I love this video. Straight to the point. If you want to succeed ensure you have three core business skills on your cv, backed up with experience: (i) strategic assignments, (ii) financial management and (iii) revenue generation. Check it out!
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I went to this talk by Lazlo Block in May, quite some time ago (sorry, I tweeted but forgot to blog). It was a close call between seeing Lazlo and going to a gender lecture. In the end, I decided to go to the talk where I knew least about the speaker- to learn new ideas.
I wasn’t disappointed. Lazzlo was full of ideas about work. He is the VP for People Operations at google, so Human Resources. He had a lot to say about his own journey, getting to google and where google is going next. All chronicled in his book Work Rules.
A hugely likeable and charismatic speaker, (he once worked as an actor), but don’t let that fool you, he had some hard hitting messages. My favourites were:
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Wow, what a talk! Gloria Larson is a former politician and lawyer and in 2007, she was the first woman to be selected President of Bentley University – an american business school. I went to an inspiring event she held a few weeks ago in London . In fact, I got caught in rush hour and missed the first bit, but it was well worth persevering.
Gloria talked about her own very impressive leadership journey as well as wove in lessons from academic research. My take aways were:
What have been your leadership lessons? Leave comments in the box bellow.
Harvard University Prof. Michael Watkins outlines some great advise on career transitions.
Michael tells us that understanding successful transitions is relevant to all and not just when you get promoted. Michael says that due to the impact of economic cycles restructuring and job shifting can be the norm.
What stood out for me was these three gems:
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This is a short clip by Marrisa Mayer, I know we talked about her in the last post. Its well worth the view- I promise.
Marrisa underscores the importance of failing . This may be counter intuitive she tells us. Shipping your product and receiving feedback is the only way to improve, innovate and meet customer expectations she explains. Getting your stuff out there and learning. I like this idea, its a new way to think of confidence at work, its not about perfecting but being resilient and adapting.
Marrisa’s top tips are:
– mis steps are to be expected don’t strive for perfection before you ship
-fail early and fail fast
-feedback is king, see what the users say
-reinvent and make things better based on the feedback (just do it quickly)
You may also like her thoughts about creativity, check it out here
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This is a short clip this week but, it packs a punch.
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer (highest paid female CEO in the US) said, and I agree, the best way to learn/develop is to work with smart people.
The take home message for me is, quite down your ego and, listen to those around you. Great insight.
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This is a great video on how remarkable women lead from Joanna Barsh. I found this clip and the whole body of work very inspiring. I believe leadership happens at all levels- this video is relevant to you wherever you are in your career.
I came across this video through the work of Sheryl Sandberg the founder of the lean in movement. I’ve talked lot about lean in, in previous posts and, have run a lean in circle myself. I’m an advocate.
Once you have a look at this overview video, I highly recommend that you take the time to look at the whole series – there are 7 videos: http://leanin.org/education/.
If you’re not already joined up to a circle this might be a great time to join.
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I’m excited to be sharing this video as it helps me approach leadership from a slightly different, but, helpful angle.
In this post, Kim Lyons takes us through her journey as a personal trainer, including a stint on the Biggest Looser USA. This story is full of great insight into the importance of #leading yourself first.
This video also reminds me of my own leadership journey, it didn’t start with leading others, it started with leading myself.
The lessons I took from the video are relevant to many areas of your life not just health. The take homes that stuck out for me are:
• Do stuff that energizes you
• Take care of yourself
• Learn to keep yourself motivated when it gets tough
• Find your voice and speak up
• Take action towards your goals, however small.
Let me know what you think in the comments box below.
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I’m really excited to share this video with you today. Oprah is an impressive individual and a personal inspiration to me. She has accomplished so much and overcome many challenges. As her first-hand testimony will show – a lot of hard work goes a long way.
The lesson that most struck me in this video was the importance of her own inner journey to her outward success. Oprah talks a lot about her self reflection. The ‘how’ and the ‘why’ questions behind what we do in work. This stood out to me, as often we think about what we want at work. What we want to be paid. What company we want to work in. What promotion we want next. Oprah talks a lot about mission, giving and contribution through our work. A great lens to look at leadership.
This is an extended video at over an hour long. It’s well worth it.
Let me know what your take aways were.
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This is a great 90 minute video training about authentic leadership. Gabriel looks at leadership through the lens of spirituality. This may be, or may not be ‘your thing’- that said, I feel you could swap out the lexicon of spirituality with that of your own and the message will be the same: if you’re called to lead – lead. There are also some practical tips for those who are action oriented. The ‘take homes’ for me in this very engaging video are:
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