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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #87 - A Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather w/Tom Libby

Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Episode • Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 47m

A Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather w/Tom Libby
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  • Welcome and Introduction - 00:00
  • "A Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather - 04:25
  • Willa Cather Wrote at the Crossroads of Modernity - 08:21 
  • Setting Goals and the Vagaries of New Year's Resolutions - 12:43 
  • Check Out Jesan's Time Management Training Videos on YouTube - 18:01 
  • Joan Didion, Virginia Woolf and What We Don't Say About the Patriarchy - 25:24 
  • Leaders Avoid Pretending Through Word Salad - 31:13 
  • "Willa Cather's Story, with Hunger and Envy." - 32:47 
  • Seinfeld's "The Strike," Festivus and The Death of Black Friday - 42:12 
  • Societal Grievances, Commercialism, and Festive Celebration - 45:04 
  • Leaders Provide the Freedom to Voice Grievances without Repercussions - 51:55 
  • Nietzsche, Cather and the Myth of Eternal Return - 01:02:13 
  • Millennials, Gen-Zers, and Gen X-ers - 01:06:14 
  • The Potential of the Internet Needs to be Reconsidered - 01:13:10 
  • Drivers For Success When You Have Children vs. When You Don't Have Children - 01:20:47 
  • Leaders Maintain a Consistent Culture on Teams. - 01:32:34 
  • Introspection and Goal Setting - 01:37:06 
  • Leaders Genuinely Care About People, Teams, and Success - 01:43:29 
  • Staying on the Leadership Path with "A Burglar's Christmas" - 01:44:27

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Opening and Closing theme composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.

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