Jagged Edge with Yogi Patel

About Jagged Edge with Yogi Patel

Welcome to Jagged Edge with Yogi Patel—a podcast for leaders who want to bring out the best in themselves and the people around them. Through thoughtful conversations, practical insights, and honest stories from experienced leaders, educators, and changemakers, we explore what it means to lead with courage, empathy, purpose, and integrity. Each episode offers ideas you can use to strengthen communication, build trust, navigate challenges, encourage creativity, and create workplaces and communities where people feel valued and empowered to grow. Drawing on more than three decades of experience in leadership, education, and organizational development, Yogi brings warmth, curiosity, and a deeply human perspective to every conversation. Leadership is not about having all the answers. It is about continuing to learn, listening with intention, and having the courage to make a meaningful difference. Subscribe to Jagged Edge with Yogi Patel and join us as we learn, grow, and lead together. Learn more at https://yogipateltte.com (https://yogipateltte.com)

Publisher

Yogi Patel

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Why Belonging Changes How People Use Their Strengths

   What if a strength isn’t always a strength? The qualities we bring to our work and relationships don’t operate in isolation. How we use them can change depending on whether we feel connected, capable, valued, and that we belong. In this episode of Jagged Edge, Yogi Patel talks with Dr. Susan Belangee about Adlerian psychology, personality, belonging, and the purpose behind human behavior. Dr. Belangee explores how tools such as BASIS-A can help us understand not simply what our traits are, but how we use them. She returns to a memorable playing-card metaphor: we may have certain cards in our hand, but we still make choices about when to play them, how to play them, and how long to hold onto them. The conversation moves beyond assessment into an important leadership question: What happens to the way we use our strengths when we do—or don’t—feel that we belong? Yogi and Susan explore curiosity as a leadership practice, why another person’s behavior can make complete sense to them even when it makes little sense to us, and how understanding the purposefulness of behavior can change workplace relationships. The conversation ultimately brings us back to a question worth asking: Am I helping to create spaces of belonging for others, or am I taking those spaces away? In This Short Episode * Why belonging influences how we use our strengths and traits * The Adlerian idea of purposefulness of behavior * Understanding ourselves beyond labels and personality scores * What BASIS-A can reveal about how we approach life * The playing-card metaphor for understanding our traits * Why people’s behavior makes sense from their own perspective * Curiosity as a leadership skill * What we bring from our experiences and beliefs into workplace interactions * Creating environments where people feel capable and able to contribute * Why busy leaders can unintentionally lose sight of human connection * Creating spaces of belonging at work, at home, and in our communities A Question for Leaders The next time someone’s behavior doesn’t make sense to you, rather than immediately correcting, judging, or solving, consider asking: What might make this behavior make sense from their perspective? Then turn the same curiosity toward yourself: What am I bringing into this interaction, and how might my own sense of belonging be influencing the way I am using my strengths? About the Guest Dr. Susan Belangee brings an Adlerian perspective to understanding personality, behavior, relationships, and belonging. In this conversation, she shares how greater self-awareness can help people understand not only the traits they possess, but how those traits show up in their relationships, workplaces, and communities. About Jagged Edge Jagged Edge with Yogi Patel explores leadership beyond titles, tasks, and traditional management. Through conversations about belonging, behavior, culture, human connection, and the realities of leadership, Yogi invites listeners to consider how we can create workplaces where people feel respected, capable, connected, and able to contribute.

2. 

   23 Jul 2026

   Why Stress Prevents Students from Thinking | Brain Science Every Educator Should Know

   What happens to learning when students are stressed? In this Jagged Edge Insight, Yogi Patel and Dr. Lisa Riegel explore the connection between stress, executive functions, and critical thinking. Drawing on neuroscience and years of educational leadership, they explain why psychological safety isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s essential for learning. When students feel emotionally safe, they are more likely to think critically, solve problems, collaborate, and take healthy risks. When they don’t, the brain shifts into survival mode, making learning far more difficult. In this Learning Moment, you’ll discover: • Why stress interferes with executive functions • What psychological safety looks like in schools • How leaders influence school culture • The difference between compliance and genuine learning • One practical idea to help students think more deeply This conversation is for educators, parents, school leaders, and anyone committed to creating environments where people flourish. 🌐 Learn more: https://yogipateltte.com (https://yogipateltte.com) 🌐 Learn more about Dr. Lisa Riegel: https://lisariegel.com (https://lisariegel.com/) Key Moments Harold and Bob: Why stress changes how the brain works Why psychological safety supports learning What weak thinking looks like in classrooms The Crew Boat leadership metaphor Measuring outcomes instead of outputs Building sustainable change in schools Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2285982/support) Let me know your topics of interest and join me for training or visit the website and read the blogs. Comment with your ideas and thoughts please. Yogi Patel - Transformation Through Empowerment Http://yogipateltte.com yogi@yogipateltte.com @yogipatel_tte

3. 

   16 Jul 2026

   The Future of Learning Starts Now | Lisa Regalla on AI, Brain Science & Education

   Is today’s education system preparing students for the future—or the past? In this episode of Jagged Edge, Yogi Patel sits down with Lisa Reigel, CEO of the Educational Partnerships Institute, to explore one of the biggest questions facing education today. https://lisariegel.com Together they discuss why traditional models of schooling are struggling to keep pace with rapid technological change, how AI is reshaping the skills students need, and why executive functions, critical thinking, creativity, and human connection have never been more important. Rather than asking, “How do we keep doing school?” this conversation asks a better question: “How do we design learning environments where every student can flourish?” In this episode you’ll discover: • Why student disengagement is often a purpose problem • Why preparing students only for today’s jobs is no longer enough • The shift from content delivery to thinking, creativity, and problem solving • Why executive functions are becoming essential life skills • The changing role of teachers in an AI-powered world • Practical ideas for educators, school leaders, and parents If you’re passionate about the future of education, leadership, and human flourishing, this conversation is for you. 🎙 Subscribe for more conversations on leadership, education, Positive Discipline, executive functions, and designing environments where people thrive. Chapters 00:00 – Why Education Needs a New Purpose 01:30 – From Content Delivery to Thinking Skills 03:00 – The Jobs of Tomorrow 05:00 – Preparing Students for What AI Can’t Replace 07:00 – Rethinking School Structures 09:30 – Why Executive Functions Matter 12:00 – The Teacher’s New Role 15:00 – Designing Schools for Human Flourishing Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2285982/support) Let me know your topics of interest and join me for training or visit the website and read the blogs. Comment with your ideas and thoughts please. Yogi Patel - Transformation Through Empowerment Http://yogipateltte.com yogi@yogipateltte.com @yogipatel_tte

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