...
2021-09-1158 minAll About Skills!044 Jill Wine-Banks, the “Watergate Girl,” and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical Skills.Jill Wine-Banks is best known as the “Watergate Girl,” and has enjoyed a multi-faceted career in law, corporate, education, and as a regular prime time legal analyst on MSNBC, PBS and other networks.
Jill Wine-Banks
Her story is documented in her book, “The Watergate Girl,” a memoir available in bookstores everywhere and on Amazon.com.
She currently hosts two podcasts – “Sisters-in-law” with her legal colleagues and “iGen Politics” – the intergenerational program discussing issues facing our nation.
Jill is truly a woman who has “been there – done that.
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2021-09-0950 minAll About Skills!043 Jim Carr, Former Wheaton Mayor and Business Owner, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsJim Carr is the owner, president and CEO of Blue Book Services, Inc., in Carol Stream, Illinois. Blue Book Services, Inc. is a credit rating and information company for the fresh fruit, vegetable, and lumber industries.
Jim Carr
Previously, Jim worked for Harris Bank in Chicago from 1974 to 1979. He has also served as the mayor of the City of Wheaton for 14 years from 1993 to 2007.
I’m proud to say that Jim and his family lived across the street from me for about 30 years where we enjoyed our friendship and watching our children grow up and ma...
2021-09-0533 minAll About Skills!042 Master Executive Recruiter, Fred Wackerle, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsFred Wackerle earned a reputation as a master Executive Recruiter. He had a forty-year career in executive search specializing in Chief Executive Officer succession and governance.
According to Business Week, Fred was named as one of the nation’s top five general management executive search professionals by Chief Executive Officers and high-ranking executives.
He has been the recipient of the Gardner Heidrick Award from the Association of Executive Search Consultants for outstanding contributions to the executive search consulting profession.
Truly a dean of his profession, Fred retired from search and now spends time as...
2021-08-2947 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast05 The “Judge” Saboteur with Debbi McCulloughCertified Positive Intelligence Coaches Debbi McCullough and Charlie Jett discuss the most important saboteur – “The Judge.”
The Judge is the Master Saboteur, the one everyone suffers from. It compels you to constantly find faults with yourself, others, and your conditions and circumstances.
The judge resides in your LEFT BRAIN and has a loud voice that generally drowns out your wiser self.
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2021-08-2626 minAll About Skills!041 Greg Pohlmann, a Store Brand Expert, and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsGreg Pohlmann worked professionally in the store brand industry for 40 years. He is an expert in private labeling – store brands.
Greg worked for the cream of the crop in private labeling – Topco Associates and Daymon Associates which together cover over fifty percent of all private label product sales in the United States. Greg was also part of the original start-up team that brought Aldi Stores to the United States.
Greg is an expert in the private label industry and has documented what he has learned in his book, Thinking Store Brands First – Best Practice Guidelines to Enh...
2021-08-2145 minAll About Skills!040 Charlie Jett Discusses Reliable and Accurate Information for the Critical Thinking ProcessIn this short (7 minutes) episode, Charlie Jett discusses the importance of information validity to the Critical Thinking process. In short, if you want to think critically, your information needs to be reliable and accurate.
2021-08-1707 minAll About Skills!004 PQ 04 Debbi and Charlie Talk About the Positive Intelligence “Sage Perspective”Positive Intelligence and the PQ System utilize the “Sage Perspective” that turns down the volume of the Saboteurs in the left brain and activates the right brain.
The “Sage” lives in the right brain – and is your “wiser self.”
The Sage Perspective enables you to look for the GIFT in a negative circumstance. Every negative outcome or circumstance can be turned into a gift.
The Sage Perspective offers three gifts:
Knowledge – What knowledge might I gain so that the payoff in the future could be larger than what his situation is costing me now?Power – Which mental muscles can I grow to be able to han...
2021-08-1518 minAll About Skills!039 General Charles Krulak, USMC, Former Marine Corps Commandant, and Charlie Jett Discuss Leadership and the Critical SkillsGeneral Charles C. Krulak served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for 35 years and I’m proud to say that he is my US Naval Academy classmate in the great class of 1964.
General Krulak’s military service brought him into wartime combat roles in Viet Nam and operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is the recipient of many awards including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Three Bronze Stars, Distinguished Service Medals from each of the three branches of the military (Navy, Army and Air Force), and, among others, two Purple Hearts.
Ulti...
2021-08-1444 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast04 The Sage Perspective with Debbi McCulloughCertified Positive Intelligence coaches Debbi McCullough and Charlie Jett discuss the Sage Perspective.
Positive Intelligence and the PQ System utilize the “Sage Perspective” that turns down the volume of the Saboteurs in the left brain and activates the right brain.
The Sage Perspective
The sage lives in our right brain.
The right brain needs to be activated.
We need to turn down the volume of the left brain to do this.
Every outcome or circumstance can be turned into a gift.
The three gifts of the sage perspective:
Knowledge – what knowledge might I gain so that...
2021-08-1318 minAll About Skills!038 Former Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and Charlie Jett Discuss the Critical SkillsFormer Illinois Lieutenant Governor, Evelyn Sanguinetti, is a wife, working mother of three, and an attorney by trade.
The daughter of a Cuban refugee and an Ecuadorian immigrant. she grew up in humble beginnings in Florida – attended university in Florida and earned her law degree at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Her early private law practice focused on victims of housing discrimination, and subsequently was appointed an Illinois Assistant Attorney General. She served on the Wheaton, Illinois City Council and, in 2014, was elected the first Latina Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois – and...
2021-08-0837 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast03 The Saboteurs with Debbi McCulloughDebbi McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the “Saboteurs” identified in Positive Intelligence.
Saboteurs are a universal phenomenon. Unless you tackle and weaken your own internal enemies – we call them “Saboteurs” – they will do their best to rob you of any improvements you make.
These are the voices that – through the Positive Intelligence System – you need to turn down the volume so you can hear the voices of your wiser inner-self. Understand that you cannot silence them or get rid of them. They are built into your left brain. But you CAN diminish...
2021-08-0725 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast02 The Neuroscience Foundation for Mental Fitness and Positive Intelligence with Debbi McCullough
Debbi McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the PQ concept and the Neuroscience Foundation behind it.
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2021-08-0709 minMental Fitness Explained Podcast01 Introduction to Mental Fitness and Positive Intelligence with Debbi McCulloughDebbie McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the PQ concept and all elements of the PQ System.
The concept of mental fitness and positive intelligence is the brainchild of Shirzad Charmine and is documented in his book, Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours
Specifically, the Positive Intelligence (PQ) or Mental Fitness concept is as follows:
Your left brain:
Your negative emotions are heightened by an over-active left brain.
The over-active left brain is ruled by what PQ...
2021-08-0713 minAll About Skills!003 PQ 03 Debbi and Charlie Talk About the Positive Intelligence “Saboteurs”Debbie McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the “Saboteurs” identified in Positive Intelligence. These include “The Judge” and the nine “accomplice” saboteurs who keep you from achieving peak performance and happiness.
Together they teach a seven-week course on Positive Intelligence and its application personally and for business teams.The concept of mental fitness and positive intelligence is the brainchild of Shirzad Chamine and is documented in his book, Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours.Contact Debbie or Charlie and find out about their coaching pra...
2021-08-0525 minAll About Skills!037 Coaches Tom Anstett and Tom McCormack Talk About Basketball Programs and the Critical SkillsCoaches Tom Anstett and Tom McCormack have a combined 92 years of coaching experience, having developed winning programs in major high schools in the Chicagoland area. Together they embody the qualities of coaches and teachers that constitute winning programs that not only provide victories but lay solid foundations for the lives of their players.
Late last year, Coach Anstett and Tom McCormack published a terrific book – endorsed by many of the top collegiate coaches in the United States – called “Victory is in the Details: Building a Basketball Program.” You can buy the book on Amazon.com by clicking HERE.
2021-07-3155 minAll About Skills!002 PQ 02 Debbi and Charlie Talk About the Science and Foundation for Positive IntelligenceDebbie McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the PQ concept and all elements of the PQ System. Together they teach a seven-week course on Positive Intelligence and its application personally and for business teams. This short episode covers the neuroscience foundation that is behind the Positive Intelligence concept.
The concept of mental fitness and positive intelligence is the brainchild of Shirzad Chamine and is documented in his book, Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours.
Contact Debbie or Charlie and find out about their...
2021-07-2809 minAll About Skills!036 Natalie Siston and Charlie Jett Talk About Positive Intelligence and the Critical SkillsNatalie’s career has taken her from Silicon Valley to the Fortune 100 and into entrepreneurship, but being raised in Republic, OH (population 600) is where she learned her greatest leadership lessons. Natalie uses these lessons from small town living to help leaders and organizations create big success in the world.
In addition to being a 10-year 4-H member and repeat State Fair champion in public speaking, Natalie is a two-time graduate of The Ohio State University and Professional Coach accredited through the International Coach Federation. She has 20+ years of experience coaching, developing leaders, and strengthening teams in the no...
2021-07-2434 minAll About Skills!001 Debbi & Charlie Talk About Positive Intelligence and Mental Fitness – IntroductionDebbie McCullough and Charlie Jett are certified Positive Intelligence Coaches who discuss the PQ concept and all elements of the PQ System. Together they teach a seven-week course on Positive Intelligence and its application personally and for business teams.
The concept of mental fitness and positive intelligence is the brainchild of Shirzad Chamine and is documented in his book, Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours.
Specifically, the Positive Intelligence (PQ) or Mental Fitness concept is as follows:
• Your left brain:o Your negative emotions are heightened by an ov...
2021-07-2413 minAll About Skills!035 Former Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton, Talks with Charlie Jett About the Critical SkillsJohn Dalton was our 70th Secretary of the Navy, serving from July 1993 until November 1998.
John is my US Naval Academy classmate – the great class of 1964 and a fellow nuclear submariner.
John H. Dalton
John attended Louisiana State University before going to the Naval Academy, graduated with distinction and entered the US Naval nuclear power program.
He served in the nuclear submarine force until 1969, earn his MBA degree from the Wharton School, and embarked on a career that was mixed with corporate and government experience.
In 1993, President Clinton nominated him to become ou...
2021-07-1837 minAll About Skills!034 Christine Davies, Founder and President of Poligage, Talks With Charlie Jett About the Critical SkillsChristine Davies is the Founder and CEO of Poligage – the world’s first online marketplace for public policy insights and government affairs and services. Poligage helps companies and organizations find the expertise they need, right when they need it.
Christine has built her 20-year career around the intersections of the public and private sectors, with leadership roles in the government, business, technology, and not-for-profit sectors both in the United States and internationally.
She initially served at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of State, where she worked on a varie...
2021-07-1243 minAll About Skills!033 Jeffrey Shaw, Master Coach and Podcaster Talks with Charlie about Critical SkillsFrom humble beginnings, Jeffrey Shaw became one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States. His on-location style and fine craftsmanship made him the go-to photographer for families of C-suite executives of Anheuser-Busch, Twitter, and many others, Supermodel Stephanie Seymour, news anchors Jim Nantz and David Bloom, sports icons Tom Seaver, Pat Riley, and Wall Street executives too many to mention. His portraits appeared on The Oprah Show, CBS News, in People and O Magazine and hang at Harvard University and The Norman Vincent Peale Center.
After 35 years of exceptional service to his exclusive clientele...
2021-07-0447 minAll About Skills!032 Jim Ginsburg, Founder and President of Cedille Records Talks About Classical Music and the Critical SkillsJim Ginsburg is the founder and president of Cedille Records, a classical label he launched in 1989 while an entering law student at the University of Chicago. Cedille is focused on recording classical music produced by artists and composers in Chicago.
He has produced 21 Grammy Award nominations and 7 Grammy Award winners and was nominated for “Producer of the Year, Classical” in 2019. In 2009, the Chicago Tribune named Jim a “Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts,” writing, “Let’s hear it for Jim Ginsburg – he is one of the last independent entrepreneurs in classical recording, a man who has stuck to his a...
2021-06-2750 minAll About Skills!031 Hamilton Star Miguel Cervantes Talks About the Critical Skills and the Performing ArtsMiguel Cervantes starred in the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the four-year run of the musical “Hamilton” in Chicago. Now he returns to Broadway where he will again be the lead in that popular musical. Hamilton will reopen in early September at the Richard Rogers theater.
Miguel and Charlie talk about the importance of the critical skills in the performing arts and what it takes to become successful on the stage.
2021-06-2040 minAll About Skills!030 Debbi McCullough and Charlie Jett Talk About the Communications Skill and Positive Intelligence CoachingDebbi McCullough is from New Zealand and now lives in Wisconsin. She is an Internationally Certified coach under the name, Hanging Rock Coaching. She offers a hybrid of communications coaching, positive intelligence coaching, and customized training to help replace her clients’ fears – – – with courage—and joy.
Debbi is a prime example of someone who knows the power of the number one critical skills – Communications.
Debbi has interviewed countless executives for global business media and has taught communications at colleges for a combined 30 years. She knows even the brightest, most respected leaders can sometimes struggle expressing their thought...
2021-06-1758 minAll About Skills!Ina Pinkney the Breakfast QueenIna Pinckney is the Breakfast Queen!
INA was the Chef/Owner of INA’S, an American Food restaurant and a pioneer in the West Loop Market District, that closed at the end of 2013.
She is a frequent and welcomed guest on radio, local news and cable TV, has done interviews on shows in the U.S., Canada and Germany and appeared in a national Quaker Oats commercial as herself – the Breakfast Queen.
Articles about her have appeared in local, national and international newspapers and magazines, as well as trade and in-flight magazines. Her recipe...
2021-06-1242 minAll About Skills!028 Dr. Clark “Corky” Graham Discusses the Critical Skills and LET’S GO BOYS & GIRLSDr. Clark ‘Corky’ Graham, is the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit LET’S GO Boys and Girls Inc.
Dr. Graham received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1969 and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy. He retired as a Captain following a 30-year career with the U.S. Navy as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer.
Following his Naval career, Dr. Graham joined Northrop Grumman as Senior Vice President in the shipbuilding sector. His positions at Northrop Grumman included Technical Director of the Zumwalt Destroyer program and Senior Vice P...
2021-06-0745 minAll About Skills!027 Dorie Clark Discusses the Communications Skill and Her Upcoming BooksDorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School.
Dorie Clark – #1 Communications Coach in the World
Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Entrepreneurial You (Harvard Business Review Press,), Reinventing You, and Stand Out, whichwas named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine and...
2021-06-0433 minAll About Skills!026 Christie Hefner Discusses Continuous Education and the Critical SkillsChristie Hefner is no stranger to leadership.
She graduated Summa cum laude from Brandeis University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After free-lancing for the Boston Phoenix for a year, she joined Playboy Enterprises in Chicago where she became President in 1982 and Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer in 1988.
Christie is the longest serving female chief executive officer of a publicly traded company – serving in that capacity for 20 years.
She now serves on several corporate and non-profit boards of directors and is always busy in charitable affairs as well as si...
2021-05-3029 minAll About Skills!025 Amy Gardner Discusses the Critical Skills and Coaching with ApochromatikAmy M. Gardner, JD, CPC, ELI-MP
Amy brings to Apochromatik a unique track record of working with law students as dean of students at a top 5 law school and a successful career practicing law, first as a Skadden litigation associate and later as an associate and then partner at a mid-size Chicago firm. In addition to countless hours completing stand-alone coaching trainings, she is a graduate of the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching.
Until March, 2016, Amy was the Dean of Students at the University of Chicago Law School. Through her work as a dean of...
2021-05-2734 minAll About Skills!024 Captain Charlie Plumb – A Prisoner of War in Vietnam – Talks About His Use of the Critical SkillsCaptain Charlie Plumb graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and went on to be a fighter pilot flying the F-4 Phantom jet on 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam. On his 75th mission, with only five days before he was to return home, Plumb was shot down, captured, tortured, and imprisoned in an 8-by-8 foot cell.
He spent the next 2,103 days as a Prisoner Of War in communist war prisons.
During his nearly six years of captivity, Captain Plumb distinguished himself among his fellow prisoners as a professional in underground communications, and served for two of those year...
2021-05-241h 04All About Skills!023 Ted Dysart, Vice-Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, Discusses the Critical Skills in Executive SearchTed Dysart is Vice Chairman of the premier executive search firm, Heidrick & Struggles.
He discusses the Critical Skills, the Executive Search profession, and the application of Critical Skills to Executive Search.
You can access the Heidrick & Struggles website by clicking HERE.
2021-05-2245 minAll About Skills!022 Mark Herschberg Discusses “The Career Toolkit” and the Critical SkillsMark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You.
From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems,
Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & compute...
2021-05-1944 minAll About Skills!021 Natalie Cordone and Kevin Kelly Discuss “The Connected Performer” and the Critical Skills!Natalie Cordone and Kevin Kelly are professional performers having performed for over 20 years off Broadway, with major symphonies, and in television and film.
In 2018 they were tired of witnessing universities churn out students – many of whom had incurred six-figure college debts for their four-year performance-based degrees.
Seeing these young people with immense talent but struggling with the business of the performing arts motivated Natalie and Kevin to found “The Connected Performer” in Orlando, Florida. It is through this entity that they apply their own talent and experience as musical theater career coaches.
Their goal i...
2021-05-1248 minAll About Skills!020 Career and Success Coach Heather Vickery Discusses Her Application of the Critical SkillsWe have a wonderful guest today. And she’s a coach! An energetic and dynamic success coach.
Heather Vickery shares her strategies to help her clients move their personal lives and businesses so that they can create and support lives that they absolutely love. In just a few minutes after meeting her, you know that she cares about improving your quality of life – both business and personal.
She has her own podcast – “The Brave Files” – that is all about stories from people living courageously – people who are working to transform doubt and worry into fuel that propels t...
2021-05-1136 minAll About Skills!019 Hall of Fame Coach Pat Sullivan on the Critical SkillsCoach Pat Sullivan has dedicated his career to inspiring people, helping them to discover and capitalize on their personal strengths.
In more than four decades of collegiate and high school coaching, he touched thousands of lives and impacted a new generation of leaders who today succeed in a wide range of business and civic capacities.
Coach Sullivan retired after 34 years as a teacher and men’s basketball coach at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill. With more than 500 victories at USF, Pat led his team to first- or second-place finishes in the Chicagoland Co...
2021-05-0744 minAll About Skills!018 The Job Search Process with Marty GilbertToday, we are very fortunate to host the founder of a highly successful networking group that specializes in connecting you to your next career opportunity – Mr. Marty Gilbert!
Specifically, Marty is an EXPERT in the job search process!
In 2010, Marty founded the NorthShore Executive Networking Group, and today over 8,000 single contributors, managers, directors, Vice Presidents and C-Level executives are members, and Marty has helped over 2,000 of them obtain their next career opportunities.
Marty knows his stuff – the ins and out of the job search process, what works, what doesn’t work, and how you ca...
2021-03-1351 minTrap House PodcastSmall talk with the Top Dog Charlie MasheckHanging out with Charlie Masheck while my traps are in the dye pot. Last minute prep before season kicks off for us here in Indiana. Sponsors: www.hoosiertrappersupply.com www.j3o.com www.toplotstretcherco.com www.furtakersofamerica.com
2019-10-3148 minTrap House PodcastHoosier Trapper Supply - From the ground upCharlie Masheck, a trapper, started Hoosier Trapper Supply in 1976. HTS is a complete trapline outfitter dedicated to carrying quality lures, baits, urines, traps, and equipment. Over the years, Charlie developed the Leatherwood Creek line of trapping scents and HTS deer lure. HTS is also known for their taxidermy as well. Join us as we discuss how HTS became what it is today! Sponsors: www.hoosiertrappersupply.com
2019-02-1642 minAll About Skills!017 All About Skills – Field StudiesIn this
episode, Charlie Jett discusses Field Studies in depth. Field Studies were
highlighted by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
report, “Teaching the SCANS Competencies” as an effective means of teaching the
Critical skills.
Field
Studies are conducted by a team of students and focus on issues identified by
local area businesses or community service organizations. The students write a
confirmation letter, develop a work plan, develop an interview guide, collect
data (primarily through interviews), verify the information for truth and
accuracy, and conduct their...
2018-12-261h 00All About Skills!016 All About Skills – Work-Based LearningIn this episode, Charlie Jett discusses the importance of
work-based learning for disadvantaged youth as well for the health and
well-being of the US economy.
He discusses different kinds of work-based learning programs
such as tours, job shadowing, mentorships, internships, registered
apprenticeships, cooperative education, service learning and field studies.
He stresses the importance of work-based learning forcollege-bound students as well as those students who are bypassing college andgoing directly into the work force.
2018-12-1829 minAll About Skills!015 All About Skills – Authentic AssessmentIn this episode, Charlie Jett focuses on Authentic Assessment – what it is and how it is accomplished. Of particular interest is Professor Jon Mueller’s (North Central College) contribution of his outstanding descriptions of authentic assessment vs traditional assessment (used with permission). He has an excellent website that can be reached at the following address: http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/
2018-12-0634 minAll About Skills!014 All About Skills – ParentsIn this episode, Charlie Jett discusses how parents can help their children learn and practice the Critical Skills.
2018-11-2614 minAll About Skills!013 All About Skills – Brave New World
The world around us is changing at a pace that the word “dizzy” doesn’t describe.
It poses challenges for young people to find for themselves a productive role in society and to engage in and lead a happy life. To do this, one must understand what has happened over the past half century and where our world seems to be heading. In this episode, Charlie Jett discusses these challenges and the growing importance of the Critical Skills in the lives of those facing the future.
2018-11-2020 minAll About Skills!012 All About Skills – High School Graduation AddressThis is the text of a high school graduation address given by Charlie Jett in California. It stresses the importance of the Critical Skills, advice about choosing a college, advice about choosing a major, and advice about taking that “first job.”
2018-11-1522 minAll About Skills!011 All About Skills – BusinessesIn this episode, Charlie Jett discusses the Critical Skills from the perspective of the business. He discusses how a company can identify their own unique set of critical skills and core competencies. Additionally, he discusses the well-known and usable “Lominger Competencies.”
2018-11-1214 minAll About Skills!010 All About Skills – StudentsIn this episode, Charlie Jett focuses on the Critical Skills from the perspective of the STUDENT.
Questions addressed include, Why are the skills important? How are the skills learned in high school and college? What is a good way for a student to choose a college to attend? What considerations should be in the student’s mind when taking a new job? Critical skills ARE important for students at an early age – the earlier the focus . . . the BETTER!
2018-11-0822 minAll About Skills!009 All About Skills – TeachersThis program discusses the Critical Skills from the perspective of the Teacher.
It is no easy task to teach skills – particularly the critical skills. Simple lecturing from the front of the classroom without engaging the students in active participation simply doesn’t do it. Charlie Jett discusses the ways that teachers can actually teach the critical skills through engaging the students in ways other than sitting and listening endlessly to the teacher talking. It takes work – and, in itself, teaching the critical skills is a LEARNED skill for the teacher. But it can – and SHOULD – be done.
2018-11-0326 minAll About Skills!008 All About Skills – Continuous EducationWe now live in an ever-changing world where significant and fast-paced developments in technology, worldwide competition and demands for workplace know-how require us to adapt to these challenges simply in order to survive.
Charlie Jett discusses the Continuous Education skill – the ability to constantly learn new techniques, master changing technologies, keep up with the changes in an industry, and the like.
2018-11-0114 min