Podcasts Archive

The importance of building community is becoming a popular focus within organizations as it establishes identity while also valuing the individual. In this podcast episode, Cathy Bennet looks beyond the economic benefits of building community and examines organizational and leadership fields through a sociological lens. She discusses with her guest, Kirk Young, how servant leadership [...]

As we are constantly bombarded with noise in the form of traffic, radio, new, etc. and with the overload of sensory information it is easy take the ability to listen for granted in our everyday lives. Cathy Bennett discusses with her guest Kae Reynolds how this effects our ability as leaders. Kae Reynolds suggests that [...]

Servant leadership and Aboriginal alternative education are very similar philosophies of knowledge and learning. They both offer a holistic approach to establishing one’s sense of self in relation to one’s community. Both philosophies stress the importance of generosity and independent compromise. Join Cathy Bennett and Karen Hlady in a fascinating discussion about the not-so-traditional ways [...]

To be a leader requires self-awareness and prudent planning. But these attributes can only be sustained through self-care. This is easier said than done in a world where quantity often is stressed above quality. Cathy Bennett discusses the importance of practicing self-care with her guest Dr. Merry Jo Demarias, and how servant leadership and shamanic [...]

Marylhurst alumna, Cathy Bennett, speaks with doctoral candidate Rusty Horton in her podcast episode “The Practice of Authentic Dialogue” about  how authentic dialogue can enhance the practice of Servant Leadership. This allows for participatory decision making that can increase the ability to claim ownership of one’s voice and effectively resolve interpersonal conflict. One of the hallmarks [...]

In the latest episode on the Cathy Bennett Show, Cathy speaks to doctoral candidate in Leadership, Mark McVay about the issue of downsizing. It is hard to imagine that during difficult times, there is another approach to business than downsizing and layoffs. By changing the focus away from self-interest towards the common good, Servant Leadership is a [...]

Marylhurst alumna, Cathy Bennett speaks with rabbi and business consultant, Rob Abramovitz, in her lastest BlogTalkRadio episode “Servant Leadership: Narrative Leadership – Creating a Story” about the importance of practicing effective listening . There are many books written on how to do business better, but many still side-step the inherent power in narrative to inform our [...]

Marylhurst alumna, Cathy Bennett, speaks with Dr. Carolyn Crippen on her latest episode “Greenleaf’s Servant-Leadership & Quakerism: A Nexus” on BlogTalkRadio about how servant leadership informs and supports balanced education. This show focuses on the importance of academic education in forming the quality of our societies and citizenry. Using the lens of Robert Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership, Bennett [...]

Marylhurst Alumna, Cathy Bennett speaks with Dr Shann Ferch of Gonzaga University’s internationally known Leadership Studies doctoral program on her blogtalkradio program about man’s inhumanity towards man, and how to find the pathway through forgiveness and the transformative power of embracing the philosophy of servant leadership. Our world is in great need of servant leadership today, as we need [...]

Leadership of the past versus leadership in the future 11/21 by Cathy Bennett | Blog Talk Radio. This episode of the Cathy Bennett Show on blogtalkradio, Cathy speaks with Marylhurst University Center for Servant Leadership director and interim Chair of Marylhurst University’s MBA program, David McNamee, about the past as it compares and contrasts with the [...]