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.
Books Authored By Jesan Sorrells
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#134 - Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford---00:00 Relevant book for leaders in a digital age.05:55 Discussing "Shop Class as Soulcraft" core ideas.11:24 …
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#134 - Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford---00:00 Relevant book for leaders in a digital age.05:55 Discussing "Shop Class as Soulcraft" core ideas.11:24 Matthew B. Crawford: Author exploring work, virtue, vehicles.14:17 Matthew B. Crawford: humble origins, manual competency, influence.20:07 Craftsmanship values substance over appearance in leadership.23:19 Wisdom evolved; now focuses on practical knowledge.25:25 Education misaligns with practical skills for life.31:46 Virtual world vs. reality: leaders must choose.34:09 "12 Rules for Leaders": Int…
Leaders take on doing work with your hands.---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional …
Leaders take on doin…
Leaders take on doing work with your hands.---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox at: http…
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - BONUS - The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli w/Erika Weed---Welcome - 15:00A Critique of Meritocracy from the Left - 21:00Personality and Leadership Behavior - 3…
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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - BONUS - The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli w/Erika Weed---Welcome - 15:00A Critique of Meritocracy from the Left - 21:00Personality and Leadership Behavior - 33:30Leadership, Self-Actualization, and Social Media - 38:00Leadership and Self-Awareness - 43:00Complexity and Truth - 46:00Leadership and Creating Effective Teams - 55:00Leadership and Adapting to Change - 58:00Amazon, Whole Foods, Rebellion and Resistance to Change - 1:08:00The Dark Triad - 1:21:15Staying on the Path - 1:35:00---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian San…
Season Four Trailer - The End of the Quarter Century---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Int…
Season Four Trailer …
Season Four Trailer - The End of the Quarter Century---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox…
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #133 - When the Man Comes Around by Douglas Wilson and The Book of Revelation w/Brian Bagley---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - When the Man Comes Around by Dou…
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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #133 - When the Man Comes Around by Douglas Wilson and The Book of Revelation w/Brian Bagley---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - When the Man Comes Around by Douglas Wilson and The Book of Revelation.08:59 Book Explains Postmillennialism and Reformed Theology.15:55 Early Church Councils' Traditions, Scripture, and Discontents.19:50 Christianity's History: Struggles, Influences, Key Figures.25:51 Doug Wilson's COVID Position.31:36 What Will You Build If Jesus Isn't Here on Earth to Do It?36:26 The Book of Revelation: Jerusalem's Fall and The New Church Age…
The Book of Matthew, Chapter 1:1 through Chapter 2:23, KJV Translation---Music: Orchestra Gli Armonici, 100908 Concerto della Madonna dei fiori, 18 G.F.Haendel, The Messiah, Hallelujah & Carol of …
The Book of Matthew,…
The Book of Matthew, Chapter 1:1 through Chapter 2:23, KJV Translation---Music: Orchestra Gli Armonici, 100908 Concerto della Madonna dei fiori, 18 G.F.Haendel, The Messiah, Hallelujah & Carol of the Bells★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
#132 - The Gift of the Magi/Short Stories by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) w/Tom Libby---00:00 Exploring leadership lessons from O. Henry's story.09:05 William Sydney Porter charged, imprisoned, wr…
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#132 - The Gift of the Magi/Short Stories by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) w/Tom Libby---00:00 Exploring leadership lessons from O. Henry's story.09:05 William Sydney Porter charged, imprisoned, wrote stories.12:34 Licensure is now formal, unlike 200 years ago.18:14 At least three jailed for non-murder crimes.21:40 Porter used O. Henry pseudonym to hide shame.30:47 Treat others kindly; you'll need them later.34:44 O. Henry's stories contrast Gilded Age's wealth.40:22 Perception shapes reality; experiences influence storytelling.45:00 Everyone faces personal Trauma; understand and leverage.5…
Some thoughts for leaders at the end of 2024.---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentiona…
Some thoughts for le…
Some thoughts for leaders at the end of 2024.---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox at: ht…
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #131 - The New Jerusalem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton---Leaders, lay the cornerstone for those who come next, or the stone you should have laid will be pushed at…
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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #131 - The New Jerusalem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton---Leaders, lay the cornerstone for those who come next, or the stone you should have laid will be pushed atop you by the next generation and grind you to powder.---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ .Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons F…
There are novels men will read, but it'll take courageous leadership to write them. ---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules fo…
There are novels men…
There are novels men will read, but it'll take courageous leadership to write them. ---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.…
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #130 - Poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson w/Ryan J. Stout & Moumin Quazi---00:00 Lifelong quest for knowledge and Legacy fulfillment.18:53 Generational influenc…
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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books #130 - Poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson w/Ryan J. Stout & Moumin Quazi---00:00 Lifelong quest for knowledge and legacy fulfillment.18:53 Generational influence and struggle to pass legacy.30:33 Honoring language, nostalgia, poetry process, 17 years.41:43 Science clarifies understanding, not fragmenting knowledge.51:03 Debate: evolution vs. creationism and existence meaning57:36 America's lack of public grieving for disasters.01:11:02 Mythological past remains relevant and impactful today.01:20:18 Tiny Toons echoed Looney Tunes' classical elements.01:30…
Leaders, understand the games you are playing now and in the future. ---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The …
Leaders, understand …
Leaders, understand the games you are playing now and in the future. ---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out L…
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - #130 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens w/Tom Libby---Welcome & Introduction - 00:23Charles Dickens - A Literary Life - 02:56Charles Dickens Would H…
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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - #130 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens w/Tom Libby---Welcome & Introduction - 00:23Charles Dickens - A Literary Life - 02:56Charles Dickens Would Have Loved Twitter - 08:15A Christmas Carol's Core Themes - 12:15The Brilliance of the Small Things for Leaders - 16:00The Tension Between the Material and the Spiritual - 19:14What Leaders Can Learn From Ebenezer Scrooge - 30:00Could A Christmas Carol Be Written Today? - 49:29The Hockey Stick - 55:00On Being Removed From the Internet - 1:07:45How Can Leaders Engage with the Spirit of Christmas A…
Leaders, the actions you take--or don't take--at this time of year are weighted with extra meaning. ---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your cop…
Leaders, the actions…
Leaders, the actions you take--or don't take--at this time of year are weighted with extra meaning. ---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://…
From The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, The 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ .The Fred W. Smith National Library for the …
From The Fred W. Smi…
From The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, The 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ .The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington - https://www.mountvernon.org/library/Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 - https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-sources-2/article/thanksgiving-proclamation-of-1789/T.K. Byron - Dalton College - Thanksgiving - https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/thanksgiving/
Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - #129 - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley---00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley02:00 Honoring uncomprom…
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Leadership Lessons From the Great Books - #129 - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley---00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain w/Brian Bagley02:00 Honoring uncompromising comedic perspective on social issues.08:27 Mark Twain's life story is widely known.15:24 Free speech enables essential humor and discourse.20:12 Leaders struggle with authenticity during unraveling periods.22:55 Perception shaped reality amid societal changes.30:48 Bill Burr roasts Bill Maher on his podcast.36:47 Handling snakeskin brings bad luck, avoid it.41:17 Words change meaning; societ…
Leaders whose presence you should be thankful for. ---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Inte…
Leaders whose presen…
Leaders whose presence you should be thankful for. ---Opening and closing 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 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox …
On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung ---00:00 Small resistance can significantly impact political power.06:08 Guerrillas evolve into national revolutionary military forces.09:12 Mao Zedong's policies…
On Guerrilla Warfare…
On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung ---00:00 Small resistance can significantly impact political power.06:08 Guerrillas evolve into national revolutionary military forces.09:12 Mao Zedong's policies caused millions of deaths.13:55 Russia's guerrilla tactics against foreign and internal enemies.15:51 Guerrillas assist regular forces, and evolve in battle.18:09 Guerrilla attacks strategically for political power.23:25 Differentiate revolutionary vs. counterrevolutionary guerrilla warfare.25:17 Innovate in warfare; avoid outdated strategies.30:28 Guerrilla warfare lessons amid capitalism's mora…