Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth w/R.J. St. John

Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth w/R.J. St. John

Show Notes

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth w/R.J. St. John
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• Welcome - 0:30
• Introduction to About Face - 01:03
• The Clarity of Military Leadership - 05:47
• R.J. St. John and the "Well-Oiled Machine" Myth - 15:30
• Some People Are Bred for War - 20:00
• Mission Accomplishment and Troop Welfare - 24:00
• "World War Two Had the Gall to Stop Without Me" - 25:00
• Discipline and Training - 28:00
• The Importance of Training - 33:00
• Bureaucratic Bloat - 39:55
• The Long View vs. The Short View On Training - 43:30
• Death By Powerpoint - 46:45
• Building Trust Through Menial Acts - 49:00
• Masculine Strength is Important for Leadership - 52:30
• The Importance of the Little Things - 57:00
• The Psychology of Work - 1:02:40
• Personal Security for Vince McMahon - 1:03:00
• Col. Hackworth on Killing A Man - 1:10:05
• There's No Forgiveness in the Machine - 1:25:00
• Working the Camera and Being Media Savvy - 1:31:00
• What Does It Mean to be a Grownup? - 1:34:00
• Walking the Line to Win a Percentage Bet - 1:50:00
• Staying on the Path - 2:03:00

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What is Leadership Lessons From The Great Books?

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.