Ben Wilson

He writes, I can be bold to say that no man will ever venture farther than I have done and that the lands which may lie to the south will never be explored. And he was sort of right, which is in his own time. No one could go further, given the limitations of naval technology.

He writes, I can be bold to say that no man will ever venture farther than I have done and that the lands which may lie to the south will never be explored. And he was sort of right, which is in his own time. No one could go further, given the limitations of naval technology.

It would be more than 50 years until men would set foot on Antarctica, in which time there's a large amount of of technological development that allowed that. Right. So so he contends himself. Look, I can't if there is a southern continent, I can't get to it. Mission accomplished. And so, OK, well, we're here and they go on and they explore more of Polynesia and the South Pacific.

It would be more than 50 years until men would set foot on Antarctica, in which time there's a large amount of of technological development that allowed that. Right. So so he contends himself. Look, I can't if there is a southern continent, I can't get to it. Mission accomplished. And so, OK, well, we're here and they go on and they explore more of Polynesia and the South Pacific.

And so, you know, as I said before, as with the first journey, it's very romantic, very exciting discovering these new peoples. But at the same time, it's very methodical. There's a great quote about this from the biography by Thomas. It says, Cook's navigation was indeed characterized by methodical rigor.

And so, you know, as I said before, as with the first journey, it's very romantic, very exciting discovering these new peoples. But at the same time, it's very methodical. There's a great quote about this from the biography by Thomas. It says, Cook's navigation was indeed characterized by methodical rigor.

He saw that there were blank spaces on a chart and he worked out a track that crisscrossed them. Once he had laid down that course, he followed it single-mindedly with no more variation or compromises than he could avoid. Okay, again, Captain James Cook, the machine, right? Very methodical.

He saw that there were blank spaces on a chart and he worked out a track that crisscrossed them. Once he had laid down that course, he followed it single-mindedly with no more variation or compromises than he could avoid. Okay, again, Captain James Cook, the machine, right? Very methodical.

He goes on, he made his predecessors look like naive amateurs so far as the business of maritime investigation was concerned. And then this passage I absolutely loved. Here's why you listen to how to take over the world, right?

He goes on, he made his predecessors look like naive amateurs so far as the business of maritime investigation was concerned. And then this passage I absolutely loved. Here's why you listen to how to take over the world, right?

Okay, if you listened to my episode a few episodes back, about 10 lessons from 100 episodes, you heard me say that I thought the two most important aspects of leadership were vision and

Okay, if you listened to my episode a few episodes back, about 10 lessons from 100 episodes, you heard me say that I thought the two most important aspects of leadership were vision and

and holding people to a high standard okay that was my theory that's what I concluded from a hundred episodes I think of the world okay we'll listen to what are the two most important aspects of Cook's leadership okay again this is from Nicholas Thomas biography quote he had not only what 20th century management speak called Vision Dali Rample called it more appealingly sublimity of conception

and holding people to a high standard okay that was my theory that's what I concluded from a hundred episodes I think of the world okay we'll listen to what are the two most important aspects of Cook's leadership okay again this is from Nicholas Thomas biography quote he had not only what 20th century management speak called Vision Dali Rample called it more appealingly sublimity of conception

but also the ability to make a plan work, which was the ability to push his crew hard without pushing them over the brink. I am sure that Cook thought about all of this. He knew that his voyage had established more in two years than a score of predecessors had over the past two centuries. His maps were the measure of his accomplishment. Okay. So there you go.

but also the ability to make a plan work, which was the ability to push his crew hard without pushing them over the brink. I am sure that Cook thought about all of this. He knew that his voyage had established more in two years than a score of predecessors had over the past two centuries. His maps were the measure of his accomplishment. Okay. So there you go.

Um, that's perhaps a bit more poetic sublimity of conception is a good phrase for vision, but then for holding people to a standard, he says, making a plan work, the ability to push his crew hard without pushing them over the brink. I like that, but that's exactly what leadership is.

Um, that's perhaps a bit more poetic sublimity of conception is a good phrase for vision, but then for holding people to a standard, he says, making a plan work, the ability to push his crew hard without pushing them over the brink. I like that, but that's exactly what leadership is.

They call out those same two things, his vision and his ability to make a plan work, to push people hard, to, to hold them to a standard. And captain cook had that in spades. So anyway, In exploring the South Pacific, they meet the inhabitants of more than 20 islands in just seven months. It's incredibly exciting.

They call out those same two things, his vision and his ability to make a plan work, to push people hard, to, to hold them to a standard. And captain cook had that in spades. So anyway, In exploring the South Pacific, they meet the inhabitants of more than 20 islands in just seven months. It's incredibly exciting.