S6 Ep8 Adam Milano on Teamwork as Ensemble Art

S6E9 - S6 Ep8 Adam Milano on Teamwork as Ensemble Art

Published: April 20, 2026

Duration: 43:13

What do theater, crisis response, military service, and social work have in common? More than you might guess. Adam Milano, faculty at UNC's School of Social Work, a military veteran, and theater-trained performer, joins Dan Dworkis to discuss how high-performance teamwork under pressure looks a lot like ensemble art.

In this episode:

You can't turn off the human part — and you shouldn'tInvisible excellence: the best work goes unnoticedYour job is to make your teammates look brilliantYour third emergency today is someone else's first

This conversation was released in partnership with The Emergency Mind Podcast an...