Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

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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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley
NOV 27, 2024
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley

Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - #129 - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley
02:00 Honoring uncompromising comedic perspective on social issues.

08:27 Mark Twain's life story is widely known.

15:24 Free speech enables essential humor and discourse.

20:12 Leaders struggle with authenticity during unraveling periods.

22:55 Perception shaped reality amid societal changes.

30:48 Bill Burr roasts Bill Maher on his podcast.

36:47 Handling snakeskin brings bad luck, avoid it.

41:17 Words change meaning; society struggles with context.

45:33 Twain's context reflects historical sensibilities' complexity.

52:27 The world includes nonmaterial influences and beings.

58:11 Conservatives value justice and forgiveness amidst imperfection.

59:44 Forgiveness mirrors personal desire for God's justice.

01:09:40 Crisis of authenticity and cultural collapse discussed.

01:10:44 Social media promotes inauthenticity and fake personas.

01:17:35 Leaders gain power, responsibility outgrows Gen X.

01:26:12 Leaders balance authenticity with avoiding unseriousness.

01:30:49 Serious captain adapts to goofy precinct team.

01:34:15 "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn's timeless themes."

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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #156 - Thankful for the Weight of Knowledge
NOV 26, 2024
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #156 - Thankful for the Weight of Knowledge

Leaders whose presence you should be thankful for.
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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse -Tung
NOV 20, 2024
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse -Tung

On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung 
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00:00 Small resistance can significantly impact political power.

06:08 Guerrillas evolve into national revolutionary military forces.

09:12 Mao Zedong's policies caused millions of deaths.

13:55 Russia's guerrilla tactics against foreign and internal enemies.

15:51 Guerrillas assist regular forces, and evolve in battle.

18:09 Guerrilla attacks strategically for political power.

23:25 Differentiate revolutionary vs. counterrevolutionary guerrilla warfare.

25:17 Innovate in warfare; avoid outdated strategies.

30:28 Guerrilla warfare lessons amid capitalism's moral shortfalls.

31:52 Opposition to Marxism now arises from local movements.

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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #155 - What Principled Leadership Faces
NOV 19, 2024
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