12 O'Clock High

12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Richard Lummis and Tom Fox return to their exploration of American Presidents as they conclude a two-part series on Andrew Johnson. In this Part 2, they discuss Johnson’s career as  Military Governor of Tennessee, his Vice Presidency, Presidency and Impeachment.  Highlights include:

·      Civil War

A.    A southern Senator

B.    Military Governor 

·      Vice President to President 

A.    Was he the obvious VP candidate?

B.    Campaigning

C.     His swearing in debacle

·      Where did it all go wrong?

A.    Met Lincoln for the 1st day on the day he was shot

B.    The franchise for blacks

C.     Declaration of War against Congress

 ·      Impeachment

A.    What was Radical Reconstruction?

B.    Tenure of office Act

C.     Impeachment Trial

·      Leadership Lessons

A.    What about Johnson’s character led to impeachment?

B.    Peter Principal at Work?

C.     Was he the worst?

D.    Final Thoughts

Resources

Andrew Johnson-UVA Miller Center

Is Andrew Johnson the worst president in American history?

Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Richard Lummis and Tom Fox return to their exploration of American Presidents as they begin a two-part series on Andrew Johnson. In this Part 1, they discuss Johnson’s early life up to his nomination as Lincoln’s Vice-Presidential running mate in 1864.  Highlights include:

·      Early Life

A.    Childhood

B.    Move to Tennessee

C.     Slave Owner 

·      State Political Career 

A.    Friend of the workingman?

B.    Was he a Whig or Democrat?

·      Federal Political Career

A.    US House 

B.    US Senate-Homestead Act 

·      Up to the Civil War

A.    Nominations of 1860 and election

B.    Succession Crisis

·      Leadership Lessons

A.    Assessment of Johnson up to this point

B.    Final Thoughts

Resources

Andrew Johnson-UVA Miller Center

Is Andrew Johnson the worst president in American history?

Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Each year during Oscar season we look at four Best Picture-winning movies and draw leadership lessons from them. It is also a way to watch some great movies and garner some leadership lessons. In this episode, we consider the movie Gladiator.  Highlights include:

•       Marcus Aurelius’ and Stoicism

•       The only constant is change.

•       Life isn’t always fair but that is not what matters. 

• Business Leadership Lessons

•       Lead from the front and walk the walk.

•       Inspire great teamwork. Create an atmosphere for success of others.

•       There is no losing, only winning and learning. 

•       Train hard and practice. 

• Maximus’ Relationships 

•       Jubo 

•       Proximo

Resources

8 Virtues of Gladiator Leadership

5 Powerful Life Lessons from Gladiator

Six Leadership Lessons from Gladiator

Down to Business: Seven leadership lessons from Maximus

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Each year during Oscar season we look at four Best Picture-winning movies and draw leadership lessons from them. It is also a way to watch some great movies. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox continue our annual tradition of reviewing Best Picture-winning movies by rewatching and then considering the movie Schindler’s List.  Highlights include:

Resources

10 Leadership Lessons from Schindler’s List

Oskar Schindler-a Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Evaluating Ethics and Leadership in Schindler’s List

Ethics on Film: A Discussion of Schindler’s List

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In this episode, Richard Lummis and I explore leadership lessons from Toussaint Louverture, who led the only successful slave revolt in the Western Hemisphere. Our remarks are based on the recent biography of him entitled, Toussaint Louverture by Phillipe Gerrard. While not an obvious character for study in a business leadership podcast, Louverture nonetheless presented several important lessons which translate into to today’s business environment. 

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are on a series on leadership lessons from biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives. Each week we will pair an ancient Greek and Roman to learn about their lives, the comparison and contrast between the two men and what leadership lessons with might draw from their lives. In today’s episode we look at the Greek Timeleon and the Roman Aemilius.  Highlights include:

·       Introduction of Plutarch’s Lives as historical work.

·       Lives of Timoleon and Aemilius.

·       Comparison in the lives of Timoleon and Aemilius.

·       Are they really tragic figures.

·       The role of prominent citizens outside the capital cities of Athens and Rome.

·      What leadership lessons can be drawn from the lives Timoleon and Aemilius.

Resources

Plutarch’s Lives by Bill Thayer

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are on a 10-part summer series on leadership lessons from biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives. Each week we will pair an ancient Greek and Roman to learn about their lives, the comparison and contrast between the two men and what leadership lessons with might draw from their lives. In today’s episode we look at the Greek Eumenes and the Roman Sertorius. Highlights include:

·       Introduction of Plutarch’s Lives as historical work.

·       Lives of Eumenes and Sertorius.

·       Comparison in the lives of Eumenes and Sertorius.

·       Are they really tragic figures?

·       The role of prominent citizens outside the capital cities of Athens and Rome.

·      What leadership lessons can be drawn from the lives Eumenes and Sertorius.

Resources

Plutarch’s Lives by Bill Thayer

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are on a 10-part summer series on leadership lessons from biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives. Each week we will pair an ancient Greek and Roman to learn about their lives, the comparison and contrast between the two men and what leadership lessons with might draw from their lives. In today’s episode we look at the Greek Cleomenes and Giaus Graccus.  Highlights include:

·       Introduction of Plutarch’s Lives as historical work.

·       Lives of Cleomenes and Giaus Graccus.

·       Comparison in the lives of Cleomenes and Giaus Graccus.

·       Land and Judicial reform in ancient Greece and Rome.

·       The role of the Plebians.

·      What leadership lessons can be drawn from the lives Cleomenes and Giaus Graccus.

Resources

Plutarch’s Lives by Bill Thayer

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are on a 10-part summer series on leadership lessons from biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives. Each week we will pair an ancient Greek and Roman to learn about their lives, the comparison and contrast between the two men and what leadership lessons with might draw from their lives. In today’s episode we look at the Greek (Spartan) Agis and Tiberius Gracchus.  Highlights include:

·       Introduction of Plutarch’s Lives as historical work.

·       Lives of Agis and Tiberius Gracchus.

·       Comparison in the lives of Agis and Tiberius Gracchus.

·       Land reform in ancient Greece and Rome.

·       The role of the Plebians.

·      What leadership lessons can be drawn from the lives Agis and Tiberius Gracchus 

Resources

Plutarch’s Lives by Bill Thayer

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12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are on a 10-part summer series on leadership lessons from biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives. Each week we will pair an ancient Greek and Roman to learn about their lives, the comparison and contrast between the two men and what leadership lessons with might draw from their lives. In today’s episode we look at the Greek Phocion and the Roman Cato the Younger.  Highlights include:

·       Introduction of Plutarch’s Lives as historical work.

·       Lives of Phocion and Cato the Younger.

·       Comparison in the lives of Phocion and Cato the Younger.

·       What leadership lessons can be drawn from the lives of Phocion and Cato the Younger.

Resources

Plutarch’s Lives by Bill Thayer

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