The Podcast
Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.
I’m John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast.
On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You’ll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher.
In the words of my fifth grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it’s fast, fun, and we get it done.
So please join us for an entertaining and inspiring discussion. You’ll be glad you did.
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Episode 040: Joe Parker
Episode Summary: Joe Parker Joe Parker grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, where a 6th grade teacher recommended him for student council. He never forgot it....
Episode 039: Paul Helber
Episode Summary: Paul Helber This week, with the Helber family’s approval, we’re presenting my eulogy of their husband, father, and grandfather, Paul...
Episode 038: Brenda Ryan
Episode Summary: Brenda Ryan Brenda Ryan grew up in Detroit in the late 1960s, and took a big chance to enroll at Michigan Tech, sight unseen. She started a...
Episode 037: Amanda Macaluso
Episode Summary: Amanda Macaluso Almost three decades ago, Amanda Macaluso, from Australia, decided to work at Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls just for a...
Episode 036: Brad Black
Episode Summary: Brad Black Brad Black grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he met people from across the country passing through their train station. He rose up...
Episode 035: MTU Commencement
Episode Summary: MTU Commencement Today's podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call "the myth of...
Episode 034: Al Gallup
Episode Summary: Al Gallup Al Gallup, a 96-year old veteran of World War II, still bikes every day. A former assistant principal at Ann Arbor Huron and Dean of...
Episode 032: Rick Koubek
Episode Summary: Rick Koubek Richard Koubek grew up in Illinois and attended community college, but eventually rose to become department chair at Penn State,...
Episode 032: Dave Deluca
Episode Summary: Dave Deluca Dave Deluca never went to camp as a kid, but got hooked on it when he became a camp counselor in college. Now he’s spent four...
Episode 031: Brian Lawlor
Episode Summary: Brian Lawlor Brian Lawlor has been the president of local media for Scripps TV for ten years, which has grown from 10 stations to 61 nationwide...
Episode 030: Ron Alvesteffer
Episode Summary: Ron Alvesteffer By his own admission, Ron Alvesteffer is no computer whiz, but after he took over ServiceExpress, which provides data center...
Episode 029: Author Talk Interview
Episode Summary: Author Talk Interview A fun and lively 25-minute conversation with Fred Nahhat, Senior Vice President of Detroit PBS and a...
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Available September 7, 2021
