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Because 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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    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Because 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.

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott w/Tom Libby

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott w/Tom Libby

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #106 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. ---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.05:00 Tom's Birthday and the Passing of a Few Summers. 08:25 Little Women and Bonding with irascible Aunt March.12:44 Louisa May Alcott: Transcendentalism, poverty, and writing.28:43 Surprised to enjoy, despite initial reluctance.40:14 Underlying themes in the Barbie Movie, societal importance discussed.51:05 Characters express shame and resolve for improvement.56:01 Generational cycles influenced by American history patterns.01:06:51 Questioning leadership, seeking cultural connection, avoiding conflict.01:18:16 Youth protests lack actionable impact - go vote.01:24:56 Governors must stop Washington, and prevent violence.01:39:55 Efforts to improve due to post-war challenges.01:49:26 Shift from in-person to electronic mass communication.01:57:39 Leaders need to lead by example, sacrificing.02:08:56 Social media problem needs better parenting solution.---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---
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    • 2 hr 17 min
    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #130 - Leaders Say "No."

    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #130 - Leaders Say "No."

    Leaders know that "no" is a sentence. ---
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    • 4 min
    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Seven Gothic Tales by Baroness Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - Seven Gothic Tales by Baroness Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #105 - Seven Gothic Tales by Baroness Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen).---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Seven Gothic Tales by Baroness Karen Blixen  01:00 Karen Blixen, World Traveler, and Old Money Aristocratic Gatekeeper03:00 Leaders Man the Gates of Culture05:00 "The Deluge at Norderney" - Part One08:00 The Literary Life of Baroness Karen Blixen11:00  "The Deluge at Norderney" - Part Two14:00 Out of Africa in Gothic Style15:00 Women as Cultural Gatekeepers Through the Technology of the Short Story30:00 "The Deluge at Norderney" - Part Three40:00 Aristocrats and Cultural Gatekeeping - Part One45:00 "The Old Chevalier" - Part One 50:00  Aristocrats and Cultural Gatekeeping - Part Two53:00 "The Old Chevalier" - Part Two54:00 Solutions to Problems: How Leaders Can Gatekeep a Culture60:00 Staying on the Leadership Path with Insights from Seven Gothic Tales by Baroness Karen Blixen  ---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #129 - Gatekeeping Leadership

    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #129 - Gatekeeping Leadership

    Leaders, man the gates. ---
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    • 5 min
    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - (Bonus) - A Conversation with Peter Ainley

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - (Bonus) - A Conversation with Peter Ainley

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - (Bonus) - A Conversation with Peter Ainley---00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Peter Ainley.05:00 Peter Ainley - Background and Personal Story.15:00  Left Brain versus Right Brain in Leadership.20:38 "Features" versus "Bugs" in the Leadership Experience.21:08 How Does a Leader 'Get Things Done?'
    26:38 Becoming Effective at the Human Parts of Business.28:00 The Challenges of Inspiring versus Influencing as a Leader. 
    35:30 Lessons from the Mass Leadership of the 20th Century.
    47:35 A Theory of Intentional Leadership. 
    01:03:43 The Challenges of Seeking Competency in the 21st Century.
    01:06:11 Effectively Managing Conflict on Diverse Teams Post-2020.
    01:24:25 Miscommunication, Conflicts, and Grievances.
    01:31:23 The Challenges of Modern Communication Tools in the Workplace.
    01:37:43 Openly acknowledge failure, take ownership, expect accountability.
    01:56:17 The Impact of World Wars and the Decline of Meaning in the West.
    02:08:18 Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Human Nature and Human Evil.
    02:12:15 Leadership Lessons from Tolkien and Lewis. 
    ---Connect with Peter Ainley:
    Peter Ainley LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterainley/LOS Global Executive Forum - https://forum.los-global.com/home ---Opening 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!---
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    • 2 hr 21 min
    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #128 - About Those Unsealed DOJ Anti-Trust Documents

    Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - Shorts #128 - About Those Unsealed DOJ Anti-Trust Documents

    Leaders, stop writing books to "win" the search game. ---
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    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

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16 Ratings

Mdwestg ,

Incisive and Thoughtful

Jesan Sorrells combines thoughtful scholarship with clear application of content to the modern leader. He is a needed and helpful guide through the bloated world of “leadership” training. Take some time and learn! He even reaches out to build up young people.

Runnewbi ,

Great insight

I have had the pleasure of engaging personally with Jesan and have always come away from our time together encouraged and challenged. He has the ability to see the key issues in a leadership situation and then provide sound counsel on how to take the next step forward. I believe anyone will be a better leader by time spent in his presence.

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Jesan Sorrells is a Heterodox thinker

If you like John McWhorter, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, or and of those thinkers operating in the world today, you’ll love this podcast. Literature guides us in ways that very few arts ever do. This podcast seeks to explore the links between literature, business, philosophy and more for leaders in all realms from the civic to the social. Lead better by listening to this podcast.

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