Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston with Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
02:00 Catching Up With Tom Libby.
05:29 Their Eyes Were Watching God - Chapters 1-4 Summary.
08:00 The Literary Life of Zora Neale Hurston.
13:08 The Impact of Dialects and Language on Leadership.
15:00 Their Eyes Were Watching God - Chapters 5-9 Summary.
19:29 Hurston, Eatonville, and The Way We Talk.
21:00 Insights About Leadership and Competency.
23:30 Hurston's Research and Impact of Ethnographic Studies.
30:38 Hurston and the Truth of Life.
32:00 The Evolution of a Class-Based Life in African-American Culture.
35:35 Narrative Stratification from Hurston.
38:59 Zora Neale Hurston's Writing is Relatable and Timeless.
47:58 Leadership Education, DEI, and Workshops.
49:43 Leaders Maintain Principles.
53:00 Their Eyes Were Watching God - Chapters 9-12 Summary.
58:47 Janie's Marriage.
01:00:42 Men Die Early in Novels Written by Women.
01:05:17 Who Can Serve?
01:11:43 Family Size, Birth Order, and Leadership Success.
01:16:17 Birth Order Influences Career Paths.
01:21:11 Challenges to Racial Identity in African-American Communities.
01:27:22 Staying on the Leadership Path with Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
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