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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books – Essays on Practical Politics by Theodore Roosevelt

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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #91 – Essays on Practical Politics by Theodore Roosevelt
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  • 00:00 Welcome and Introduction – Essays on Practical Politics
  • 02:00 Leaders Have a Vision of the Future
  • 05:41 Essays on Practical Politics by Theodore Roosevelt.
  • 11:46 What Kind of Guardians Do We Want to Rule Over Us?
  • 21:05 Effective Parliamentary Action Requires Hard Work, Tact, and Knowledge.
  • 26:50 Changing Political Demographics from 1883 to 2024.
  • 31:46 “The Character of Our Political Leaders.”
  • 39:02 The Commodore Versus the Labor Leader Representative.
  • 43:19 Politicians Prioritize Power over Getting Things Done.
  • 52:30 Voters Unaware of Tax Burdens, Indifferent to Corruption.
  • 56:30 Breaking The Political Machine in 2024–and Beyond!
  • 01:00:35 The Power of Small Donors in American Politics.
  • 01:08:39 Why Learn About Politics and Policies? Listen!
  • 01:11:20 Staying on the Leadership Path with Essays on Practical Politics.

Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff; Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17, recorded live in the Tapestry Room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is pleased to share this concert under a Creative Commons Music Sharing License. For details see https://www.gardnermuseum.org.

Opening theme composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.

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Jesan is the Founder of Leadership ToolBox, LeaderBuzz, and LeadingKeys. He's a 3x "least selling" business book author, and host of Leadership Lessons From The Great Books podcast, and serves as a start-up advisor and leadership team member with GrowthCraft Start-Up Community out of Boston.