Leadership lessons and anecdotes from the ancient world to illustrate the relevance of history
John Prevas offers thoughtful, engaging, and stimulating lectures for university audiences, conferences, executive gatherings, and cultural institutions.
Topics
What John speaks about
Leadership under pressure, the constraints, rewards, limitations and possibilities
The pitfalls of ego and the consequences of command without restraint.
Strategic judgment
What ancient history reveals about focus, timing, risk, and resilience.
History made accessible
Academic depth presented in a way that enables general audiences to enjoy and learn from history.
Selected venues
Universities
Princeton, Rutgers, Vassar, and Stanford.
Institutions
The Smithsonian, Hoover Institute, Meridian House International, Embassies and cultural audiences in France, Tunisia and Greece.
Executive audiences
Forbes CEO conferences, gatherings of United Nations ambassadors, and business groups.