TED Talks Daily What's your leadership language? | Rosita Najmi
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Jan 3, 2024 
Rosita Najmi, a global development economist with diverse experience in corporations, governments, and nonprofits, explores the art of leadership communication. She emphasizes the need to understand various leadership languages instead of sticking to a single style. Najmi shares compelling anecdotes from her work in West Africa, illustrating how adaptability in communication fosters collaboration and drives success. She also addresses pressing issues like gender equality, climate change, and data, highlighting how effective leadership can unite diverse sectors.
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Rosita's Diverse Background
- Rosita Najmi, growing up as an Iranian refugee in Tennessee, had diverse cultural experiences.
- She encountered a mix of organizational languages in business school, highlighting leadership language's importance.
Adaptive Leadership
- Effective leadership is about adapting one's approach based on the situation and people involved.
- Focus on "leadership languages" rather than adhering to fixed leadership styles.
Multilingual Leaders in Impact Investing
- A study of impact investing funds showed that successful funds had multilingual leaders.
- These leaders could communicate across corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and public policy perspectives.