Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “classical”
A roofer’s watermelon trick … a game for high-school juniors … what do they have in common? Something that goes back at least to Aristotle. And it’s something that can help just about every area of your thinking and interacting. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email …
One of the foundational stories of our civilization spells out how the ancients thought about honor. And as our culture changes, these stories will give you insight into how your employees and coworkers think about honor. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark. Spotify …
We made it to 300 weekly episodes! Join us to hear about another 300 (made popular in modern times by Frank Miller’s graphic novel that inspired a film of the same name). We learn about one of the most storied battles in history. Leadership and culture were the real winners–and can be for your workplace. Or, interested in coaching or …
Plato’s “Meno” gives some clues on how Socrates used a coach approach–in some ways–and predicted the content of the bestseller “Crucial Conversations.” How can you use elements of the Socratic Method? Our “Crucial Conversations” resources can be found here. Or, interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email …
Safety razors, old coffee-making methods, vinyl records and the Squirrel Nut Zippers have something to say about what kinds of customers and employees you are seeing. Special thanks to 4th Level Roasters … D&V Barbers … and Mark’s blog where these kinds of thoughts have been percolating for a while. (This wasn’t meant to be an episode. But an off-the-cuff discussion of …
The man whose face launched a thousand memes (warning: language) figured out long ago the importance of reminders over instruction. Reminders help us maintain habits and practices. And stories are reminders on steroids. Stay tuned for wisdom from the Dr. Johnson. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! …
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there …
Want a corporate culture as strong as Western Civilization itself? Find your stories. Mark and Mike discuss the importance of stories in shaping culture and their potential impact on an organization. They discuss three kinds: “origin stories,” “stories of bad times and lessons learned” and “stories of heroes and triumph.” They can help you and your people not just understand …
What if you could always effectively communicate and persuade employees, customers and leadership? Our special double-length episode celebrates one of America’s most successful communicators, Booker T. Washington. His method illustrates one of the world’s oldest communication methods: the “five canons” of classical rhetoric. Click here for our episode on the first canon’s tool, the “common topics.”Questions? Comments? Ideas for future …
It’s the model of education that built a culture that has lasted millennia. It’s so profound–and so simple–that we can explain it in 15 minutes. Are you using all three elements in your training? Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.