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Playlist: Countdown Session 2: Leadership (12 talks)

Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/countdown_session_2_leadership

Playlist: Tips for inclusive leadership (5 talks)

Leadership that includes and values everyone is the future of successful business. These talks curated in partnership with Brightline Initiative CEO Ricardo Vargas give great tips on how to be an inclusive leader.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/tips_for_inclusive_leadership

Playlist: Build Back Better - Leadership (6 talks)

Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_leadership

Playlist: 10 guiding principles for leaders (10 talks)

It never hurts to have a basic set of guiding principles. Let these insightful talks help shape, redefine and build out your own leadership goals. (Curated in partnership with Brightline Initiative.)
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/10_guiding_principles_for_leaders

Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership

We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership

David Logan: Tribal leadership

David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_logan_tribal_leadership

Linda Cliatt-Wayman | TED Speaker

As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children.
High school principal
https://www.ted.com/speakers/linda_cliatt_wayman

Playlist: How to be a great leader (12 talks)

What makes a great leader? These TED Talks offer surprising, nuanced approaches on how to inspire and empower others to do their very best.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_leaders_inspire

Lorna Davis: A guide to collaborative leadership

What's the difference between heroes and leaders? In this insightful talk, Lorna Davis explains how our idolization of heroes is holding us back from solving big problems -- and shows why we need "radical interdependence" to make real change happen.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lorna_davis_a_guide_to_collaborative_leadership

Hosted by Al Gore and Jaden Smith: Countdown Session 2: Leadership (Full session)

The climate crisis demands leadership at every level. Governments, cities and businesses are three key players in designing and implementing the necessary transition -- and putting climate back on the political and social agenda. Session 2 of the Countdown Global Launch, hosted by Al Gore and Jaden Smith, features Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Ursula vo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/hosted_by_al_gore_and_jaden_smith_countdown_session_2_leadership_full_session

Charlene Li: Efficient leadership in the digital era

In business today, the need for innovation and rapid decision-making trumps yesterday's drive for efficiency. How does this influence what it means to be an effective leader? Charlene Li explains that it's less about control and more about empowerment: enabling employees to acquire the information they need, so they can make their own decisions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/charlene_li_efficient_leadership_in_the_digital_era

Playlist: The rise of Africa’s next generation (5 talks)

What’s the biggest influence on Africa’s future? Its youth. Join the conversation with Africa’s present leaders who seek to inspire and empower the generations of leaders to come.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_rise_of_africa_s_next_gene

Katherine Lucas: In defense of extroverts

Katherine Lucas is an extrovert — but to her surprise, her cheerful smiles and warm approach gave others the impression that she was less intelligent and lacked leadership skills. Lucas identifies different types of extroverts and argues that the workplace needs them all.
https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_lucas_in_defense_of_extroverts

Playlist: Talks to help you find the ideal employee (6 talks)

Looking for the best of the best to join your organization? Fresh thinking on how to find the right fit.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_find_the_ide

Playlist: Talks on how to love work again (7 talks)

Maybe a huge project just landed on your desk. Or you’re feeling like your co-workers don’t appreciate you. Whatever has you down, these talks offer the deep breath you need.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_on_how_to_love_work_agai

Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman: The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward

What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways -- or risk becoming irrelevant. In a conversation with curator Bryn Freedman, she shows how anybody can step up and make a difference, even if you don't yet have power. "There's a lea...
https://www.ted.com/talks/halla_tomasdottir_and_bryn_freedman_the_crisis_of_leadership_and_a_new_way_forward

Amy C. Edmondson: How to lead in a crisis

Humility, transparency and urgency are the keys to successfully steering an organization -- big or small -- through the challenges that come your way. Leadership expert Amy C. Edmondson provides clear advice and examples to help any leader rise to the occasion.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_c_edmondson_how_to_lead_in_a_crisis

Margrethe Vestager | TED Speaker

Margrethe Vestager is in charge of regulating commercial activity across the European Union and enforcing the EU’s rules designed to keep the markets fair.
Commissioner for Competition, European Union
https://www.ted.com/speakers/margrethe_vestager

Drew Humphreys: How machine learning can teach us to build more effective teams

Former Marine Corps lieutenant Drew Humphreys knows a thing or two about leadership. Before joining the business world, he was a platoon commander in Afghanistan, in charge of 36 Marines fighting the Taliban and maintaining a vital supply route through Helmand Province. He had to reconsider everything he knew about being a leader when he was for...
https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_humphreys_how_machine_learning_can_teach_us_to_build_more_effective_teams

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership -- starting with a golden circle and the question: "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action

Anja Blacha: How a world-record mountaineer empowers youth to overcome fear

Success requires taking risks. Watch as Anja Blacha, renowned mountaineer and VP of Youth at PMI, sits down with TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers to talk about how climbing the world's tallest peaks translates to the professional challenges we all face.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anja_blacha_how_a_world_record_mountaineer_empowers_youth_to_overcome_fear

Rach Ranton: Where are we trying to end up?

Drawing upon both her military and corporate careers, Rach Ranton explores a central principle in group dynamics: As long as we all know what we're trying to accomplish, it doesn't matter exactly how we get there. Armed with a stockpile of lessons, she encourages leaders to adopt the best practices of a well-oiled unit. Ranton asks: If you as a ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rach_ranton_where_are_we_trying_to_end_up

Yves Morieux: How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done

Modern work -- from waiting tables to crunching numbers to designing products -- is about solving brand-new problems every day, flexibly and collaboratively. But as Yves Morieux shows in this insightful talk, too often, an overload of rules, processes and metrics keeps us from doing our best work together. Meet the new frontier of productivity: ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yves_morieux_how_too_many_rules_at_work_keep_you_from_getting_things_done

Jim Whitehurst: What I learned from giving up everything I knew as a leader

As the former Chief Operating Officer of Delta, Jim Whitehurst thought he knew the rules for how to lead. "I thought I was the person ultimately responsible for solving the problems facing my organization. I was the one who was supposed to bring order and structure," he says. His world was turned upside down when he left Delta to become CEO of R...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_whitehurst_what_i_learned_from_giving_up_everything_i_knew_as_a_leader

Takis S. Pappas: The rise of modern populism

In many democratic countries, charismatic leaders vilify political opponents, disparage institutions, and claim to be for the people. Some critics label this approach as authoritarian or fascist, while others argue that these leaders are manipulating voters. This style of politics goes by the name of populism. Takis S. Pappas explores the phenom...
https://www.ted.com/talks/takis_s_pappas_the_rise_of_modern_populism

JoAnne S. Bass: What female military leadership can teach us about overcoming self-doubt

What challenges arise for women climbing the ranks in leadership, and what can they do to overcome them? TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers sits down with Chief Master Sergeant JoAnne S. Bass, the first woman in history to serve as the highest-ranking non-commissioned member of a US military service, for a look inside the A...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joanne_s_bass_what_female_military_leadership_can_teach_us_about_overcoming_self_doubt

Fields Wicker-Miurin: Learning from leadership's missing manual

Leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but Fields Wicker-Miurin says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. At a TED salon in London, she shares three.
https://www.ted.com/talks/fields_wicker_miurin_learning_from_leadership_s_missing_manual

Playlist: Talks for when you want to start a business (10 talks)

Ever dreamed of starting your own business? These talks can help get your idea off the ground.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_sta

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors

An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders.
https://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_conductors

Playlist: A blueprint for diversity in the workplace (11 talks)

The basics on how to nurture and manage groups of people with different backgrounds and perspectives -- on a micro and macro level.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/a_blueprint_for_diversity_in_the_workplace
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