Plutarch’s Lives- Timoleon and Aemilius

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices