Leadership

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1. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live23 Aug 2026
   3:25:28The information task of a good admiralQ&A
2. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...21 Jun 2026
   2:49:46Preparing a command handover aboard the fictional carrier AvalonQ&A
3. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...26 Apr 2026
   1:01:31Royal Navy scientific voyages and ShackletonQ&A
4. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...15 Feb 2026
   57:37What the Admiralty Interview Board is actually looking forQ&A
5. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...25 Jan 2026
   1:24:22Duncan's response to the mutiny before CamperdownQ&A
6. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...25 Jan 2026
   1:25:50Why readiness figures need checking against crew experienceNotable Point
7. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...25 Jan 2026
   1:53:01Reading on medieval defences and company commandQ&A
8. 134yrs of evolution: How a Destroyer's Role has evolved from as envisaged in 1892 to 202614 Jan 2026
   1:02:58How can leaders avoid the Jeune École's confirmation bias?Q&A
9. Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics22 Dec 2025
   21:37Does democracy explain the Federation's logistics problems?Q&A
10. Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics22 Dec 2025
    25:03What replicators hide from Federation leadersNotable Point
11. Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics22 Dec 2025
    28:00Redundancy and incentives in everyday logisticsNotable Point
12. Chatting Books, Amazon & Youtube with Glynn Stewart: #2historians #scifi3 Dec 2025
    1:16:34Trust, loyalty, and the limits of hard-decision cynicismChapter
13. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust20 Nov 2025
    2:22:06Why successful explorers were not always strong leadersQ&A
14. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress19 Nov 2025
    59:57Promotion boards, specialist skills, and retaining personnelQ&A
15. Battlestar Galactica: Logistics, Leadership & Realism27 Sept 2025
    27:09Orphan and prison ships create concentrated social risksChapter
16. Battlestar Galactica: Logistics, Leadership & Realism27 Sept 2025
    39:13Most leadership meetings should be logistics meetingsChapter
17. Battlestar Galactica: Logistics, Leadership & Realism27 Sept 2025
    46:52Agricultural and mining leaders should sit at the top tableNotable Point
18. Battle of Actium(31BC); Last Gasp of the Roman Republic2 Sept 2025
    0:00Antony, Octavian, and the republic's last chanceChapter
19. Battle of Actium(31BC); Last Gasp of the Roman Republic2 Sept 2025
    10:14Octavian plans while Antony delaysNotable Point
20. École navale: Where France Rebuilt a Navy19 Aug 2025
    22:14Why command at each level requires new trainingNotable Point
21. École navale: Where France Rebuilt a Navy19 Aug 2025
    23:46Why deep expertise does not guarantee clear communicationNotable Point
22. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…10 Jul 2025
    33:33Yamamoto's responsibility and the work of his staffNotable Point
23. Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…10 Jul 2025
    1:02:27Was Nagumo too cautious to command Kido Butai?Q&A
24. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...29 Jun 2025
    1:11:23Could American reinforcements have saved Singapore?Q&A
25. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...20 Apr 2025
    3:17:17Grant's strength in logistics and weakness in political managementNotable Point
26. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...6 Apr 2025
    59:11Bad admirals as a narrative foil for good captainsNotable Point
27. Sir Walter Raleigh: Some Good Ideas, Some Good Intentions, Sometimes Good Results…25 Mar 2025
    0:25Raleigh as a visionary who struggled with executionChapter
28. Sir Walter Raleigh: Some Good Ideas, Some Good Intentions, Sometimes Good Results…25 Mar 2025
    20:25Why remote colonies need critical mass and redundancyNotable Point
29. Sir Walter Raleigh: Some Good Ideas, Some Good Intentions, Sometimes Good Results…25 Mar 2025
    22:53Why leadership depends on the crisisNotable Point
30. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...16 Mar 2025
    1:55:06Removing a naval commander who has lost authorityQ&A
31. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...16 Feb 2025
    3:18:49Leadership changes from tactical to geostrategic commandQ&A
32. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...16 Feb 2025
    3:29:09Montgomery's difficult manner, delegation, and later reputationNotable Point
33. William de Leybourne: The First Admiral8 Jan 2025
    15:54How everyday leadership becomes organizational cultureNotable Point
34. Beatty of the Mediterranean: Finding the Right Peg for the Right Hole?19 Oct 2024
    1:18:35A flawed admiral can fit the right missionNotable Point
35. The Last Invasion of Britain: Battle of Fishguard(1797)22 Feb 2024
    2:23:27Fishguard's lessons in leadership, logistics, and bluffNotable Point
36. The Last Invasion of Britain: Battle of Fishguard(1797)22 Feb 2024
    2:33:22Knox's retreat and the absence of staff challengeNotable Point
37. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time14 Jan 2024
    1:39:38Modern admirals map imperfectly onto Napoleonic command rolesQ&A
38. Fleets of Lissa(1866): Lessons for Technology19 Jul 2023
    50:23Why historians study mistakes made in bloodNotable Point
39. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)5 Apr 2023
    55:51Guilliman's political persona and administrative imageNotable Point
40. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)5 Apr 2023
    1:18:11Can the best Napoleonic components make the best army?Q&A
41. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)5 Apr 2023
    1:41:30Why leaders must build an effective command teamNotable Point
42. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)13 Mar 2023
    2:05:20What 'father' signaled in Roman political languageNotable Point
43. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)13 Mar 2023
    2:09:49Why large commands cannot brief every subordinate on everythingQ&A
44. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)13 Mar 2023
    2:17:08Leadership training before taking on an empireQ&A
45. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)13 Mar 2023
    2:38:18Acting before every uncertainty is resolvedNotable Point
46. Patreon 67: RN use of water Based Armour, and why it annoyed Admiral King so much?24 Nov 2022
    2:28:12When does an admiral's ego become an operational problem?Q&A
47. Blake(1889) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 54 Nov 2022
    8:28The royal-yacht crisis and White's leadership burdenNotable Point
48. Blake(1889) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 54 Nov 2022
    11:56Why delegation was a naval-construction problemNotable Point
49. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times7 Aug 2022
    7:48The human cost of rebuilding the Royal NavyNotable Point
50. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)9 Jan 2022
    1:22:14How senior ratings preserve a ship's institutional memoryQ&A
51. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Churchill WWI) – The Comment Questions14 Aug 2021
    46:36Churchill's belief in leading from the frontQ&A
52. A Book or Two to Review (6): Plantagenet Princes30 Jun 2021
    16:50Henry II's learning, temper, and secrecyNotable Point
53. Bruships 44: Strategy4 Apr 2021
    1:35:32Ernest King's senior command required more than a harsh reputationNotable Point
54. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi21 Mar 2021
    1:45:00Why senior commanders should not lead routine away teamsNotable Point
55. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi21 Mar 2021
    1:48:28Chief O'Brien gives Star Trek's enlisted crew a visible roleNotable Point
56. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3a/7 Keith Speed (Continued)23 Feb 2021
    27:27Retaining experience and accelerating promising naval NCOsNotable Point
57. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations17 Jan 2021
    38:52Why public speaking matters to naval officersQ&A
58. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations17 Jan 2021
    1:06:04How Churchill kept working through depressionQ&A
59. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations17 Jan 2021
    1:22:43How naval officers learn to speak in publicQ&A
60. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations17 Jan 2021
    1:39:10Leadership quotations need context and attributionChapter
61. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations17 Jan 2021
    3:11:36Has modern communication become less expressive?Q&A
62. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    41:31Promotion beyond competence in Imperial TwilightNotable Point
63. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    1:32:03Warrior and the defence of an isolated planetChapter
64. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    1:41:02Command confidence and overconfidence aboard WarriorNotable Point
65. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    1:43:44Protecting subordinates and projecting composureNotable Point
66. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    1:57:53An upside-down book projects calm under depth-charge attackNotable Point
67. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    1:58:16Why officers should listen to senior NCOsQ&A
68. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...3 Jan 2021
    2:50:35Kingship: a new captain gets to know his officersNotable Point
69. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?8 Dec 2020
    1:10:27Commanders who would have used the radarNotable Point
70. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    11:44Nelson, heroism, and historical judgmentChapter
71. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    28:50Jingo on plans and adaptive leadershipNotable Point
72. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    39:02A Bridge Too Far and clear objectivesChapter
73. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    1:19:14Operation Epsom and the leadership stories history createsChapter
74. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    2:17:06Moral leadership and the use of forceQ&A
75. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    2:18:33William Slim: command built around strengthsChapter
76. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    2:34:31Vetinari and information-rich leadershipNotable Point
77. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    2:44:36Should leaders recruit around their weaknesses?Q&A
78. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A11 Oct 2020
    3:17:30Correlli Barnett's Swordbearers and sea powerQ&A
79. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A16 Aug 2020
    32:45Why leadership style must fit the person and crisisNotable Point
80. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-4320 Jul 2020
    2:29:15How Mers-el-Kebir added to Somerville's command burdenQ&A
81. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-4320 Jul 2020
    2:55:24Why the Royal Navy struggled to rotate exhausted commandersQ&A