Tag: George Washington

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox conclude our four-part series on leadership lessons from George Washington. We will look at lessons from Washington’s colonial and frontier period, focusing on the French and Indian War, leadership lessons from Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army, his leadership in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention and we will end with leadership lessons from both terms of Washington’s presidency. In this fourth and concluding episode, we consider the leadership lessons demonstrated by Washington during his two terms as the first President of the United States.
Highlights of this podcast include:

1. Introduction into Washington’s two terms as President.
2. A team of rivals? How did he manage them?
3. Leading by example, yet in a measured and nuanced manner-the Whiskey Rebellion.
4. Foreign Affairs-Citizen Genet and Jay Treaty with Britain.
5. Farewell Address-how did this encapsulate Washington’s leadership?
6. Final thoughts on leadership lessons still relevant today from George Washington.

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox continue our four-part series on leadership lessons from George Washington. We will look at lessons from Washington’s colonial and frontier period, focusing on the French and Indian War, leadership lessons from Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army, his leadership in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention and we will end with leadership lessons from both terms of Washington’s presidency. In this third episode, we consider the leadership lessons demonstrated by Washington at the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention.
Highlights of this podcast include:

1. Introduction into Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army.
2. Why silence and listening can be so powerful.
3. Call for strong union in Constitutional Congress.
4. How did Washington’s leadership in the Constitutional Convention influence the creation of the Chief Executive role?

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a four-part series on leadership lessons from George Washington. We will look at lessons from Washington’s colonial and frontier period, focusing on the French and Indian War, leadership lessons from Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army, his leadership in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention and we will end with leadership lessons from both terms of Washington’s presidency. In this second episode, we consider the leadership lessons demonstrated by Washington as General of the Continental Army.
Highlights of this podcast include:

1. Introduction into Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army.
2. First 3^rd of the War-Boston and NY disasters to Trenton and Princeton.
3. Valley Forge.
4. Use of French General Rochambeau and commutation of Charles Asgill from death sentence.
5. Resignation as General of the Armies.

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a four-part series on leadership lessons from George Washington. We will look at lessons from Washington’s colonial and frontier period, focusing on the French and Indian War, leadership lessons from Washington’s generalship of the Continental Army, his leadership in both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention and we will end with leadership lessons from both terms of Washington’s presidency. In this first episode, we consider the leadership lessons learned by Washington in his colonial and frontier period and how his failures during the French and Indian War influenced his later leadership.
Highlights of this podcast include:

1. Introduction into Washington’s early life.
2. Washington’s Ambition and the Battle of Jumonville Glen.
3. Battle of Fort Necessity and Washington’s surrender.
4. Massacre of Braddock’s troops by the Iroquois.
5. What did Washington learn from these experiences?