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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
https://www.ted.com/playlists/tips_for_inclusive_leadership

Playlist: Build Back Better - Leadership (6 talks)

Build Back Better features thought leaders and change agents evaluating our pre-pandemic systems and practices in an effort to create a more sustainable, efficient and just world. (Made possible with the support of U.S. Air Force)
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_leadership

Playlist: Countdown Session 2: Leadership (12 talks)

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

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

Playlist: A playbook for agile, inclusive leadership (6 talks)

The secret to having a great team is being a great leader. So what does it take to develop the perspective and skillset needed to succeed — no matter the situation? Learn from the best on how to foster your own personal brand of diligent, inclusive leadership. (Curated in partnership with Kellogg School of Management)
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/a_playbook_for_agile_inclusive_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

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 by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/10_guiding_principles_for_leaders

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

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

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

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
https://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

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

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

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

Playlist: A playbook for finding the ideal employee (8 talks)

Looking for the best of the best to join your organization? Fresh thinking on how to find the right fit.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_find_the_ide

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

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: 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
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_rise_of_africa_s_next_gene

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

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

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

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

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

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
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