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I have watched several of these 25, and I can attest that they are good and worth the time it takes to watch.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/26Mvbr
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/26Mvbr
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Simon Sinek is one of my favorite TED Talk Speakers. I have had he pleasure of hearing him speak in person several times and got to have some good one on one conversation with him when he was a invited guest speaker for our AFCEA Scholarship banquet.
I encourage you to check out his books (Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last)
https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en
I encourage you to check out his books (Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last)
https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
CW5 (Join to see) , Leaders Eat Last is actually dedicated to the United States Air Force. He has done a lot of leadership "stuff" with all the branches and the title actually comes from the USMC.
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BG (Join to see)
Agreed, he is great. He spoke to us at GO "Charm School" last week on how brain chemicals affect leadership. Very engaging and interesting. Hard to believe he is so young.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
One of my favorite stories he tells is this one:
I heard a story about a former Under Secretary of Defense who gave a speech at a large conference. He took his place on the stage and began talking, sharing his prepared remarks with the audience. He paused to take a sip of coffee from the Styrofoam cup he'd brought on stage with him. He took another sip, looked down at the cup and smiled.
"You know," he said, interrupting his own speech, "I spoke here last year. I presented at this same conference on this same stage. But last year, I was still an Under Secretary," he said.
"I flew here in business class and when I landed, there was someone waiting for me at the airport to take me to my hotel. Upon arriving at my hotel," he continued, "there was someone else waiting for me. They had already checked me into the hotel, so they handed me my key and escorted me up to my room. The next morning, when I came down, again there was someone waiting for me in the lobby to drive me to this same venue that we are in today. I was taken through a back entrance, shown to the greenroom and handed a cup of coffee in a beautiful ceramic cup."
"But this year, as I stand here to speak to you, I am no longer the Under Secretary," he continued. "I flew here coach class and when I arrived at the airport yesterday there was no one there to meet me. I took a taxi to the hotel, and when I got there, I checked myself in and went by myself to my room. This morning, I came down to the lobby and caught another taxi to come here. I came in the front door and found my way backstage. Once there, I asked one of the techs if there was any coffee. He pointed to a coffee machine on a table against the wall. So I walked over and poured myself a cup of coffee into this here Styrofoam cup," he said as he raised the cup to show the audience.
"It occurs to me," he continued, "the ceramic cup they gave me last year . . . it was never meant for me at all. It was meant for the position I held. I deserve a Styrofoam cup.
"This is the most important lesson I can impart to all of you," he offered.
"All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup."
I heard a story about a former Under Secretary of Defense who gave a speech at a large conference. He took his place on the stage and began talking, sharing his prepared remarks with the audience. He paused to take a sip of coffee from the Styrofoam cup he'd brought on stage with him. He took another sip, looked down at the cup and smiled.
"You know," he said, interrupting his own speech, "I spoke here last year. I presented at this same conference on this same stage. But last year, I was still an Under Secretary," he said.
"I flew here in business class and when I landed, there was someone waiting for me at the airport to take me to my hotel. Upon arriving at my hotel," he continued, "there was someone else waiting for me. They had already checked me into the hotel, so they handed me my key and escorted me up to my room. The next morning, when I came down, again there was someone waiting for me in the lobby to drive me to this same venue that we are in today. I was taken through a back entrance, shown to the greenroom and handed a cup of coffee in a beautiful ceramic cup."
"But this year, as I stand here to speak to you, I am no longer the Under Secretary," he continued. "I flew here coach class and when I arrived at the airport yesterday there was no one there to meet me. I took a taxi to the hotel, and when I got there, I checked myself in and went by myself to my room. This morning, I came down to the lobby and caught another taxi to come here. I came in the front door and found my way backstage. Once there, I asked one of the techs if there was any coffee. He pointed to a coffee machine on a table against the wall. So I walked over and poured myself a cup of coffee into this here Styrofoam cup," he said as he raised the cup to show the audience.
"It occurs to me," he continued, "the ceramic cup they gave me last year . . . it was never meant for me at all. It was meant for the position I held. I deserve a Styrofoam cup.
"This is the most important lesson I can impart to all of you," he offered.
"All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup."
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SFC Boots Attaway
IMHO ALL leaders should read "Why Leaders Eat Last". Like the title infers a leader should always think of his soldiers before themselves. Not just eating but in all aspects of military life.
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Great post CW5 (Join to see). Here is a collection of favorite TED Talks from the RP community.
Favorite TED Talk? | RallyPoint
We're currently organizing a local community TEDx event, and creating the agenda. Please help with suggested talks that have inspired you. Thanks!!
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CW5 (Join to see)
Thanks for posting that, Capt Brandon Charters. I will post a couple of my favorites there.
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TED talks rock; a great tool for personal development, and a great start for a unit leader development program!
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