Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
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.
Episodes
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.
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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 Donor Concerns
28:01 Changing Cultural Engagement Dynamics
37:31 "John O...
History has a profound impact on us, whether we want to acknowledge it or not.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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
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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 Underworld.
59:55 Life's Duality in Leadership.
01:06:22 Expect Challenges...
Heraclitus once opined 3,000 years ago that, "War is the father of us all." Leaders, he was tragically correct.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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 Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - w/ Jesan Sorrells and Ryan J. Stout
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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 Ownership and Parallel.
26:40 Are We Alone in the Neighborhood?
36:25 Future Proj...
We have been here before, America.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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 Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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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 Existential Exploration in The Martian Chronicles.
21:50 Colonial Destructi...
Books can change us, but will we let them?
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
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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 on Faith and the 20th Century Mega Church Movement.
57:23 "Luck" in Sal...
Let us be sincere in our speech and behavior.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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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.
16:38 Reading Stranger in a Strange Land's Through a Feminist Lens.
18...
You need to get the plutonium from somewhere to generate the 1.21 gigawatts to power the flux capacitor.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
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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 Perspective.
22:38 Hindsight and Decision-Making Insights from Playin...
What rough beast slouches toward us?
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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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"
19:51 Philip K. Dick: Drugs and Influence
22:09 Hallucinogens, Perception,...
Customer service provided by humanoid robots isn't likely to be any better.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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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Mash Up Episode ft. Lord of the Rings, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Pink Floyd w/Neal Kalechofsky & Jesan Sorrells
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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 Counterculture Escape
16:57 Creative Control: Pink Floyd & Brian Wilso...
Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe (Part Two) w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction: Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe
02:00 Perceptions of Authenticity in Storytelling
17:05 Arrow Creek-Rosebud River Battle Summary
27:44 Credibility Through Leading by Example
38:11 Constant Surveillance and Accountability
49:02 Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Its Challen...
Leadership in the near future demands something old, now new again.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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- 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 Federalist Papers, The Constitution and Supreme Court Wrap-Up 2024-2025 w/ Dorollo Nixon, Esq & Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Supreme Court's Role as Congressional Check
09:44 "Executive Power and Accountability Debate"
14:12 "U.S. Military Engagements: Then vs. Now"
18:14 "Expanding Presidential Power Debate"
24:47 Power Shifts in Digital Politics
32:37 Judiciary's Role and Challenges
34:01 Court Review: Judges Halting...
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