The hit Broadway musical Hamilton tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. While it is primarily known for its use of hip-hop, it masterfully incorporates elements of R&B, pop, jazz and traditional Broadway show tunes. It has become one of the highest grossing Broadway musicals ever – and is still growing.
There are many leadership lessons from the musical about Alexander Hamilton and the other Founding Fathers as well as lessons in the creation of the musical. I included a section on Hamilton and Lin-Manuel Miranda in my latest book, The Path to Elite Level Leadership.
I was fortunate enough to see Hamilton in Chicago. Chicago has a thriving theater area where shows come and have a long-term residency. It actually took me 3 years to get tickets to Hamilton as I wasn’t a series subscriber at the time. My son and I went to a Sunday matinee in January 2018, which is why we have on the winter wear. We had great seats on the floor 12 rows from the stage. Although, we thoroughly enjoyed the show, we wish we could have seen the original cast perform.
Fast forward 4 years and our dream came true. The original cast of Hamilton was going to appear in a movie version of the show. The movie was originally supposed to be shown in movie theaters, but the Covid pandemic forced them to debut on Disney+. As I watched it, I saw a variety of leadership lessons. In fact, if you focus solely on the story, you will realize that it is essentially a story about the highs and lows of leadership in a person’s professional and personal life.
In addition to the movie opening being impacted by Covid, several conferences and workshops were also moved online. I was contacted by AMN Healthcare to deliver a leadership session for their leadership seminar. I suggested a topic I had been working on, “10 Leadership Lessons from the Hamilton Musical.” They agreed and I presented it online for them. Since then, I’ve presented this session online and in person to a variety of groups.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Hamilton on Broadway, I decided to update the presentation with some new examples and deliver it to individuals and groups over the next 3 months.
10 Leadership Lessons from the Hamilton Musical
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
1:00pm Central Time
In this fun and inspiring session, we count these leadership lessons “Ten Duel Commandments” style just like the musical, only without the singing and dancing.
Remember, history has it’s eyes on you! Read the REVIEWS below!
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REVIEWS:
“Thank you for the incredible presentation today! So much fun and great information shared. We appreciate you.”
– Michelle Bowdich, Senior Specialist Executive & Aspiring Leader Programs, AMN Healthcare, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“Good morning Professor Bennett, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the ‘10 Healthcare Leadership Lessons from The Hamilton Musical‘. I loved your presentation and the leadership lessons learned, thank you so much.”
– Attendee, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“The topic was relevant and the presenter was excellent! The experiences he shared were relatable and he offered great suggestions which I can incorporate into my daily routine. The approach of learning lessons from the Hamilton musical made it fun and memorable.”
– Attendee, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“I want to thank you for the leadership webinar yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed it and took very good notes to share with my team.”
– Cheryl B., AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“Very engaging – I didn’t want it to end!”
– Attendee, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“Just wanted to say I really enjoyed the webinar today.”
– Attendee, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
“I loved it all. Now I am ready to watch Hamilton for the 3rd time and think about it from a different (leadership) perspective.
– Attendee, AMN Leadership Seminar, 2021
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