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Leadership lessons from Zelenskyy and Putin (Transcript)

WorkLife with Adam Grant Leadership lessons from Zelenskyy and Putin Transcript March 29, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Today’s episode is a rich and timely conversation about leadership. I want to thank our sponsors LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, ServiceNow, and UKG for making it possible. Our focus today is on what ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/leadership-lessons-from-zelenskyy-and-putin-transcript

Jane Goodall on Leadership Lessons from Primate‪s‬ (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant March 2, 2021 Jane Goodall on Leadership Lessons from Primate‪s‬ Adam Grant (00:00): Hey WorkLifers, it's Adam. We're getting close to the premiere of season four of our show, but today I've got another conversation for you from our Taken for Granted series of unscripted interviews about re-thinking assumptions. This...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/jane-goodall-leadership-lessons-from-primates-transcript

Taken for Granted: Jane Goodall on Leadership Lessons from Primate‪s‬ (Transcript)

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Adam Grant (00:00): Hey WorkLifers, it's Adam. We're getting close to the premiere of season four of our show, but today I've got another conversation for you from our Taken for Granted series of unscripted interviews about re-thinking assumptions. Adam Grant (00:12): This year and last, many of us have been forced to co...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/taken-for-granted-jane-goodall-on-leadership-lessons-from-primates-transcript

Why the stories we tell can change the world – for the better

About this video: Most of us think of folklore as something belonging to the past. But folklore refers both to the stories we’ve told ourselves through history and still tell ourselves every day. When it comes to the world of business, our cultural perceptions about the characteristics of strong leaders - aggressive, outspoken, risk-taking - lea...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-state-street/why-the-stories-we-tell-can-change-the-world

Build your team

You may be the lead organizer for your event, but having a dynamic team of decision-makers will help you manage the many requirements of a TEDx event. Recruit a dedicated team The majority of your TEDx team will be volunteers. Whether they’re work colleagues, fellow students or a group of talented friends, it’s important to find the right peop...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/volunteers-staff/build-your-team

How to Bust Bias at Work: Transcript

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, May 18, 2021 ADAM GRANT: Hi WorkLifers, a quick warning that in this episode we discuss the murder of George Floyd. TYECE WILKINS: It wasn't until Saturday evening that I allowed the tears to flow. Sitting underneath a cotton candy pink sky. I put on Mali Music's Gonna be all right. And try to let the music ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/how-to-bust-bias-at-work-transcript

Succession planning

After your TEDx event is over, who will organize your event next year? This is something you’ll want to think about early on in the planning process. Planning for future events When you’re thinking about future TEDx events for your community, here are three important questions to ask yourself: Here are some ways to effectively plan for future T...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/volunteers-staff/team-management/succession-planning

TED@UPS

TED@UPS is a multi-year collaboration, with touch points across the TED ecosystem. The partnership with UPS includes an exchange of expertise at TED conferences, organizational professional development in leadership and public speaking, video content to amplify UPS's untapped ideas and features a TED-curated banner event with diverse group of sp...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-ups

Renewing your event

So you want to organize another TEDx event? You’ll need to complete your post event requirements, think about your next event, and then re-apply. Completing your post event requirements Before you apply to renew an event, it is required that you complete your post event requirements —this includes uploading videos, photos and updating your even...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/post-event-renewal/renewing-your-event

TEDx Ambassadors

TEDx Ambassadors serve as regional leaders for TEDx – they support and protect their region’s community, brand, and leadership.
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/community-resources/collaborative-learning-tools/tedx-ambassadors

Culturally inclusive banking

About this talk: How does banking work in one of the most geographically, culturally, and economically remote countries on earth? Westpac Papua New Guinea works in the Highlands of the southwestern Pacific nation to build an inclusive banking structure built on the Wantok system, a kind of tribal social security. Working with the Wantok system e...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-westpac/culturally-inclusive-banking

Blockchain and the Middleman

About this talk: Transactions have always involved middlemen. They establish trust—but also bring extra cost, complexity, and potential for error. Blockchain provides a secure, fast, transparent, and error-free digital record of the history of transactions, and so has the potential to replace many intermediaries. Will it? About this partnership...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-bcg/blockchain-and-the-middleman

Target

Target comes to TED to showcase its leadership in the field of design and to connect with an audience of like-minded thinkers. At TED, they put design sensibility into action to create an enhanced experience for every attendee. How to connect: Email Lisa Choi Owens - Head of Global Partnerships, at partnerships@ted.com.
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/target

How should a CEO lead? A musical exploration

About this video: In business, people have often seen an orchestral conductor as a compelling model for leadership. But in today's evolving landscape, a better model might be the nuanced leadership of a jazz band. More Duke Ellington than Leopold Stokowski. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)'s former CEO John Clarkeson, suggests that great leader...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-bcg/how-should-a-ceo-lead-a-musical-exploration

Autodesk

Like TED, Autodesk is rooted in technology, entertainment, and design. At the TED Conference, Autodesk can test its latest products, generate new ideas, and connect with TED community members - like the TED Fellows - who rely on Autodesk designs in their work. Autodesk hosts workshops, displays the Autodesk Gallery, and hosts a popular late-nigh...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/autodesk

TED Business

Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that — whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After t...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted_business

Brightline Initiative

TED and the Brightline™ Initiative, a coalition led by the Project Management Institute together with leading global organizations dedicated to helping executives bridge the expensive and unproductive gap between strategy design and delivery, are partnering to bring great ideas and business strategies to life. The year-long partnership will incl...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/brightline

About TED-Ed

TED-Ed — TED's youth and education initiative — aims to spark and celebrate the ideas and knowledge-sharing of teachers and students around the world. Everything TED-Ed does supports learning — whether it's producing a growing video library of original animated lessons, providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interac...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-ed

TED Prize

The TED Prize was born out of the visions offered onstage at the TED Conference for how change can happen in the world, one idea at a time. The TED Prize was first awarded in 2005, to Robert Fischell (who wished for new cures to brain disorders), Edward Burtynsky (who wished for a global conversation about sustainability), and Bono (who wished f...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-prize

Nuveen

Nuveen as a company has always believed in investing in ideas with the power to create positive impact. Drawing from TED’s expertise in sharing powerful and inspirational ideas, this compilation of custom videos and playlists reflects Nuveen’s combined commitment to seeing the ripple effect that ideas, big or small, can have on individuals, comm...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/nuveen

Ava DuVernay is Triumphant (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant Ava DuVernay is Triumphant May 31, 2022 [Theme Music] [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Thanks to Deloitte for sponsoring t...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/ava-duvernay-is-triumphant-transcript

Planning your event

During the planning process, managing your team is one of the most important tasks you’ll have. Let’s make sure you have all the bases covered. While planning your event What is your leadership style? How do you work best with people, and how might your team work most effectively together? Through weekly Skype calls, or in-person meetings? Is y...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/volunteers-staff/team-management/planning-your-event

TED@IBM

TED@IBM is a multi-year collaboration, with touch points across the TED ecosystem. The partnership with IBM includes master classes and workshops to exchange expertise at TED conferences, organizational professional development in leadership and public speaking, video content to amplify IBM's untapped ideas and features a TED-curated banner even...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-ibm

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Ecofying Cities, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. The TEDTalks in Ecofying Cities touch on many of the questions which are front-and-center for urban planners, policy makers, environmentalists and others. How can we promote ...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/urban-planning/summary-analysis

Management: Leading Wisely

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Leading Wisely, speakers share powerful insights about leaders across a wide range of fields and domains who inspire great results from their teams. Great management i...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/management

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on leading with strength and sincerity (Transcript)

ReThinking with Adam Grant Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on leading with strength and sincerity February 1, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people t...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/kaja-kallas-on-leading-with-strength-and-sincerity-transcript

Taken for Granted: Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber (Transcript)

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist, and this series is about rethinking assumptions we often take for granted about how we work, lead, and live. Today’s guest is Esther Duflo, the MIT economist who ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/taken-for-granted-esther-duflo-wants-you-to-think-like-a-plumber-transcript

Merve Emre on Emotional Intelligence as Corporate Control (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Merve Emre on Emotional Intelligence as Corporate Control June 8, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey, WorkLifers. We'll be back with season four next month. In the meantime, this is the first of four new episodes of our Taken for Granted series. Merve Emre: Hi. I am Merve Emre. I am an associate professor of English at the Univer...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/merve-emre-on-emotional-intelligence-as-corporate-control-transcript

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created Leading Wisely, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Understanding management means understanding people. What motivates us to engage deeply and perform powerfully at work? How...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/management/introductory-essay

Merve Emre on Emotional Intelligence as Corporate Control: Transcript

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey, WorkLifers. We'll be back with season four next month. In the meantime, this is the first of four new episodes of our Taken for Granted series. Merve Emre: Hi. I am Merve Emre. I am an associate professor of English at the University of Oxford, and a regular contributor to The New ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/taken-for-granted-merve-emre-on-emotional-intelligence-as-corporate-control
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