TED Radio Hour
What Leadership Looks Like
Feb 2, 2024
Leadership is explored through the perspectives of executive coach Patrice Gordon, organizational psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and educator Shabana Basij-Rasikh. Topics include reverse mentoring, redefining leadership, lessons from losing, reimagining success beyond GDP, changing landscape of leadership, and education and resilience in Afghanistan.
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- Leaders should diversify their mentorship and leadership circles to gain different perspectives and insights based on ethnicity and gender.
- Leadership selections should prioritize talent and merit rather than gender or other stereotypes, focusing on confident, charismatic, and narcissistic individuals may hinder competent leaders from being recognized.
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Reverse mentoring at Virgin Atlantic
Patrice Gordon became a reverse mentor to Virgin Atlantic's CEO, Craig Krieger. The program aimed to provide different perspectives and insights based on ethnicity and gender. Patrice shared her experiences as a woman of color working at Virgin Atlantic and suggested that leaders should diversify their mentorship and leadership circles.
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