The 5 TedTalks that Turn Managers into Leaders

There are thousands of books on management, leadership, organizations, and their transformation. Even more articles, posts, notes, etc. We don’t have time to read them all. And sometimes the most impactful messages are those we hear. If you have about twenty minutes, sometimes less, here is a selection of the best TedTalks on the subject – to inspire you and help you shape a modern vision of business and its management.

Conducting like a Great Orchestra Conductor – Itay Talgam

What does management have to do with an orchestra? According to Talgam, a lot: managers can draw inspiration from 5 great orchestra conductors to effectively lead their company.

The Transformative Power of Classical Music

What are the most important qualities of a leader? What’s the connection to classical music? Brilliantly and to the sound of the piano, Benjamin Zander offers a profound reflection on a leader’s ability to see the big picture of their organization.

What are the Qualities of a Great Leader? – Roselinde Torres

The results of a study on over 4000 organizations and their change management: we need to rebuild our vision of leadership.

How to Develop your Employees’ Creativity – Linda Hill

It’s the leader’s role to create an environment conducive to employee development. But Linda Hill will tell you better than I can, thanks to the study she conducted on companies like Google or Pixar to understand how the leaders of these organizations cultivated their employees’ creativity.

How Great Leaders Inspire Us to Act – Simon Sinek

20 minutes to summarize his book in which he explains his “why” strategy or a company’s purpose. “People don’t buy your product for what it is but for what it represents.”

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