
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.
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May 14, 2025 • 32min
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Introduction w/Jesan Sorrells
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Introduction w/Jesan Sorrells---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald01:30 New Format for the Show05:37 F. Scott Fitzgerald: An Overview07:23 F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Legacy13:39 Cynicism and Fitzgerald's Duality16:01 Hemingway and Fitzgerald: A Complex Dance19:13 F. Scott Fitzgerald's Renewed Optimism22:21 Fitzgerald, Social Cycles, and Inferiority Complexes28:17 Discipline: Key to Literary Success31:15 Subscribe to Leadership Lessons From the Great Books Podcast---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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May 13, 2025 • 5min
Shorts #176 - On the Unserious Among Us
Leaders, the work will not save you...---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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May 7, 2025 • 1h 52min
AI Hallucinations, Business Lessons in 90 Days, and A Voice Crying in the Wilderness with Tom Libby
AI Hallucinations, Business Lessons in 90 Days, and A Voice Crying in the Wilderness w/Tom Libby and Jesan Sorrells---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - A Check Up from the Neck Up Episode05:00 Unchecked Information Fuels AI Misinformation10:09 Overcomplicating Communication12:30 Seth Godin's Publishing Paradox18:55 Local Podcast Media Venture25:10 Lessons Learned from Local Podcast Media Venture and Experience27:13 Rejecting Nonsense for Personal Peace36:15 Aligning with Your Business's North Star39:36 Directionless Pivot Equals Giving Up47:33 Creative Dynamics in Film Directing50:42 Tom Hardy's Charisma and Versatility57:24 Elevating the Material - A Challenge for Leaders as Well as Actors01:00:22 Director's Disregard for Script Structure01:04:21 Work vs. Life's True Significance01:13:24 Deeper Dives into Smaller Books01:15:58 Exploring Diverse Perspectives on Books - Updates for this Show01:22:23 Leadership Lessons from the Great Books Upcoming Podcast Episode Changes01:29:52 McWhorter and Lowry Podcast Debate01:35:09 Thematic Recaps & Panel Discussion01:38:53 Cultural Challenges and Realignments01:42:12 A Voice Crying in the Wilderness by Jesan Sorrells - Launch Announcement01:47:51 Staying on the Path with Leadership Lessons From the Great Books Podcast---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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May 6, 2025 • 5min
Shorts #175 - The Insignificance of Work
Leaders, the workplace wasn't meant to hold the weight of significance we place on it. ---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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Apr 29, 2025 • 6min
Shorts #174 - The End of the Enlightenment
Leaders, ignore the appeals of the unserious people here at the end of the Enlightenment. ---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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Apr 24, 2025 • 1h 57min
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford w/Libby Unger
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford with Libby Unger---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford. 02:00 Parade's End and the 19th Century's Third Turning: An Era of Unraveling.08:10 Lost Paradise Post-WWI Reflections.10:26 WW1 Resentment and WW2 Post-Colonial Aftermaths.18:10 Modern French Ghetto Issues Ignored.25:05 Modern UK Governance and Contemporary Leadership Issues.30:40 Ford Madox Ford's Tone and Journey: The Literary Life of Ford Madox Ford.32:59 Distinguished Success of MacMaster.40:04 Timeless Values and Integrity.47:14 Elite Decisions Disconnected From Common Consequences.50:00 Complex Interpersonal Relationships in Parade's End.55:10 Journey Over Milestones.01:04:01 Miss Wannop, Silvia Tietjens, and Gender Inequality.01:08:09 Fiction's Role in Enhancing Negotiation.01:11:29 Reviving the Male Literary Fiction Book Market. 01:19:39 Men and Women and Negotiation Tactics.01:26:09 Navigating Workplace Trade-Offs Dynamics.01:28:50 Blurring Home and Work Boundaries.01:37:27 Family Tensions and Social Divides.01:43:06 Victorian Social Unraveling in Fiction.01:44:15 Post-Modern America's Unraveling Through Media.01:50:18 Staying on the Path with Visionary Leadership vs. Misguided Ambition in Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford.---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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Apr 16, 2025 • 2h 20min
RE-BROADCAST - The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare w/Libby Unger
RE-BROADCAST: The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare w/Libby Unger---Welcome & Introduction - 0:01:35CEOs Building Stronger Companies with Common Touch LeadershipLessons from Shakespeare's King Lear for Modern LeadersNever Forget Your Roots: Lessons in Humility and Servant LeadershipChallenge Assumptions Cultivate Servant LeadershipBuild What Good Looks LikeLeadership Lessons from the Great BooksThe Importance of Truth TellersLessons from the Decline of EmpiresMorality and Leadership from King LearTaking Ruthless InventorySelf-Awareness Can Transform Your LeadershipRhetoric, Positions, and Principles Seek Truth, Act LocallyFalse Promises in Leadership Don't DeliverThe Power and EliteInsights into an Insular Leadership StructureSaying "No" Staying on the Path with King Lear by William Shakespeare---Listen to Libby Unger on Episode #42 - The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek w/Libby Unger ---> https://share.transistor.fm/s/512f183cLibby Unger on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/libbyunger/Libby Unger Email Contact - libby@lumineaula.comLibby Unger's Website - http://lumineaula.com/---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!---Check out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox at: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/Contact HSCT for more information at 1-833-216-8296 to schedule a full DEMO of LeadingKeys with one of our team members.---Leadership ToolBox website: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/.Leadership ToolBox LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ldrshptlbx/.Leadership ToolBox YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJvVbIU_bSEflwYpd9lWXuA/.Leadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTlbx.
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Apr 15, 2025 • 5min
Shorts #173 - Once to Die...
I don't believe in reincarnation. ---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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Apr 9, 2025 • 40min
Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz by Stanley Crouch
Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz by Stanley Crouch ---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz by Stanley Crouch01:00 Jazz, Music, and Chaos as Leadership06:40 Leontyne Price: Breaking Musical Barriers07:56 Stanley Crouch: Jazz Critic Remembered11:05 Stanley Crouch on Louis Armstrong18:24 Louis Armstrong: Jazz's Moses22:05 Miles Davis: From Jazz Icon to Controversy24:09 Miles Davis, Leadership & The Art of Selling Out27:27 "Jazz: Selling Out or Staying True?"34:14 Jazz: Resilience and Future Building36:13 Staying on the Path - Jazz: Path to a New American Golden Age---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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Apr 8, 2025 • 4min
Shorts #172 - The Book of Judges
Leaders, in those days, there were no leaders in the United States of America, and every man was a leader in his own eyes. ---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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