Lesson 3: What WICKED Teaches Us About Integrity, Image, and the Systems We Live In

Lesson 4: Evil Doesn’t Start with Monsters

After watching the new film Nuremberg starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, Jon reflects on the psychology of blind obedience — how ordinary people can be led to do extraordinary harm when they stop asking questions. Drawing lessons from the Nuremberg trials, this episode explores what happens when loyalty replaces integrity, and why the courage to think for yourself matters now more than ever — in business, families, and faith. Here’s the lesson: When we stop asking questions, we hand over not just our power, but our humanity.

Lesson 3: What WICKED Teaches Us About Integrity, Image, and the Systems We Live In

Later this month, Wicked hits the big screen — but this story is more than flying monkeys and emerald lights. It’s a masterclass in leadership, power, and integrity. In this episode, we explore how the world of Oz mirrors our own: how “good” can become a brand, how organizations (and families) create scapegoats to protect illusions, and how integrity often comes at the cost of belonging. From the Wizard’s manipulation to Elphaba’s courage to defy gravity, this conversation dives deep into what it really means to stand for truth in systems that reward performance over principle. Here’s the Lesson: Freedom, not approval, is what changes the world for good.

Lesson 2: Losing, Learning and the Power of Discomfort

Two years ago, Jon ran for city council as a write-in candidate — and lost. But that loss became one of the most meaningful experiences of his life. In this episode, Jon unpacks what that experience taught him about courage, leadership, and why comfort never leads to growth. He shares how losing publicly taught him to show up, to let his kids see failure modeled with grace, and to find purpose in discomfort. Because the truth is: comfort doesn’t create transformation — discomfort does. 🎧 Subscribe to Here’s the Lesson for weekly reflections on leadership, loss, and the lessons that shape us.

Lesson 1: Start Here: Why ‘Here’s the Lesson’ Exists

In this first episode, Jon Lefrandt shares the story behind Here’s the Lesson — and the simple truth that every experience, good or bad, carries something worth learning. No music, no production — just raw reflection on what it means to grow through what you go through.