Igniting Passion in Education - Four Decades in with No Plans to Retire

May 4, 2016
Hosted by Alise Cortez, PhD

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Are you an educator ready to strengthen your professional potential or increase your impact in the classroom? Or, did you struggle as a child to navigate the educational system and believe that your struggle can be used to elevate that impact? Do you wish you could recapture the passion for your work you once had? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, this episode has something for you. We talk with Dr. Mary Howard about her 4-decade career in education and her dedication to breathe new life into passion for teachers across North America. She’ll be sharing some key strategies she teaches educators in her popular seminars and some key tips from two of her books, while also sharing her own career journey. Dr. Howard is a dynamic, caring individual who will leave you inspired to pursue your own passion and equip you with some information to help you better connect with those you serve, regardless of the business you work in. Join us!

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Alise Cortez, PhD

Dr. Alise Cortez is affectionately referred to as “The Anti-Undertaker” as she awakens the often otherwise “walking dead” to discover and nurture their passion, inspiration, and purpose in life and at work. She is one part Chief Purpose Officer and Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, and one part Inspirational Speaker, Author, and Radio Host. Having developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organizational Excellence industry over the last 20 years, today she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, energizing engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. For individuals, she also facilitates the online Catch Fire global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to discover and create it for themselves.

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