The very definition of a leader puts in the mind an image of an individual. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a leader is a person who directs a group on a course or direction. However, a leader can be more than just a person; it can be an entire organization. Nonprofit organizations are great examples of organizations who display leadership qualities. Through diverse goals and approaches, these organizations attempt to encourage the public to feel as passionately about their issues. One of these organizations is TED. TED teaches anyone interested in learning , and is proactive, collaborative, insightful, and receptive to opposing views.
TED is an organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started in 1984 as a conference to bring people together from the worlds of Technology, Entertainment, and Design- hence, TED. Now, TED has two annual conferences along with TED Talks. The Ted Conference is held on the North American West Coast and TEDGlobal has been held in the UK, Tanzania, Scotland, and in 2014 will be held in Brazil. These conferences include speakers that give TED Talks, which started out as ways to show the rest of the world the information shared at the conference online. The public then received these Talks so well that the entire TED website was reinvented around TED Talks. Through these events, TED has successfully displayed the traits of a strong leader.
Successful leaders do more than inspire their followers; they teach. In fact, teaching is almost necessary to getting a group of people to believe in a cause. Most people do not subscribe to causes unless they feel comfortable with their level of knowledge about it. Because TED was founded for the purpose of sharing ideas and teaching, they might be the...
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Lauren Zalaznick’s Ted Talk: The Conscience of Television is descriptive and explanatory as she incorporates the idea that televisions have a conscience. The speaker explains how television reflects the moral, political, social, and emotional need our nation. Zalaznick gets into the topic of evolution in order to show how human beings are separated from the animal kingdom simply because we love to be entertained.
The first theory to explain some of Ted's behavior is that of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs which focuses on describing the stages of growth in humans using the terms physiological, safety, belongingness, self esteem, self actualization and self transcendence. Ted had the necessities of life and shelter, and was therefore satisfied in his physiologi...
The TED Talk “Why 30 is not the new 20” by Meg Jay, was a powerful and successful speech. Jay delivers an inspirational message to twenty-year-olds to not waste away important years of their life in an unmeaningful relationship or career. Instead she stresses the importance of searching for a life-long partner sooner rather than later in life. She also talked about taking career risks while still young, because these opportunities will likely be indefeasible later in life. Jay 's main points were very effective in persuading one to consider living by this set of social standards. It is clear that Meg Jay is an experienced public speaker, because of how well the overall presentation was. She does all of the basics perfectly, such as standing
...ted by power or greed or even survival. This is humanity motivated by the search for knowledge, by curiosity that overcame the barriers of gender, race and even species. Out of the turmoil that they were anticipating in the 60s, out of the unmitigated scientific advancements they predicted and out of a time period that is documented in the series as the most violent and barbaric in human history, they saw hope for the human race. Space unifies us, prosperity enables us, and curiosity inspires us.
Mathers, Marshall. New York Times, June 16, 2010. Intervew by DEBORAH SOLOMON. 1. Print. 23 Mar 2011. .
Leaders lead. They lead by example, by demonstrating and living out organizational values, and by being seen. A good leader will never ask a teammate to do something they are not willing to do. Leaders also clearly understand the central purpose of their organization and ensure it is crystal clear to every member of the team...and they are relentless in pursuing it.
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When the presenter was done, Ms.TG took control over the room. In my opinion, I felt like the leadership style of the group was charismatic, which is by far the most successful trait-driven leadership style is charismatic. Charismatic leaders have a vision, as well as a personality that motivates followers to execute that vision. As a result, this leadership type has traditionally been one of the most valued. Charismatic leadership provides fertile ground for creativity and innovation, and is often highly motivational. With charismatic leaders at the helm, the organization’s members simply want to follow. I thought this was a charismatic leadership because Ms. TG had a vision and mission statement in which she went by and wanted the group to follow. Their vision states, “A world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation; their mission, “To inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their
Throughout American history, important, credible individuals have given persuasive speeches on various issues to diverse audiences.
My organization, voice, and passion were all strong points of my presentation. This allowed me to effectively engage my audience and convey my content in an efficient and logical way.
A leader is described as a person who guides others and has authority and influence over others. They work to influence others into meeting certain goals. There is no right or wrong definition of a leader and there is no recipe that ensures effective leadership. Successful leaders have a good balance of vision, influence, and power. Leaders gain their authority from their ability to influence others to get the work done; because of this, anyone has the potential to be a leader. (Finkelman. 2012, p15)
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Leadership is defined as the action of leading a group of people or organization in order to accomplish certain goals. A leader must possess certain power or ability to hold a leadership position (Al-Sawai, 2013). There are several leadership styles identified over the years. Regardless of his leadership type, a leader must be able to influence his organization and be aware what motivates his team members, so that the goals can be accomplished.
Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization. (House et al, 1999, pg. 184) And the leader is a person who has this ability.