MTU Commencement | Episode 35

Today's podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call "the myth of inevitability. We’re often told our present world was created by enormous, unstoppable forces. Not true. It was often shaped by individuals, in crucial moments." And then I explain why these graduates are uniquely prepared to lead us -- and need to be! I tried to give a 15-20 minute talk that is inspiring, entertaining, occasionally funny, and reassuring, at a time we could use more of all of those things. You can decide if I succeeded. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com http://www.johnubacon.com You can connect with John via these social platforms: https://www.facebook.com/johnubacon https://twitter.com/Johnubacon

Episode 35 of the Let Them Lead podcast, hosted by John Bacon, titled "MTU Commencement | Episode 35" was published on June 2, 2022 and runs 20 minutes.

June 2, 2022 ·20m · Let Them Lead

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Today's podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call "the myth of inevitability. We’re often told our present world was created by enormous, unstoppable forces. Not true. It was often shaped by individuals, in crucial moments." And then I explain why these graduates are uniquely prepared to lead us -- and need to be! I tried to give a 15-20 minute talk that is inspiring, entertaining, occasionally funny, and reassuring, at a time we could use more of all of those things. You can decide if I succeeded. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website: http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com http://www.johnubacon.com You can connect with John via these social platforms: https://www.facebook.com/johnubacon https://twitter.com/Johnubacon

Episode Description

Today's podcast is the commencement address I gave for Michigan Tech this spring. In it, I discuss what I call "the myth of inevitability. We’re often told our present world was created by enormous, unstoppable forces. Not true. It was often shaped by individuals, in crucial moments." And then I explain why these graduates are uniquely prepared to lead us -- and need to be! I tried to give a 15-20 minute talk that is inspiring, entertaining, occasionally funny, and reassuring, at a time we could use more of all of those things. You can decide if I succeeded.

For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:

http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com

http://www.johnubacon.com

You can connect with John via these social platforms:

https://www.facebook.com/johnubacon

https://twitter.com/Johnubacon

About our Host:

For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:

http://www.letthemleadbybacon.com

http://www.johnubacon.com

You can connect with John via these platforms:

https://www.facebook.com/johnubacon

https://twitter.com/Johnubacon

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