Leadership Development

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Ted Talks - 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.

Ted Talks - Celeste Headlee

"10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation"

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations. "Go out, talk to people, listen to people," she says. "And, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed."

Ted Talks - Simon Sinek - "Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe"

What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means taking on big responsibility.

Ted Talks - Jia Jiang - "What I learned from 100 Days of Rejection"

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends.

Ted Talks - Jon Bowers -

"We Should Aim for Perfection - and Stop Fearing Failure"

Sometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the stakes are high -- 100 people in the US die every day in car accidents -- and it's perfection, or "a willingness to do what is difficult to achieve what is right," that he looks to achieve. He explains why we should all be equally diligent about striving toward perfection in everything we do, even if it means failing along the way.

Ted Talks - Adam Grant - "Are You a Giver or a Taker"

In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share.

Ted Talks - Simon Sinek - "How Great Leaders Inspire"

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, and the Wright brothers ...

Ted Talks - Derek Sivers - "How to Start a Movement"

With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)

Ted Talks - Alexander Wagner -

"What Really Motivates People to be Honest in Business"

Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an introspective journey down the slippery slopes of deception as he helps us understand why people behave the way they do.

Ted Talks - Tali Sharot -

" Get What You Want Without Threats"

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Research shows that threats and warnings have a very limited impact on behavior. So what does make us change our actions? Tali Sharot reveals three ingredients to getting what you want without threats.

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