
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.
Latest episodes

Oct 15, 2024 • 5min
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #150 - Honor and Responsibilities
Leaders, your honor will be great, but your responsibilities will be greater. ---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTl
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 9, 2024 • 1h 52min
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Top Five Science Fiction Films for Leaders w/Tom Libby
Top Five Science Fiction Films for Leaders with Tom Libby---00:00 Welcome to the Top Five Science Fiction Films for Leaders with Tom Libby.05:14 Philip K. Dick: Award-Winning Author.15:13 Sci-fi Film Evolution: From Godzilla Suits to CGI.19:47 The Appeal of Old Monster Movies for Leaders.23:18 Post-WWII Godzilla: Thoughts for Leaders on Atomic Musings.28:01 Dr. Strangelove, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.33:30 The MADD-Theory. 38:55 Idiocracy and The Power of a Taco Bell Future.42:57 Blade Runner and "Tears in the Rain."52:07 We Live in the Dystopian Now.58:04 Alien, Aliens, and Sigourney Weaver's Female Badass.01:01:07 The Convoluted Shared Universe Film Theory.01:06:32 Aliens and the Power of James Cameron. 01:11:05 The Philosophy of Camp in Film.01:19:55 Responsible for Film Issue at Movie House.01:21:48 Love of Film vs. Impact of Film. 01:30:36 Genre Flexibility and the Planet of the Apes.01:32:55 Old Movies had Deep Stories.01:39:53 Sequels and Genre Disappointment.01:44:04 Film Franchise Quality.01:48:28 Staying on the Leadership Path with Science Fiction Films. ---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTl
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 8, 2024 • 5min
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #149 - Reasons for War
Leaders, be self-aware enough in your heart to recognize the impulses driving you to wars. ---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebo you to
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 47min
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Dune by Frank Herbert w/Daniel A. Bentle & Ryan J. Stout
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #123 - Dune by Frank Herbert w/Daniel A. Bentle & Ryan J. Stout---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Dune by Frank Herbert 00:20 Extracting Leadership Lessons from Dune.05:26 Dune and the Achetype of the Messiah Leader.12:01 The Leadership Training of Paul Atredies.18:08 Dan Bentle and Recognizing Leadership Lessons in Dune.25:19 The Literary Life of Frank Herbert.29:50 Dune and T.E. Lawrence. 34:07 Humility and Self-Examination. 40:54 The Way of the Gun in Dune. 43:28 Spice, Arraks, and Leadership Lessons from the Harkonnens. 51:07 Balancing Leadership, Distance, and Authority.55:48 Leadership Tension: Familiarity vs. Distance in Leadership Relationships.01:03:46 Duke Leo and Personal Leadership Failures.01:06:45 The Challenge of Finding and Being a Strong "Number Two."01:13:09 Interstellar Colonization and Human Will.01:15:45 The Value of Good Advisors.01:25:05 Defining Leadership Success.01:27:47 Book vs. Film - Dune, Part One vs. Dune, Part Two.01:32:29 Solutions to Problems at the End of the Fourth Turning. 01:37:51 Think for Yourself, Challenge Norms, and Seek Knowledge.01:43:05 Staying on the Leadership Path with Dune by Frank Herbert. ---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 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videos.Leadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTlbx.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 1, 2024 • 5min
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #148 - It's Hard to Find...
Leaders, the traits of leadership have always been hard to find.---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 25, 2024 • 2h 36min
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury w/John Hill aka "Small Mountain"
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #122 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury w/John Hill aka "Small Mountain."---00:00 Discussing Ray Bradbury's leadership themes in Fahrenheit 451.15:45 Seek professional insights before starting customer service projects.30:10 Reading to children helps their articulation skills.41:30 Montag hides the book; Beatty visits and converses.51:39 Media controls minds; action disrupts the system.01:01:49 Jim Jordan proposes controversial public employment for ex-military.01:12:31 Disillusioned with government transparency and competence.01:22:22 Concerned by declining faith in the electoral process.01:27:15 I can't follow ineffective or clueless leaders.01:34:58 Books reveal reality; society prefers comfortable illusions.01:46:58 Reflects on character: coward or manipulator?02:05:33 Leadership and marketing perceptions need deeper engagement.02:08:13 Conversations driving ideas for my book writing.02:20:04 We owe future generations our lasting contributions.02:27:01 Balancing creative pressure and long-term significance.---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 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videos.Leadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTlbx.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 24, 2024 • 5min
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #147 - Lessons of History from Science Fiction
Leaders, science fiction literature has some thoughts about the myth of historical progress.---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 18, 2024 • 2h 34min
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov w/Claire Chandler
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #121 - Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov w/Claire Chandler---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 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videos.Leadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/LdrshpTlbx.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 17, 2024 • 5min
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #146 - When the Totalitarians 'Win.'
Leaders, there are suggestions in science fiction literature for steps to take on the other side of totalitarian 'victories.'---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 11, 2024 • 2h 8min
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Sonnets by William Shakespeare w/Christen Horne
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #120 - Sonnets by William Shakespeare w/Christen Horne---00:00 A perfect example of changing personal growth.10:48 Shakespeare's sonnets reveal his intricate love life.23:57 Focus on cyclical, lyrical leadership, avoiding mechanistic pitfalls.33:25 Shakespeare wrote during a cultural transition period.46:19 Pleasure is fleeting; daily struggles persist relentlessly.56:24 Individual solutions shouldn't dictate broad policy approaches.01:07:24 Leaders face challenges with generational and relational changes.01:17:22 Middle management is overwhelmed by pressures from all sides.01:28:43 Ideological shifts challenge centralized institutions, proposing alternatives.01:38:45 Romanticism valued authenticity; declined due to 20th-century events.01:50:12 Individual paths are determined by God and luck.01:58:50 Aligning marriage aesthetics with meaningful connection, ideally.---Sir Patrick Stewart Reads Shakespeare's Sonnets - https://www.youtube.com/@ShakespeareNetwork/videosChristen Horne at World of Urda - https://worldofurda.com/---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!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck 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/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/Ldrs
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★