Episodi

  • The Whole Foods Diet | John Mackey

    The Whole Foods Diet | John Mackey
    Jan 28 2025
    "The Whole Foods Diet" argues a whole foods, plant-based diet produces the best possible health outcomes. "The Whole Foods Diet" was written by John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, and is available on Amazon at https://a.co/d/3Mf74Qa.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire.


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    38 min
  • "Freedom and Evolution" by Adrian Bejan | Bob's Book Review

    "Freedom and Evolution" by Adrian Bejan | Bob's Book Review
    Feb 14 2024
    In his work, "Freedom & Evolution," Dr. Bejan explores the relationship between freedom and evolution through the lens of physics and thermodynamics and notably grounds freedom in the observable, natural world.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire.

    Correction: Adrian Bejan's Constructal Law was regretfully misspelled in our presentation at 03:13.

    Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.
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    21 min
  • "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand | Bob's Book Review

    "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand | Bob's Book Review
    Feb 14 2024
    John Henry Crosby, the president and founder of the Hildebrand Project, joins Bob Luddy in a discussion on "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand. Hildebrand (1889–1977) was a major personalist philosopher, heralded as "one of the great ethicists of the twentieth century" by Pope John Paul II.

    Amongst his numerous books and publications, Hildebrand was a prolific essayist, including his 1943 article, "The Dethronement of Truth." In the work, Hildebrand explains the nature and importance of truth and how the rejection of and indifference to truth tears apart the fabric of society. "The Dethronement of Truth" addresses issues of morality, epistemology, and relativism, as well as speaking out against the totalitarian ideologies of Communism and Nazism that Hildebrand, as a German philosopher, had publicly and heroically resisted.

    As Hildebrand articulates, and as Bob and John Henry discuss, we seek to understand the truth because human dignity and freedom are connected to us being the kind of beings who can seek and come to know the truth about reality. To put any other criterion in place of truth degrades the human person.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire.

    Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.
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    33 min
  • "High Output Management" by Andy Grove | Bob's Book Review

    "High Output Management" by Andy Grove | Bob's Book Review
    Feb 13 2024
    In this episode, Bob looks at two companies, Amazon and Disney, to highlight their strategies for customer service and creating value. Amongst those strategies are embracing change, making well-reasoned and timely decisions, reducing risks, and selling the best possible customer experience to build and maintain customer loyalty.

    Great companies and great leaders embrace change, build positive relationships with customers, and take well-reasoned, well-mitigated risks to find new opportunities for growth.

    This webinar was streamed in August of 2017. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press

    Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.
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    15 min
  • "Lessons from the Bezos Way and the Success of Amazon: 3 Customer Service Lessons" from Disney | Bob's Book Review

    "Lessons from the Bezos Way and the Success of Amazon: 3 Customer Service Lessons" from Disney | Bob's Book Review
    Feb 13 2024
    In this episode, Bob looks at two companies, Amazon and Disney, to highlight their strategies for customer service and creating value. Amongst those strategies are embracing change, making well-reasoned and timely decisions, reducing risks, and selling the best possible customer experience to build and maintain customer loyalty.

    Great companies and great leaders embrace change, build positive relationships with customers, and take well-reasoned, well-mitigated risks to find new opportunities for growth.

    This webinar was streamed in August of 2017.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press

    Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.
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    22 min
  • "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" by Charles Koch | Bob's Book Review

    "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" by Charles Koch | Bob's Book Review
    Apr 10 2023
    In this episode of Bob’s Book Reviews, Bob looks at Charles Koch’s "Good Profit." Per his official author biography, Charles Koch is the chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., a position he has held since 1967. He is renowned for building Koch Industries into the second-largest private company in the nation—currently valued at $100 billion—making him the fourth wealthiest man in America, according to Forbes Magazine.

    In "Good Profit," Charles Koch outlines the principles he used to transform Koch Industries into the second-largest private corporation and one of the most valuable companies in the world. Such principles include a focus on continuous improvement and innovation, an emphasis on values and integrity, and the need for leaders to cast a forward-looking vision to help the company navigate difficult challenges and maintain improvement.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press. This webinar was streamed in June of 2017.
    "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" by Charles Koch was published in 2015 by Currency Publishers and can be purchased here at ​​https://www.amazon.com/Good-Profit-Creating-Successful-Companies/dp/1101904135/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IXXV5E5QPYFD&keywords=good+profit+charles+koch&qid=1673450985&sprefix=Good+Profit%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1
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    20 min
  • "25 Recipes of Inventive Simplification" by Enrico Franzolin | Bob's Book Review

    "25 Recipes of Inventive Simplification" by Enrico Franzolin | Bob's Book Review
    Apr 10 2023
    In this episode of Bob’s Book Reviews, Bob looks at Enrico Franzolin’s "25 Recipes of Inventive Simplification." Franzolin’s work focused on lessons that help various industries create a culture that is simultaneously creative and efficient, tips such as reducing complexity, focusing on simplicity, and the need to think above and beyond the status quo.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press. This webinar was streamed in April of 2019.

    "25 Recipes of Inventive Simplification" by Enrico Franzolin is available by Lulu, was published in 2015, and is available here from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Inventive-Simplification-Enrico-Franzolin/dp/1329596455/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=25+Recipes+of+Inventive+Simplification%2C+Enrico+Franzolin&qid=1673449567&s=books&sr=1-1
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    20 min
  • "A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness" by Joseph A. Maciariello | Bob's Book Review

    "A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness" by Joseph A. Maciariello | Bob's Book Review
    Apr 10 2023
    In this webinar, Bob Luddy shares principles for success in life and business drawn from the life and career of Peter Drucker. Born in Vienna, Austria, Peter Drucker was a management consultant and author of almost 40 books, as well as a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, amongst other periodicals. He is often described as the "founder of modern management." Amongst those key principles include the need to “develop leaders, not functionaries,” prioritize the things that are actually important, and organize your work to be maximally effective.

    Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press.

    "A Year with Peter Drucker" is available from Harper Business, was published in 2014, and is available here from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Year-Peter-Drucker-Leadership-Effectiveness/dp/0062315676/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670265041&sr=8-1. This webinar was originally aired in 2016.
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    27 min