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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

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Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet) another business book, Leadership Lessons From The Great Books leverages insights from the GREAT BOOKS of the Western canon to explain, dissect, and analyze leadership best practices for the post-modern leader.
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The First World War by John Keegan --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to The First World War by John Keegan. 00:10 Postmodern Leadership Lessons. 04:39 Overview of The First World War by John Keegan. 10:44 Causes of the First World War. 13:51 19th-Century European War Planning. 17:31 Aristocracy, War, and Tragedy. 21:34 Facing War's Ethical Challen…
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Leaders, who owns the dictionary? --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe…
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Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H. Liddell Hart w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H. Liddell Hart 01:00 "Cracks in the Human Condition" 09:17 Informal Committees Shape Decisions 11:07 "Psychology, Memory, and Bias" 18:29 "Majority Shapes Right and Wrong" 25:14 "Negotiating Re…
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Leaders consider, discuss, and decide what the boundaries are, rather than allowing the myth of utopian abundance to get a footing. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Le…
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Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H. Liddell Hart w/Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Leadership Lessons from Historical Perspectives. 06:31 Biographical Writing: Accuracy Over Sensation. 10:07 Liddell Hart: Soldier to Military Historian. 11:33 Liddell Hart's Anti-Frontal Assault Insights. 17:32 Reflecting on Historical Leadership Mistakes. 18:53 Politic…
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Leaders, one of (many) reasons we don't learn from history typically revolves around pride and our desire to deliver a reckoning. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Less…
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Mash Up Episode ft. Why We Don't Learn from History, Empire of the Summer Moon, and a Late Summer Wrap-Up w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells. --- 00:00 "Leadership Lessons: Bonus Mashup" 09:57 Health Decline Linked to Modern Diet 15:39 "Discussing Political Violence: Charlie Kirk" 17:57 University System's Impact on Leadership 26:10 Turning Point's 2024 …
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History has a profound impact on us, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- …
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - with Christen Blair Horne and Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. 01:00 Time Travel and Human Quirks. 18:14 Evolution, Utopia, and Rule: A Study. 21:17 Tolkien, Pink Floyd, Future Classics. 31:44 Writing Sci-Fi Without a Science Background. 42:02 Beneath My Feet: The U…
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Heraclitus once opined 3,000 years ago that, "War is the father of us all." Leaders, he was tragically correct. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great…
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - w/ Jesan Sorrells and Ryan J. Stout --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. 01:00 Reflecting on a Cold War Novel. 09:30 Bradbury's Fix-Up Novel Challenge. 10:38 The Martian Chronicles' Multimedia Journey. 16:39 Human Arrogance in Colonizing Mars. 22:13 Bradbury's Ownershi…
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We have been here before, America. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscrib…
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 - Welcome and Introduction - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. 01:00 Exploring The Martian Chronicles. 07:04 Ray Bradbury's Post World War 2 World Building. 09:20 Martian Civilization Encounter. 13:19 Bradbury's Inspiration for The Martian Chronicles. 16:56 Exis…
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Books can change us, but will we let them? --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ …
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. 02:00 Theory of Mind and Human Future. 13:05 Stranger in a Strange Land Analyzed. 27:59 Martian-Born Child in Stranger Land. 39:44 Unforeseen Warfare and Meaning Crisis. 43:58 Reflecting…
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Let us be sincere in our speech and behavior. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon…
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. 01:00 Conformity's Evolution in America. 05:38 Martian Savior's Earthly Impact. 08:12 Robert Heinlein - The "Dean of Science Fiction." 10:29 Heinlein: Progressivism & Science Fiction. 16:…
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You need to get the plutonium from somewhere to generate the 1.21 gigawatts to power the flux capacitor. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books …
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. 00:10 The Promise of 100,000 Humanoid Robots by 2030. 05:59 New Podcast Format Introduction. 14:47 When Does Jesan Stop Reading a Book? 19:20 Infinite Games, Culture, and…
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What rough beast slouches toward us? --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscr…
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 03:15 "Introduction to Rick Deckard's World" 10:04 Philip K. Dick's College Struggles 14:07 Rosen Corporation's Role in Nexus 6 15:08 "Voight-Kampff Android Test Revealed…
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Customer service provided by humanoid robots isn't likely to be any better. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- ★ S…
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Mash Up Episode ft. Lord of the Rings, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Pink Floyd w/Neal Kalechofsky & Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to our Mash-Up Episode. 01:00 Literary and Film Mashups: Tolkien, Pink Floyd, and All Quiet on the Western Front. 07:48 Kalechofsky's Early Love for Reading Tolkien 13:29 Middle Earth Countercu…
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