Tell Me More with CJ Quartlbaum

How Personal Values Shape Effective Leadership with Dr. Hilary Sackett-Taylor

In this insightful interview, Dr. Hilary Sackett-Taylor shares her journey in leadership, the importance of vulnerability, and her innovative ALIGN framework for values-driven decision-making. Discover how personal experiences shape leadership styles and the critical role of interdependence and authenticity in effective leadership. Subscribe to her Substack: ALIGN [https://substack.com/@hillarysacketttaylor] Hillary Sackett-Taylor is an academic leader, economist, author, and leadership coach whose work bridges higher education, personal growth, and systems thinking. In addition to her history of university administrative leadership, she has taught economics for more than a decade and has developed interdisciplinary honors curriculum centered on leadership, ethics, and social impact. Outside of higher education, Hillary is the creator of the ALIGN framework, a leadership and personal development model that helps individuals reconnect with their values, intuition, and authentic direction in the midst of achievement-driven cultures. Through her writing, speaking, and coaching, she explores the intersection of burnout, identity, power structures, and aligned leadership, blending personal narrative with insights from economics and psychology. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Leadership Dynamics 02:37 Personal Journey into Leadership 05:36 Values and Conditioning in Leadership 08:55 The Impact of Social Location on Leadership 11:46 The Align Framework: A Path to Authentic Leadership 16:28 Courage to be Misunderstood 19:32 Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Leadership 25:41 Engaging Gen Z in Leadership Conversations 27:44 Building Trust Through Vulnerability 30:46 The Role of Vulnerability in Leadership 35:32 Understanding Economics and Decision-Making 38:40 The Intersection of Economics and Psychology 40:30 Cultural Interdependence and Capitalism 43:56 The Impact of Leadership on Institutional Culture 44:33 The Power of Storytelling in Leadership 47:52 Aligning Personal Values with Leadership 50:43 Navigating Leadership Choices with Integrity Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe [https://tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Stories We Live By: Cultivating Curiosity and Humility

summary CJ Quartlbaum explores the power of narratives, biases, and cultural stories in shaping our perceptions and relationships. He emphasizes the importance of curiosity, humility, and community in breaking down stereotypes and fostering generational fluency. Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe [https://tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Why Most Leaders Fail (And How Not To) with Dr. Andy Roth

Dr. Andrew Roth is the Scholar-in-Residence at the Jefferson Educational Society. He is the author of the book How to Be an Effective Leader. As a Scholar-in-Residence at the Jefferson Educational Society (JES), Roth is working with his colleagues to enhance the Jefferson Civic Leadership Academy by including an academically oriented research component to the program. At the JES, Roth is also doing research on and preparing presentations about “1968: The Far Side of the Moon and the Birth of the Culture Wars”, which is a component of a larger research project on “The American Story: What Binds Us Together as Americans.” Previous work at the JES has included presentations on “Xander Hamilton: From St. Kitts to Weehawken to Hip-Hop Hit: The Life of Alexander Hamilton”; “George Washington: Primus Inter Pares”; “On Leadership: Towards a Practical Theory of Leadership”; “An Unlikely Trio: Washington, Lincoln and The Jesuits”. Roth also teaches graduate-level leadership courses on “Leadership: Theory and Practice” and “Leading Change: The Leadership Challenge.” Lastly, he works with independent colleges on strategic visioning, strategic planning and enrollment management. In 2016-17, Roth served as the Interim-President of St. Bonaventure University leading the transition from Sr. Margaret Carney to Dr. Dennis DePerro. During his brief tenure, he helped the University implement its strategic plan, created an Operational Efficiency Task Force to address systemic budget issues, fostered significant conversations on campus about the University’s identity, oversaw an increase in enrollment, approved the consolidation of student support services, initiated two campus beautification projects, and instituted Martin Luther King day as an observed holiday. Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe [https://tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Energy Is Infectious | The Inner Work Nobody Talks About

Energy is infectious, and understanding its impact can significantly contribute to your personal growth. As a leader, this is EVERYTHING. Your unresolved internal work can seep into your leadership and determine your team's success or failure. Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe [https://tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Don't Fear AI, Instead, Become Unpromptable with James Presbitero

James Presbitero is the author of the Substack Unpromptable, where he designs AI systems that turn founders into Unpromptable leaders, irreplaceable in the Age of AI. James Presbitero Jr. lost all his freelance writing clients almost overnight when AI arrived — and spent the next chapter turning that gut punch into a thesis. He founded Unpromptable, a newsletter and agency built on the idea that mission-encoded AI systems create advantages no prompt can replicate. Alongside technical co-founder Jenny Ouyang, he runs Unpromptable Assets, building content and operational systems for founder-led service businesses ready to use AI without losing their edge. He publishes on Substack and Medium, lectures at COZORA, and is currently running a beta for his latest build. Read his Substack here: Unpromptable [https://substack.com/@jamespresbitero] Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe [https://tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]