About me
Josh Hales is a professor at Snow College who studies and teaches leadership, responsibility, and the role of care in shaping healthy institutions. With experience in business leadership and higher education, he brings a practical lens to the challenges educators face in performance-driven environments.At Snow College, he teaches a variety of management classes, helping students develop ethical judgment, personal accountability, and the ability to lead through influence rather than control. His work focuses on a central question that resonates deeply in schools: What are we actually responsible for in systems we cannot fully control?His doctoral research, The Heart of Human Resources: A Phenomenological Study of the Role of Care in the HR Profession, explores how everyday experiences of care and mis-care shape morale, trust, and professional identity. Drawing from this work, he helps educators rethink responsibility—not as ownership of every outcome, but as ownership of effort, presence, and influence.He is especially passionate about supporting rural educators, who often carry multiple roles and whose relationships shape the strength of their entire communities. Through his teaching, speaking, and coaching, he equips leaders with practical tools to cultivate trust, reduce burnout, and build resilient school cultures.He lives and works in Rural Utah and is deeply invested in the future of rural education across the state.
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