TGL027: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark Part I with Jeff Ton (Leadership Podcast)

The Good Life Podcast with Sean Murray

On today’s episode, we explore one of the most amazing stories in the exploration of the American West. In 1805, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark lead a small military expedition up the Missouri River to discover a water-passage across North American. Along the way they invited a young native woman and mother, Sacagawea, to be their interpreter. Each night they wrote in the journals, accumulating over a million words, describing their encounters and adventures along the way. The expedition successfully explored the Missouri River, crossed over the Rocky Mountains, floated down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and returned safely.

I’ve invited Jeff Ton, an expert on the expedition, to join me in pulling out the leadership lessons we can learn from the Lewis & Clark Expedition. We covered so much ground so this episode is divided into Parts I and II.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• The importance of setting a clear vision for an organization or project, and following through
• Why the quality of the people on your team is so important, and how to select them
• The importance of setting clear expectations and clearly communicating the values of your organization
• The role that feedback and accountability play in creating a team culture
• The importance of having a diverse team and building a culture of inclusion

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
• The Journals of Lewis & Clark edited by Bernard DeVoto
• Leadership Lessons of Lewis & Clark by Sean P. Murray
• Get the most competitive rate if you’re looking to get a mortgage or refinance in Canada with Breezeful. Plus, get a $100 Amazon.ca gift card at your closing.
• Capital One. This is Banking Reimagined. What’s in your wallet?
• Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
• Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.

CONNECT WITH JEFF TON

• Twitter: @jtonindy
• Website: jeffreyston.com

GET IN TOUCH WITH SEAN MURRAY

• Sean's Twitter Account
• Sean's LinkedIn Account
• Email: [e-mail]
• Website: RealTime Performance, Inc.
• Weekly Newsletter: RealTime Performance Newsletter

HELP US OUT!

Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.