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December 2, 2024 at 5:23 PM
5️⃣ Time-Bound: Set a deadline to create urgency and focus.
👉 Ask: By when will I achieve this?

🎓 Learn More:
LinkedIn Learning, Setting Team and Employee Goals Using SMART Methodology: lnkd.in/gRr5fHHi
My Personal OKR Template: lnkd.in/gmcT24jj
November 30, 2024 at 3:59 PM
3️⃣ Achievable: Ensure your goals are realistic given your resources and skills.
👉 Ask: Is this feasible for me right now?
4️⃣ Relevant: Align your goals with your broader vision or mission.
👉 Ask: Does this support my overall objectives?
November 30, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ Specific: Goals should be crystal clear and free of ambiguity.
👉 Ask: What exactly do I want to achieve?
2️⃣ Measurable: Define success with tangible, trackable metrics.
👉 Ask: How will I know when I’ve reached my goal?
November 30, 2024 at 3:58 PM
💬 These talks challenged me to think differently about leadership and inspired me to apply some of these lessons in my own journey. I'm curious—has a recent talk in life inspired you? Comment and let us know!
November 28, 2024 at 2:57 AM
➡️Looking for more inspiration? Search TED for other Leadership talks: www.ted.com/talks?sort=r...
TED Talks
TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas free to stream and download.
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:57 AM
9️⃣Connie Hockaday - The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask: www.ted.com/talks/consta...
↪ ✨Emphasizes leaders asking themselves, "What does inclusive leadership look like?"
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 ...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:56 AM
8️⃣Kenneth I. Chenault - How great leaders innovate responsibly: www.ted.com/talks/ken_ch...
↪ ⚖️Emphasizes leaders must inspire hope by driving responsible innovation that promotes equality and fairness.
How great leaders innovate responsibly
In times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change -- and why it...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:56 AM
7️⃣Karen Eber - How your brain responds to stories--and why they're crucial for leaders: www.ted.com/talks/karen_...
↪ 🧠Explains how storytelling activates multiple regions of the brain
How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders
How do the world's best leaders and visionaries earn trust? They don't just present data -- they also tell great stories. Leadership consultant Karen Eber demystifies what makes for effective storytel...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:55 AM
6️⃣Gitte Frederiksen - Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy: www.ted.com/talks/gitte_...
↪ 🌐View that effective leadership thrives in networked structures
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 ...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:55 AM
5️⃣John Doerr - Why the secret to success is setting the right goals: www.ted.com/talks/john_d...
↪ 🎯Explains that success comes from setting clear, measurable objectives
Why the secret to success is setting the right goals
Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr -- often, it's simply because they're leading us toward the wrong ...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:55 AM
4️⃣Itay Talgam - Lead like the great conductors: www.ted.com/talks/itay_t...
↪ 🎵Explores how great conductors demonstrate leadership
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-cent...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:54 AM
3️⃣Jim Hemerling - 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change: www.ted.com/talks/jim_he...
↪ 🔥Emphasizes that successful leadership during continuous change requires a people-centered approach
5 ways to lead in an era of constant change
Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your business in today's constantly-evolving world can be invigorating instead of exhausting. He outlines f...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:54 AM
2️⃣Roselinde Torres - What it takes to be a great leader: www.ted.com/talks/roseli...
↪ 🥇Highlights what great leaders need to succeed
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 le...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:53 AM
1️⃣Simon Sinek - How great leaders inspire action: www.ted.com/talks/simon_...
↪ ⭐Explains that great leaders and organizations inspire by focusing on their "why" before addressing the "how" and "what" of their actions
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 br...
www.ted.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:52 AM