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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

Constance Hockaday: The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask

What does inclusive leadership look like? Artist and TED Fellow Constance Hockaday shares how the captain of a trans-Atlantic community raft taught her how to voice her hopes and desires, inspiring a vision of possibility for the future. Hockaday calls for mentors everywhere to step up and invites aspiring leaders to answer one crucial question ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/constance_hockaday_the_one_question_every_aspiring_leader_needs_to_ask

Sophie Williams: The rigged test of leadership

The glass cliff: an experience of taking on a leadership role only to find that your chances of success have been limited before you've even begun. Equality activist Sophie Williams explores the research-backed reasons behind this workplace phenomenon and how it overwhelmingly affects underrepresented groups, despite a facade of progress and inc...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sophie_williams_the_rigged_test_of_leadership

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

Gitte Frederiksen: Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy

What if leadership at work wasn't for a select few, but rather shared among many? Management consultant Gitte Frederiksen gives us the recipe for "distributed leadership" -- dynamic, multidimensional networks of leaders that tap into everyone's knowledge and creativity -- and shows how it allows teams to do more and do it better.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gitte_frederiksen_great_leadership_is_a_network_not_a_hierarchy

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

Anjali Sud and Stephanie Mehta: How great leaders take on uncertainty

In a constantly changing world, it's impossible for leaders to provide employees with the assurance they want, says Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud. Her solution: lead with humanity and flexibility. In conversation with veteran journalist Stephanie Mehta, Sud discusses her experience connecting remote employees worldwide, addressing burnout and adapting co...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anjali_sud_and_stephanie_mehta_how_great_leaders_take_on_uncertainty

Ozawa Bineshi Albert: Climate action needs new frontline leadership

We can't rely on those who created climate change to fix it, says climate justice organizer Ozawa Bineshi Albert. An Indigenous woman living in the heart of oil and gas country in the US, she's observed an alarming disconnect between empty promises made by corporations and the actual needs of communities on the ground. In this call for urgency a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ozawa_bineshi_albert_climate_action_needs_new_frontline_leadership

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashley M. Grice: The power of purpose in business

What's a company's purpose? It's not the same as mission or vision, which change when leadership changes. Strategist Ashley M. Grice explains the power of purpose to push boundaries of innovation and bring clarity to every aspect of an organization, from the top floor to the shop floor.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashley_m_grice_the_power_of_purpose_in_business

Lars Fæste: Want to get ahead? Be paranoid

Lars Fæste helps CEOs transform their businesses and over the years he's noticed something troubling: managers tend to get comfortable during times of success and fail to be on constant lookout for ways to grow. Yet with today's unprecedented rate of change, constant transformation is the norm and adapting to it is the key to staying ahead of co...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lars_faeste_want_to_get_ahead_be_paranoid

Robin Hauser: The likability dilemma for women leaders

When women lead, bias often follows. Documentarian Robin Hauser dives into the dilemma between competence and likability faced by women in leadership roles, detangling the unconscious beliefs and gendered thinking that distort what it means to be a good leader.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_hauser_the_likability_dilemma_for_women_leaders_jan_2022

Patrice Gordon: How reverse mentorship can help create better leaders

Employee diversity and inclusive leadership are goals for most organizations today, but how do we get there? Try a "reverse mentorship" program, which sets up junior team members to guide senior staff. Here are 6 tips to make reverse mentorship work, from executive coach and personal development advocate Patrice Gordon.
https://www.ted.com/talks/patrice_gordon_how_reverse_mentorship_can_help_create_better_leaders

Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader

The world is full of leadership programs, but the best way to learn how to lead might be right under your nose. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work, and shares the three simple but crucial questions would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader

Cindy Solomon: 5 tips for dealing with meeting overload

Could this meeting have been an email? The phenomenon of "calendar creep," where meetings completely take over your work days, is wasting time, energy and productivity -- but you can take back control. Leadership expert Cindy Solomon shares her five tips for clearing up your schedule and getting your calendar to work for you, not against you.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cindy_solomon_5_tips_for_dealing_with_meeting_overload

Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead

Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning -- and addressing the possibility of failure.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal_listen_learn_then_lead
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