Learning to Rely on Each Other with Joshua Austin '20

Josh Austin, Vice President of the VMI Class of 2020, says that the military-style structure at VMI was something he sought in a higher-education environment, but that the practice and routines of that structure gave him a kind of template he could maintain off-Post during the Coronavirus shut-down.

His role as class vice president helped him understand the value of leading by example. We talked extensively about his role in that position, which includes duties on the General Committee that evaluates and applies accountability for cadet infractions, and the dilemmas of peer-to-peer leadership.

In our conversation we covered leadership competencies such as decision making, self-development, empathy, responsibility, and responding to change.

Follow along with a closed-captioning version of this episode on YouTube or read the transcript from our website.