Company Culture, High Trust Behaviour, Leadership & Management, Training & Development
Key Takeaways:
- Creative leadership: Original thinkers combine innovative ideas with the confidence and initiative to put those ideas into action.
- Women in leadership: Greater representation requires practical support for women pursuing senior leadership and C-suite opportunities.
- Psychological safety: Leaders build stronger teams by creating a circle of trust where employees feel safe, supported and valued.
- Leadership development: Coaching and organizational support help middle managers replace outdated habits with greater speed, flexibility and trust.
- Employee experience: Applying the same care used to understand customers can create more thoughtful and effective workplace practices.
- Collective creativity: Innovation grows when every employee has opportunities to contribute ideas, rather than creativity being limited to designated roles.
Time to shake up your leadership style? These inspiring talks may improve your approach to motivating teams, nurturing creativity, and preparing the next generation of leaders.
We’ve rounded up six TED Talks that offer wisdom and advice for leaders on rethinking their approach to managing people.
Whether you want to spark more creativity, better understand and shape your culture, or set the next generation of leaders up for success, these talks provide insights that you can start putting into practice today.
The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers
In this talk, Psychologist Adam Grant takes us on a journey to identify what he calls “Original Thinkers”. These are people who come up with innovative ideas for everyday problems. Not only do they excel with the ideas, they are great at acting upon them as well. They are the non-conformists that drive change in the world. They’re the people you want to bet on—and they don’t look anything like you think. This talk outlines defining characteristics and habits of originals and gives you the opportunity to both flex your creative muscles and learn how to advocate for your original ideas.
Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
Sheryl Sandberg, the COO at the helm of Facebook looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.
Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe
What makes a great leader? Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel safe, who draws people into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety—especially in an uneven economy—means taking on big responsibility.
How to Break Bad Management Habits Before They Reach the Next Generation of Leaders
Companies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also challenging the way things have always been done? Leadership expert Elizabeth Lyle offers a new approach to breaking the rules while you're on your way up, sharing creative ways organizations can give middle managers the space and coaching they need to start leading differently.
Why We Need to Treat Our Employees as Thoughtfully as Our Customers
Today's companies know everything there is to know about their customers and will stop at nothing to ensure that their experience is pleasant and meaningful. Diana Dosik shares her experiences turning the tables of customer research and experience onto employees to create smarter and better companies.
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
What's the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of "Collective Genius," has studied some of the world's most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing -- from everyone in the company, not just the designated "creatives."
6 TED Talks to Inspire Leaders
Frequently Asked Questions:
Which leadership skills can TED Talks help strengthen?
They can support stronger approaches to creativity, trust, inclusion, employee experience and the development of future leaders.
How can leaders encourage original thinking?
Give employees space to challenge conventions, develop creative solutions and advocate for ideas that can improve everyday work.
Why is psychological safety important for leaders?
Employees are better positioned to collaborate and contribute when leaders create an environment grounded in trust, safety and shared responsibility.
How can organizations develop the next generation of leaders?
Provide middle managers with coaching and room to practise more flexible, trusting and forward-looking approaches to leadership.
