Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

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 Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! -...

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 Donor Concerns 28:01 Changing Cultural Engag...

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! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to...

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 Underworld. 59:55 Life's Duality in Leadership. 01:...

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 Books podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this...

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 Ownership and Parallel. 26:40 Are We Alone in the Neighbor...

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 ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books...

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 Existential Exploration in The Martian Chronicles . 2...

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 ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Gre...

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 on Faith and the 20th Century Mega Church Movemen...

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 ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The...

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. 16:38  Reading Stranger in a Strange Land 's Thro...

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 podcast reading list! --- ★ Support this podcast...

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 Perspective. 22:38 Hindsight and Decision-Making...

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 ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Boo...

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" 19:51 Philip K. Dick: Drugs and Influence 22:09...

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! --- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to th...

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 Counterculture Escape 16:57 Creative Control: Pink Flo...

Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe (Part Two) w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells --- 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 Coh...

Leadership in the near future demands something old, now new again. --- 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 to the Leader...

The Federalist Papers , The Constitution and Supreme Court Wrap-Up 2024-2025 w/ Dorollo Nixon, Esq & Jesan Sorrells --- 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 C...

Just like that, all of America is now united, briefly, in social shaming. --- 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 to the...

Animal Farm by George Orwell w/Tom Libby and Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction: Animal Farm by George Orwell 01:00  Leadership Lessons from Animal Farm 04:47 Major's Final Address 08:28 End Tyranny for Future Freedom 13:27 "Power Dynamics and Human Nature" 16:23 Critiquing Marxism from Within 20:44 Decoding Animal Farm's Symbolism 21:27 Resistance to Animalism 26:48 Transparency Pr...

Leaders, there are three fundamentals to coaching: commitment, empathy, and discipline. --- 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 ★ Sub...

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt - w/Tom Libby and Jesan Sorrells --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt  01:00 The Nature of Conscience-less Leadership 09:39 Thoughtlessness and Evil Uncovered 11:49 Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy 19:08 Lost Stories of Past Generations 27:22 Question...