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Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor

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The Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor podcast series provides situational advice to a wide audience of leaders and boards of directors through conversations with those that have been there. The podcast brings unprecedented, one-on-one access to top, current and retired, CEOs and Directors of Boards and provides beneficial information and valuable insight on situational and topical issues that confront CEOs and Boards from those that have faced them before - often in dramatic circumstances. Consider it a "Virtual Mentor" for CEOs and other leaders, because let's face it – it's lonely at the top. There are basic leadership challenges common to all CEOs as well as specific situational circumstances that warrant attention in our series. The interview format delivers memoir, profile, perspective, and in a unique fashion - not only draws answers - but also brings fundamental insight. We hope that you will find merit in all the episodes and comment and contribute your own situations of interest. We'll do our best to cover them with those CEOs that have faced them.

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November 12, 2025

Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1: "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt YOU"

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1:</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>"What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You"</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong>Welcome to Episode 30, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup></strong></p> <p><a id="OLE_LINK1" name="OLE_LINK1"></a>In this opening installment of Lyceum's new <strong>Cybersecurity Series</strong>, A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup> convenes five board members and cybersecurity experts from the <strong>Lyceum Circle of Leaders<sup>®</sup></strong> to confront one of the most elusive challenges in modern governance – understanding what you cannot see.</p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">As Stephen Hawking warned, "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge." That illusion, we learn, is the hidden trap of board cybersecurity oversight.</span></p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">Across four parts, our guests – <strong>Jorge Benitez</strong>, <strong>Brook Colangelo</strong>, <strong>Michael Crowe</strong>, <strong>Michael Kehs</strong>, and <strong>Wendy Thomas</strong> – illuminate how directors can move from passive awareness to active preparedness, transforming cybersecurity from a technical checklist into an enterprise discipline rooted in governance, visibility, and human judgment.</span></p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">The program examines why boards miss what matters most, how to see beneath the "hidden surface" of cyber risk, and how disciplined frameworks turn uncertainty into resilience. Through their collective insight, a new picture emerges: cybersecurity not as compliance, but as the continuous practice of foresight.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><a id="OLE_LINK4" name= "OLE_LINK4"></a><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Program Guide</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup></span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Episode 30</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lyceum's Cybersecurity Series Part 1:</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You"</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">0:00 | Introduction</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Host</span></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tom Linquist</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">introduces Season 9 and Lyceum's special Cybersecurity Series — the first podcast project to draw on multiple members of the</span></span> <a title= "https://mailchi.mp/leadershiplyceum.com/lyceum-circle-of-leaders-landing-page-sign-up-form" href= "https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/circle-of-leaders/#form"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"> <strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Lyceum Circle of Leaders<sup>®</sup></span></strong></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></span></span><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He frames the series' purpose: to help boards confront cybersecurity not as a technical topic, but as a behavioral and governance issue — an invisible domain where the illusion of knowledge endangers oversight itself.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Part 1 — Why the Subject Is Important (4:00 – 16:30)</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cybersecurity has evolved from a back-office function to a boardroom imperative.</span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jorge Benitez</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">recalls establishing Accenture's early information-security practice and how cyber risk became a universal business concern.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mike Crowe</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">contrasts threat motives across industries and stresses that "cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility."</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brook Colangelo</span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">links cyber vigilance to corporate sustainability and shareholder trust.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Michael Kehs</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">reminds boards to get started early; that "by the time you hear the thunder, it's too late to build the ark."</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wendy Thomas</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">draws the parallel between today's need for cyber fluency and boards' earlier journey toward financial literacy.</span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Together, they establish the stakes: what boards don't know can — and will — hurt them.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Part 2 — Visibility (16:50 – 31:20)</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">True oversight requires seeing what lies beneath the surface.</span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brook Colangelo</span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">describes forming a Technology and Cyber Committee and applying the</span></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">NIST framework</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">to benchmark maturity.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mike Crowe</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">explains hiring "offensive" experts to test defenses before attackers do.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wendy Thomas</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">introduces the streamlined</span></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Prevent–Detect–Respond (PDR)</span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">model, connecting it to board metrics such as mean time to detect and mean time to respond.<br /> She also warns that during crises, boards must remember: "There's no watching the game tape during the game."</span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This segment translates technical language into governance visibility — turning blindness into inquiry.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Part 3 — Risk Management (31:36 – 39:50)</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cybersecurity joins the top tier of every board's risk matrix.</span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mike Crowe</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">situates cyber alongside geopolitical and climate risks.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tom Linquist</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">introduces the "hidden surface problem" — the behavioral bias that limits directors to what is easily seen.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brook Colangelo</span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">reframes preparedness as competitive advantage: companies that prove digital trust win customers and revenue.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jorge Benitez</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">observes that the most progressive boards now embed cyber within comprehensive risk frameworks, enabling all directors to engage.</span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This section bridges oversight and enterprise resilience, urging boards to govern the unseen.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Part 4 — Objectives of the Cybersecurity Series (40:18 – 44:58)</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The series concludes its first installment by looking ahead.</span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brook Colangelo</span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">highlights how global conflict and artificial intelligence have accelerated the pace and complexity of cyber risk.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wendy Thomas</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">calls for a stronger community of boards that collectively raise the cost of attack.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jorge Benitez</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">encourages continuous learning through peer forums such as the</span></span> <a title= "https://mailchi.mp/leadershiplyceum.com/lyceum-circle-of-leaders-landing-page-sign-up-form" href= "https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/circle-of-leaders/#form"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"> <strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Lyceum Circle of Leaders<sup>®</sup></span></strong></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tom Linquist</span></strong></span> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">closes with an invitation to continue the series — a journey from illusion to insight, from defense to resilience.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Total Runtime: ≈ 45 minutes</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">We would like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <a id="OLE_LINK3" name="OLE_LINK3"></a><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Informative and Helpful Links</span></u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">NIST's Cybersecurity Framework: <a href= "https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework">https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">CISA's Cybersecurity Incident & Vulnerability Response Playbooks: <a href= "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Federal_Government_Cybersecurity_Incident_and_Vulnerability_Response_Playbooks_508C.pdf"> https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Federal_Government_Cybersecurity_Incident_and_Vulnerability_Response_Playbooks_508C.pdf</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Your host <strong>Thomas B. Linquist</strong> is the Founder and Managing Director of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 25 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of corporate clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and directors of boards.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 35-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the course of his search and advisory career, Tom has interviewed thousands of leaders and authored numerous articles exploring group decision-making under uncertainty, board effectiveness, and leadership development.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Join the </span></strong><a title= "https://mailchi.mp/leadershiplyceum.com/lyceum-circle-of-leaders-landing-page-sign-up-form" href= "https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/circle-of-leaders/#form"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;">Lyceum Circle of Leaders<sup>®</sup></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">a community of forward-thinking leaders </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">dedicated to improving leadership through shared intelligence.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Please spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Program Disclaimer</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. 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Episode thumbnail for &#x22;The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency&#x22; with Admiral Thomas B Fargo

October 29, 2025

&#x22;The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency&#x22; with Admiral Thomas B Fargo

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>"The Weight of Command:</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency"</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>with Admiral Thomas B Fargo</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong>Welcome to Episode 29, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup></strong></p> <p>In this compelling episode of&nbsp;Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup>, we are joined by a distinguished leader whose career has been defined by service, responsibility, and command at the highest levels of the United States Navy.</p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">Admiral Thomas B. Fargo served as a four-star admiral and commander of the United States Pacific Command, the largest unified command in the world, overseeing operations across half the globe.</span></p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">Across not only his military career, but also across his board leadership service, Admiral Fargo is known for his steady hand in times of crisis and moral clarity under pressure: qualities that are grounded in his deep commitment to accountability and transparency. This episode of A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup> entitled "The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" reveals those qualities under the pressure of deep crisis and human tragedy in the aftermath of the tragic collision of the USS Greeneville, a nuclear-powered submarine, and the Japanese fishery training vessel, the Ehime Maru off Oahu on February 9th, 2001, a tragedy that took the lives of nine Japanese citizens, including four high school students.</span></p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">As commander of the Pacific Fleet at the time, Admiral Fargo was responsible for the Navy's response. Our episode today takes us back almost 25 years ago to the incident and to the decisions in the aftermath.</span></p> <p><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">The episode is divided into five segments:</span></p> <p style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span> <!--[endif]--><strong>The Incident</strong>: The story opens with a vivid recounting of the 2001 collision between the USS Greeneville, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine, and the Japanese training vessel Ehime Maru off Oahu. Admiral Fargo, then Commander of the Pacific Fleet, reflects on the moment he received the first report and the gravity of what unfolded—a tragedy that claimed nine lives and strained U.S.–Japan relations. The segment sets the stage for a crisis that would test not only naval command but also the moral fiber of leadership itself.</span></p> <p style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2. <span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>The Ever-Elusive Facts</strong>: In every crisis, the first reports are wrong. Admiral Fargo recounts how the Navy struggled to uncover the truth amid incomplete, often misleading information—compounded by legal, diplomatic, and media pressures. Drawing parallels to the 1988 USS Vincennes - Iranian Airbus tragedy, this segment examines the tension between speed and accuracy in crisis communication, and how early missteps can shape public perception for years.</span></p> <p style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3. <span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>The Investigation</strong>: With multiple options before him—a classified inquiry, internal settlement, court-martial, or a public court of inquiry—Admiral Fargo faced a defining choice. Guided by the principle that "some events cannot be delegated," he chose full transparency, rejecting secrecy even at the cost of institutional discomfort. This decision, rooted in lessons from the Navy's past, particularly the Tailhook scandal, set the tone for how the service would regain trust through openness.</span></p> <p style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4. <span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>The Court of Inquiry</strong>: The rare and rigorous process unfolds. Three senior flag officers—an aviator, a submariner, and a surface warfare officer—are appointed, joined symbolically by a Japanese admiral to safeguard the interests of the victims' families. As the inquiry proceeds under intense public scrutiny, painful truths emerge: procedural lapses, haste under pressure, and breakdowns in communication. The court's findings affirm accountability while preserving fairness—showing that leadership's true test lies in how justice is pursued when tragedy strikes.</span></p> <p style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5. <span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>Epilogue on Leadership in Reflection</strong>: In the closing segment, Admiral Fargo reflects on the enduring lessons of command—trusting one's instincts, fostering an environment where truth can be spoken freely, and upholding personal accountability even when law or policy might allow retreat. His story culminates in a powerful act of restitution: the unprecedented salvage of the Ehime Maru to recover the remains of the lost. Through this effort, Fargo demonstrated that the highest form of leadership lives not in procedure, but in conscience—in what <a href= "https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/unlocking-boardroom-excellence-the-unseen-duty-of-directors-obedience-to-the-unenforceable/"> Lord Moulton called "obedience to the unenforceable."</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Program Guide</span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup></span></strong></span> <span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Episode 29</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"The Weight of Command:</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency"</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">with Admiral Thomas B Fargo</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>0:00</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> <strong>Introduction to the program and to our guest, Ret. Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, Commander of the United States Pacific Command.</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>3:16</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 1: The Incident</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">22:06<span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> Break 1</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>22:12</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 2: The Ever-Elusive Facts</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">30:35<span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Break 2</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>31:06</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 3: The Investigation</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">41:17<span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Break 3</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>41:48</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 4: The Court of Inquiry</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">48:06<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Break 4 – Intermediate Break</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">&nbsp;</span><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">48:12<span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 4: The Court of Inquiry (continued)</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">&nbsp;</span><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">54:13<span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Break 5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">&nbsp;</span><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>54:22</strong> <span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Part 5: Epilogue on Leadership in Reflection</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><strong>1:04:27</strong><span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <strong>Lyceum's Reflective Closing Comments</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> &nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">We would like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: .5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;" align= "center"><a id="OLE_LINK5" name="OLE_LINK5"></a><strong><u>Links to Biographies of Guests</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><u>Admiral Thomas B. Fargo</u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Wikipedia: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fargo#:~:text=Admiral%20Thomas%20Boulton%20Fargo%20AO,officer%20to%20hold%20the%20position"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Fargo#:~:text=Admiral%20Thomas%20Boulton%20Fargo%20AO,officer%20to%20hold%20the%20position</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Your host&nbsp;<strong>Thomas B. Linquist</strong> is the Founder and Managing Director of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 25 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of corporate clients.&nbsp; This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and directors of boards.&nbsp; He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 35-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Over the course of his search and advisory career, Tom has interviewed thousands of leaders and authored numerous articles exploring group decision-making under uncertainty, board effectiveness, and leadership development.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Join the</span></strong> <a title= "https://mailchi.mp/leadershiplyceum.com/lyceum-circle-of-leaders-landing-page-sign-up-form" href= "https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/circle-of-leaders/#form"><strong> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt;">Lyceum Circle of Leaders<sup>®</sup></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">a community of forward-thinking leaders&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">dedicated to improving leadership through shared intelligence.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;" align="center"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Please spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; text-decoration: underline;">Program Disclaimer</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. The information shared is based on the collection of experiences of each of the guests interviewed and should not be considered or substituted for professional advice. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions, and neither The Leadership Lyceum LLC nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular content, recommendation or methodology discussed in this podcast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Follow Leadership Lyceum on:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Our website:</span> <a href= "http://www.LeadershipLyceum.com"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt;">www.LeadershipLyceum.com</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">LinkedIn:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/theleadershiplyceumllc/"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;"> The Leadership Lyceum LLC</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">Email us:</span> <a href= "mailto:info@LeadershipLyceum.com"><strong><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt;">info@LeadershipLyceum.com</span></strong></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 8.5pt; color: black;">This podcast Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor<sup>®</sup> has been a production of The Leadership Lyceum LLC. 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What is Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor?

The Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor podcast series provides situational advice to a wide audience of leaders and boards of directors through conversations with those that have been there. The podcast brings unprecedented, one-on-one access to top, current and retired, CEOs and Directors of Boards and provides beneficial information and valuable insight on situational and topical issues that confront CEOs and Boards from those that have faced them before - often in dramatic circumstances. Consider it a "Virtual Mentor" for CEOs and other leaders, because let's face it – it's lonely at the top.

There are basic leadership challenges common to all CEOs as well as specific situational circumstances that warrant attention in our series. The interview format delivers memoir, profile, perspective, and in a unique fashion - not only draws answers - but also brings fundamental insight. We hope that you will find merit in all the episodes and comment and contribute your own situations of interest. We'll do our best to cover them with those CEOs that have faced them.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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