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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #52 - The Way of the Samurai by Inazo Nitobe w/John Hill aka Small Mountain

Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
Episode • Mar 22, 2023 • 2h 23m

The Way of the Samurai by Inazo Nitobe w/John Hill aka Small Mountain
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  • Welcome & Introduction  - 00:23
  • Inazo Nitobe on Politeness - 02:50
  • Why Be Polite? - 08:47
  • Scaling up Politeness - 17:00
  • Tying Politeness to Empathy - 20:35
  • Does Atomization Lead to an Increase in Empathy - 25:40
  • "No Society Can Survive Anonymity in Communication" - 27:16
  • 15% of Jesan Sorrells's Over 26K Tweets are Objectionable - 28:15
  • The Problem of the Logos - 30:00
  • Giving Grace and the Benefit of the Doubt - 34:00
  • The 'Hot Take' is Probably Wrong - 35:17
  • Pulling Meaning From Disorder - 43:00
  • The Literary Life of Inazo Nitobe - 46:00
  • Revere the Past and Admire the Deeds of the Samurai - 50:00
  • It is Important to Develop Insights and Wisdom Rather than Mere Knowledge - 54:00
  • We are in a Period of Transitional Change - 1:01:08
  • How Does a Leader Build the Right Culture in a Remote Environment - 1:05:10
  • No one Knows Who the President of the US is - 1:12:00
  • Leaders Provide Context - 1:20:00
  • A Loose Business Morality - 1:23:40
  • ESG, Virtue Signaling, and Leadership Discipline - 1:27:00
  • 'My First Thought Was He Lied in Every Word' - 1:33:48
  • Misusing Martial Arts Metaphors - 1:41:42
  • Salvador Dali Doesn't Want to Talk to a Gallery Owner - 1:45:00
  • If You're Opening a Restaurant, You Need a Chef - 1:50:00
  • You Have Forever To Go Out on Your Own - 1:55:00
  • Sources of Bushido - 2:00:00
  • Wholly Militant and Wholly Resistant - 2:06:45
  • Jocko's Book is a "Top Shelf" Book - 2:13:00
  • Staying on the Path - 1:39:00

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