[Music] have you ever experienced a situation in
have you ever experienced a situation in
have you ever experienced a situation in which you wanted to change something to
which you wanted to change something to
which you wanted to change something to achieve something that it was bigger
achieve something that it was bigger
achieve something that it was bigger than yourself you just couldn’t do it on
than yourself you just couldn’t do it on
than yourself you just couldn’t do it on your own or it didn’t make sense to do
your own or it didn’t make sense to do
your own or it didn’t make sense to do this on your own so you had to engage
this on your own so you had to engage
this on your own so you had to engage others involve them and ask them to help
others involve them and ask them to help
others involve them and ask them to help you if you have then congratulation
you if you have then congratulation
you if you have then congratulation you’ve experienced being the leader it’s
you’ve experienced being the leader it’s
you’ve experienced being the leader it’s a very broad definition so you can be a
a very broad definition so you can be a
a very broad definition so you can be a CEO of large multinational corporation
CEO of large multinational corporation
CEO of large multinational corporation you can be a team leader you can be a
you can be a team leader you can be a
you can be a team leader you can be a parent or a teacher and you can act as a
parent or a teacher and you can act as a
parent or a teacher and you can act as a leader in this role there is also a very
leader in this role there is also a very
leader in this role there is also a very simple definition but it’s a tricky kind
simple definition but it’s a tricky kind
simple definition but it’s a tricky kind of simplicity it’s a chess like kind of
of simplicity it’s a chess like kind of
of simplicity it’s a chess like kind of simplicity when you want to learn how to
simplicity when you want to learn how to
simplicity when you want to learn how to play the chess it takes no more than
play the chess it takes no more than
play the chess it takes no more than just a few minutes to learn the basic
just a few minutes to learn the basic
just a few minutes to learn the basic rules but to really master the game it
rules but to really master the game it
rules but to really master the game it takes years but still it’s good to know
takes years but still it’s good to know
takes years but still it’s good to know the rules it’s good to go for a style
the rules it’s good to go for a style
the rules it’s good to go for a style and only then freestyle and this is
and only then freestyle and this is
and only then freestyle and this is exactly what we gonna do today
exactly what we gonna do today
exactly what we gonna do today we’re gonna do a less-is-more exercise
we’re gonna do a less-is-more exercise
we’re gonna do a less-is-more exercise we’re gonna simplify things and we’re
we’re gonna simplify things and we’re
we’re gonna simplify things and we’re gonna take leadership to its very
gonna take leadership to its very
gonna take leadership to its very fundamentals to understand it better
fundamentals to understand it better
fundamentals to understand it better imagine that you can close the nature of
imagine that you can close the nature of
imagine that you can close the nature of leadership or a let’s say 90% of
leadership or a let’s say 90% of
leadership or a let’s say 90% of leadership in just three questions here
leadership in just three questions here
leadership in just three questions here they are
they are
they are what is it exactly that you’re trying to
what is it exactly that you’re trying to
what is it exactly that you’re trying to achieve why should they follow you and
achieve why should they follow you and
achieve why should they follow you and who are you
who are you
who are you those are again very simple questions
those are again very simple questions
those are again very simple questions you could say maybe even too simple and
you could say maybe even too simple and
you could say maybe even too simple and yes they are very simple but as you’re
yes they are very simple but as you’re
yes they are very simple but as you’re gonna see in a few moments it’s not that
gonna see in a few moments it’s not that
gonna see in a few moments it’s not that simple to answer them in a simple way
simple to answer them in a simple way
simple to answer them in a simple way let’s start with the first one what is
let’s start with the first one what is
let’s start with the first one what is it exactly that you trying to achieve
it exactly that you trying to achieve
it exactly that you trying to achieve think about a situation you are
think about a situation you are
think about a situation you are currently engaged in something that you
currently engaged in something that you
currently engaged in something that you working on or have worked in the recent
working on or have worked in the recent
working on or have worked in the recent past and try to answer this question
past and try to answer this question
past and try to answer this question what is it exactly that you’re trying to
what is it exactly that you’re trying to
what is it exactly that you’re trying to achieve you can feel it you can think
achieve you can feel it you can think
achieve you can feel it you can think about it try to say it in your mind you
about it try to say it in your mind you
about it try to say it in your mind you can say it out loud or you can finally
can say it out loud or you can finally
can say it out loud or you can finally maybe write it down stand up in front of
maybe write it down stand up in front of
maybe write it down stand up in front of all of your team members and read it and
all of your team members and read it and
all of your team members and read it and there’s a massive difference between
there’s a massive difference between
there’s a massive difference between feeling thinking and precisely
feeling thinking and precisely
feeling thinking and precisely accurately and clearly explaining what
accurately and clearly explaining what
accurately and clearly explaining what it is that you want to achieve this is
it is that you want to achieve this is
it is that you want to achieve this is the most important question there is
the most important question there is
the most important question there is nothing else without it all your actions
nothing else without it all your actions
nothing else without it all your actions all your decisions everything that
all your decisions everything that
all your decisions everything that you’re gonna do on your way to reach
you’re gonna do on your way to reach
you’re gonna do on your way to reach your objective will be an aftermath of
your objective will be an aftermath of
your objective will be an aftermath of it without it nothing else exists and I
it without it nothing else exists and I
it without it nothing else exists and I know that you already know that but
know that you already know that but
know that you already know that but unfortunately it’s true if you don’t
unfortunately it’s true if you don’t
unfortunately it’s true if you don’t know what it is that you want to achieve
know what it is that you want to achieve
know what it is that you want to achieve how will you know you’re on the way
how will you know you’re on the way
how will you know you’re on the way right way to get it and it same applies
right way to get it and it same applies
right way to get it and it same applies for your people for everyone who is
for your people for everyone who is
for your people for everyone who is involved in your leadership mission how
involved in your leadership mission how
involved in your leadership mission how are they supposed to know without
are they supposed to know without
are they supposed to know without assuming what it is that you are
assuming what it is that you are
assuming what it is that you are together trying to achieve this is very
together trying to achieve this is very
together trying to achieve this is very important you’ve got to get this one
important you’ve got to get this one
important you’ve got to get this one right and then goes the second question
right and then goes the second question
right and then goes the second question why should they follow you and it’s not
why should they follow you and it’s not
why should they follow you and it’s not why should your people follow you
why should your people follow you
why should your people follow you because leadership it’s it’s about many
because leadership it’s it’s about many
because leadership it’s it’s about many more people and then just your people
more people and then just your people
more people and then just your people your team members it’s about your your
your team members it’s about your your
your team members it’s about your your colleagues your peers your bosses your
colleagues your peers your bosses your
colleagues your peers your bosses your wives husbands children students
wives husbands children students
wives husbands children students everyone all the influencers whom you
everyone all the influencers whom you
everyone all the influencers whom you need to achieve your leadership mission
need to achieve your leadership mission
need to achieve your leadership mission I’ve got a rare privilege and luck throw
I’ve got a rare privilege and luck throw
I’ve got a rare privilege and luck throw the most of my career to do new business
the most of my career to do new business
the most of my career to do new business development corporate startups all kinds
development corporate startups all kinds
development corporate startups all kinds of greenfield initiatives and it was
of greenfield initiatives and it was
of greenfield initiatives and it was their nature that I had to engage
their nature that I had to engage
their nature that I had to engage influence ask other people to help me to
influence ask other people to help me to
influence ask other people to help me to achieve what I believe was right without
achieve what I believe was right without
achieve what I believe was right without having any formal influence over them
having any formal influence over them
having any formal influence over them no line reporting no formal hierarchical
no line reporting no formal hierarchical
no line reporting no formal hierarchical Authority and I was passionately cursing
Authority and I was passionately cursing
Authority and I was passionately cursing the slack in the early days of my career
the slack in the early days of my career
the slack in the early days of my career but later on I learned that this is
but later on I learned that this is
but later on I learned that this is exactly what leadership is about it’s
exactly what leadership is about it’s
exactly what leadership is about it’s not about walking into the room big big
not about walking into the room big big
not about walking into the room big big boss and saying this is what we’re gonna
boss and saying this is what we’re gonna
boss and saying this is what we’re gonna do
do
do it’s about asking people engaging them
it’s about asking people engaging them
it’s about asking people engaging them to help you because they want to do this
to help you because they want to do this
to help you because they want to do this imagine that money was no Denisha
imagine that money was no Denisha
imagine that money was no Denisha imagined that they could just all walk
imagined that they could just all walk
imagined that they could just all walk away within five seconds they could
away within five seconds they could
away within five seconds they could unlike you like they can do it on
unlike you like they can do it on
unlike you like they can do it on Facebook the moment they stopped liking
Facebook the moment they stopped liking
Facebook the moment they stopped liking whatever it is that you’re doing think
whatever it is that you’re doing think
whatever it is that you’re doing think and try to understand what is it exactly
and try to understand what is it exactly
and try to understand what is it exactly that you’re doing for them what are they
that you’re doing for them what are they
that you’re doing for them what are they getting from following you
getting from following you
getting from following you how are you impacting them and their
how are you impacting them and their
how are you impacting them and their lives and what do you really know about
lives and what do you really know about
lives and what do you really know about them how do you keep them engaged and
them how do you keep them engaged and
them how do you keep them engaged and motivated because leaders without
motivated because leaders without
motivated because leaders without followers they are not leaders anymore
followers they are not leaders anymore
followers they are not leaders anymore they can be very talented and gifted
they can be very talented and gifted
they can be very talented and gifted individuals but that’s not a leadership
individuals but that’s not a leadership
individuals but that’s not a leadership and gray leaders they have this amazing
and gray leaders they have this amazing
and gray leaders they have this amazing ability of attracting great followers
ability of attracting great followers
ability of attracting great followers and bringing the very best out of them
and bringing the very best out of them
and bringing the very best out of them sometimes it’s even more that they could
sometimes it’s even more that they could
sometimes it’s even more that they could achieve by themselves then goes the
achieve by themselves then goes the
achieve by themselves then goes the third question who are you that’s a big
third question who are you that’s a big
third question who are you that’s a big one that’s a that’s a dangerous one
one that’s a that’s a dangerous one
one that’s a that’s a dangerous one almost scary to ask it but what does it
almost scary to ask it but what does it
almost scary to ask it but what does it really mean well it means what’s
really mean well it means what’s
really mean well it means what’s important for you it means what do you
important for you it means what do you
important for you it means what do you value in your life what do you want to
value in your life what do you want to
value in your life what do you want to be remembered for out of all many
be remembered for out of all many
be remembered for out of all many different roles that you’re fulfilling
different roles that you’re fulfilling
different roles that you’re fulfilling in your life where do you put your focus
in your life where do you put your focus
in your life where do you put your focus on
on
on and even though probably it’s impossible
and even though probably it’s impossible
and even though probably it’s impossible or it leaves very difficult to fully
or it leaves very difficult to fully
or it leaves very difficult to fully comprehend the meaning of this question
comprehend the meaning of this question
comprehend the meaning of this question and answer I’m certain you can actually
and answer I’m certain you can actually
and answer I’m certain you can actually answer it to a pretty precise extent
answer it to a pretty precise extent
answer it to a pretty precise extent and when you’re in the business of
and when you’re in the business of
and when you’re in the business of leadership you’ve got to give it a try
leadership you’ve got to give it a try
leadership you’ve got to give it a try to be as precise and as accurate and as
to be as precise and as accurate and as
to be as precise and as accurate and as clear about it this question and the
clear about it this question and the
clear about it this question and the answer to it is very important in every
answer to it is very important in every
answer to it is very important in every person’s life but the leadership it
person’s life but the leadership it
person’s life but the leadership it allows you to understand if what you’re
allows you to understand if what you’re
allows you to understand if what you’re pursuing in your leadership mission is
pursuing in your leadership mission is
pursuing in your leadership mission is actually aligned with your true self it
actually aligned with your true self it
actually aligned with your true self it allows you to understand better your
allows you to understand better your
allows you to understand better your objectives and also this self-reflection
objectives and also this self-reflection
objectives and also this self-reflection and consciousness it pays back because
and consciousness it pays back because
and consciousness it pays back because it allows you to really focus your
it allows you to really focus your
it allows you to really focus your attention authentically and fully on
attention authentically and fully on
attention authentically and fully on other people
other people
other people leadership is a little bit like a
leadership is a little bit like a
leadership is a little bit like a superpower and with my eldest daughter I
superpower and with my eldest daughter I
superpower and with my eldest daughter I I often have conversations before she
I often have conversations before she
I often have conversations before she goes to sleep and we exchange on what
goes to sleep and we exchange on what
goes to sleep and we exchange on what kind of superpowers we would both like
kind of superpowers we would both like
kind of superpowers we would both like to have she usually goes for flying I go
to have she usually goes for flying I go
to have she usually goes for flying I go for teleporting it’s easier you don’t
for teleporting it’s easier you don’t
for teleporting it’s easier you don’t need to get that high and if you’re
need to get that high and if you’re
need to get that high and if you’re afraid of heights it’s same effect but
afraid of heights it’s same effect but
afraid of heights it’s same effect but not that risky and what our superpower
not that risky and what our superpower
not that risky and what our superpower is anyway well those are some
is anyway well those are some
is anyway well those are some supernatural abilities that superheroes
supernatural abilities that superheroes
supernatural abilities that superheroes have and they use them to change the
have and they use them to change the
have and they use them to change the world for the better they have them and
world for the better they have them and
world for the better they have them and they can use them because without those
they can use them because without those
they can use them because without those superpowers they couldn’t achieve
superpowers they couldn’t achieve
superpowers they couldn’t achieve whatever it is that they are achieving
whatever it is that they are achieving
whatever it is that they are achieving there would be ordinary people like you
there would be ordinary people like you
there would be ordinary people like you and I the leadership is actually a kind
and I the leadership is actually a kind
and I the leadership is actually a kind of superpower because a single person
of superpower because a single person
of superpower because a single person with their followers they can achieve
with their followers they can achieve
with their followers they can achieve really magical things
really magical things
really magical things thanks to leadership things that hard
thanks to leadership things that hard
thanks to leadership things that hard fact-based science and logic is
fact-based science and logic is
fact-based science and logic is sometimes completely denying and there
sometimes completely denying and there
sometimes completely denying and there is one very cool difference between
is one very cool difference between
is one very cool difference between regular superpowers and leadership
regular superpowers and leadership
regular superpowers and leadership superpower everybody has it because
superpower everybody has it because
superpower everybody has it because flying or teleporting excluding Shaolin
flying or teleporting excluding Shaolin
flying or teleporting excluding Shaolin monks you need to be born with this the
monks you need to be born with this the
monks you need to be born with this the leadership is a choice and each and
leadership is a choice and each and
leadership is a choice and each and every one of you can make a choice to
every one of you can make a choice to
every one of you can make a choice to use it
so you’ve got three questions you got
so you’ve got three questions you got what is it exactly that you want to
what is it exactly that you want to
what is it exactly that you want to achieve this is your objective this is
achieve this is your objective this is
achieve this is your objective this is what you want to get then you’ve got a
what you want to get then you’ve got a
what you want to get then you’ve got a question why should they follow you so
question why should they follow you so
question why should they follow you so you already know who’s with you who’s
you already know who’s with you who’s
you already know who’s with you who’s gonna cover your back who’s gonna walk
gonna cover your back who’s gonna walk
gonna cover your back who’s gonna walk with you and you together gonna achieve
with you and you together gonna achieve
with you and you together gonna achieve your leadership objective and you got
your leadership objective and you got
your leadership objective and you got the who are you question the who are you
the who are you question the who are you
the who are you question the who are you question is actually giving you the why
question is actually giving you the why
question is actually giving you the why the reason why this objective why these
the reason why this objective why these
the reason why this objective why these people what are you doing for them but
people what are you doing for them but
people what are you doing for them but there is just one thing missing in this
there is just one thing missing in this
there is just one thing missing in this picture it’s action because leadership
picture it’s action because leadership
picture it’s action because leadership my friends is empirical it’s about doing
my friends is empirical it’s about doing
my friends is empirical it’s about doing and you can read all the books you can
and you can read all the books you can
and you can read all the books you can do all the MBAs all the training get all
do all the MBAs all the training get all
do all the MBAs all the training get all the coaches you can watch all TED
the coaches you can watch all TED
the coaches you can watch all TED speeches on leadership and you can be a
speeches on leadership and you can be a
speeches on leadership and you can be a world-class expert on leadership but
world-class expert on leadership but
world-class expert on leadership but it’s the moment you act when you are
it’s the moment you act when you are
it’s the moment you act when you are becoming a leader and in this respect
becoming a leader and in this respect
becoming a leader and in this respect leadership is very much like sports my
leadership is very much like sports my
leadership is very much like sports my favorite one is boxing so when you want
favorite one is boxing so when you want
favorite one is boxing so when you want to be a boxer you eat healthy you
to be a boxer you eat healthy you
to be a boxer you eat healthy you practice speed you workout in the gym to
practice speed you workout in the gym to
practice speed you workout in the gym to be strong you punch the back to have a
be strong you punch the back to have a
be strong you punch the back to have a good fighting technique but it’s the
good fighting technique but it’s the
good fighting technique but it’s the moment you walk into the ring you put
moment you walk into the ring you put
moment you walk into the ring you put your gloves on when you are confronting
your gloves on when you are confronting
your gloves on when you are confronting your opponent knowing that you can lose
your opponent knowing that you can lose
your opponent knowing that you can lose by going there to fight to win when
by going there to fight to win when
by going there to fight to win when you’re becoming a boxer when you want to
you’re becoming a boxer when you want to
you’re becoming a boxer when you want to be a leader and you’re asking yourselves
be a leader and you’re asking yourselves
be a leader and you’re asking yourselves those three questions and searching for
those three questions and searching for
those three questions and searching for three excellent answers try to answer as
three excellent answers try to answer as
three excellent answers try to answer as good as you can but don’t look for a
good as you can but don’t look for a
good as you can but don’t look for a perfect answer it doesn’t exist when
perfect answer it doesn’t exist when
perfect answer it doesn’t exist when you’re thinking if you’re ready test and
you’re thinking if you’re ready test and
you’re thinking if you’re ready test and be prepared as much as you can to be
be prepared as much as you can to be
be prepared as much as you can to be ready they’ll remember you can never be
ready they’ll remember you can never be
ready they’ll remember you can never be hundred percent ready so don’t look for
hundred percent ready so don’t look for
hundred percent ready so don’t look for a perfect answer don’t wait to be
a perfect answer don’t wait to be
a perfect answer don’t wait to be perfectly ready put your gloves on walk
perfectly ready put your gloves on walk
perfectly ready put your gloves on walk into the ring confront your opponent and
into the ring confront your opponent and
into the ring confront your opponent and when you hear the calling of your
when you hear the calling of your
when you hear the calling of your leadership mission choose to accept it
leadership mission choose to accept it
leadership mission choose to accept it hear of your clothes show your Superman
hear of your clothes show your Superman
hear of your clothes show your Superman t-shirt
t-shirt
t-shirt and choose to act thank you
and choose to act thank you
and choose to act thank you [Applause]
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