The surprising truth in how to be a great leader | Julia Milner | TEDxLiège

The surprising truth in how to be a great leader Professor of Leadership, Director International Centre for Leadership Coaching This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@jacobjacob6154]

This has been my approach to leadership. I wasn't trained to lead this way, rather, I used this approach because I believe we know the answers; and as Julia stated, we need people to guide us through the reflection process by asking questions. And it [truly] does have a more effective positive impact on both finding a solution and one's understanding .

[@pikaboo4861]

I experienced leadership in my college year, for some reason I find this leader thing as a good benefit to me tbh. It's an adrenaline to me knowing what are the potential in this group if either competitive or just wanting to pass the given project. You have members who are lower than you and you will have members who are higher than you. The higher ones sometimes give the leadership to others because they can provide ideas and let the leader assign them what to do. Then you just realize that there is potential after the long work and at the end of the day you know the people who can be reliable when it comes to this kind of projects. I don't know in the field of work but I would love to take the position of being a leader someday in my passion.

[@arminrau-makingstartupspro7878]

I will write down some of your insights and use them for my future videos. Thanks for that!

[@striderwolf687]

Reminds me of David Rock’s book, Quiet Leadership. What a game changer! I’ve heard it said, leaders aren’t paid to think for others but to raise the level of thinking for those they serve. Excellent high level review! Appreciate the tongue and cheek remark at the end!

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Real leaders first learn how to follow first. Army taught me this.Officers actually manage, it is the NCO's that lead. I was an NCO. E-5 and E-6.I led. First I followed. This carried iover to my civilian career as a Merchant Mariner.

[@CEOLife]

Thank you for a great talk!

[@vanessaphillips2732]

I always forget how accents can have accents. Like Asian-American accent would be different than an Asian-South African accent. great talk

[@bryangalicia8640]

Everyone’s a leader, some of us just need some help finding and revealing that gift.

[@rudraom9]

Hallelujah

[@Jmay411]

Love how the Aussie accent was revealed in the 1st word. So> "Soir"

[@barbsmart7373]

What do you mean about the Aussie accent? Absolutely no aussie or kiwi accent in this talk.

[@lafidala.1726]

The lady talking is not a native English speaker

[@barbsmart7373]

@@lafidala.1726 Well I guess only Jessica Walden knows how she thinks the Australian accent is revealed in the first word of this talk. Or even why she loves the thought. I am very fond of Australians and I enjoyed this talk regardless of anything else.

[@lafidala.1726]

@@barbsmart7373 Actually, I also thought she was Aussie at the beginning.

[@ZoeAlleyne]

It was a VERY Australian introduction, which might be because she has spent extended periods of time in Australia.

[@StanislavGeorgiev-Savo]

The problem is that a lot of people take on "leadership", just because they're too lazy or incompetent to do anything else. It is unclear from her speech how you will coach without being a subject matter expert.

[@sophiemyt4089]

Is anyone watching this video for school like me?

[@user-lg6ym3fo2n]

the MIC is sooooooo noisy

[@nicole-ob9pl]

No not really

[@citytrees1752]

This is not about leadership its about being a boss. And surprisingly 12 minutes is way too long to get to the point, which is: be a coach instead of giving advice.

[@bingobongo1615]

Absolutely agree. Leadership is something else - its the ability to overcome adaptive challenges and activating people through soft powers is just a small part of it. This is about managerial skills which are always needed, leadership is needed in time of change.

[@karlopeternel7685]

Good leader make his teammates to have confidence in him as a leader but the great leader makes his teammates to have confidence in themselves

[@timothym2011]

My great cousin that was a good Ted talk I am myself a milner 🙂

[@vikassaggarwal7037]

Good 12 min to spend to reinforce the best style of leadership which is Coaching.

[@owlnyc666]

People rarely take advice. I rarely take advice. I rarely give advice and people rarely take the advice I do give.

[@Don-zu5pm]

I have to. Tina.

[@johndd8186]

What exactly is the point of her "glamour photo" slide?

[@jonathansaucedo2497]

Personal Brand

[@zobibaglobalMedia]

I like this Julia😄

[@mikeashman9502]

"When me and my husband go to a restaurant, we like to share a dessert". I can assure you, your husband wants his own dessert.

[@peterross2152]

sabrina claudio

[@akshatgoyal6319]

nice

[@silvestermasinde5029]

Nice

[@voodoochile80]

Nice

[@gabigenerose1112]

Nice

[@domsau2]

It's not in Nice, but in Liège.

[@haSHAH1]

If you won't lead, who will?

[@tejpalsharma796]

😃

[@moseskim3942]

OMG, just get to the point already.

[@ashleylim9485]

Pretty

[@spyrootur2013]

Ashley Lim tf

[@tejpalsharma796]

071

[@adityakotha2001]

:)

[@kimchan3287]

（╹◡╹）

[@nicole-ob9pl]

:D

[@tejpalsharma796]

Hualn

[@cindyeisenhauer4826]

Sorry, but that was a winding road of a speech that I got lost in the first 5 mins of!🤷🏼‍♀️ I don't think she needed 12 mins when she already told us the just of the speech in the first 5 mins. I felt like it was really hard to follow along with what she was trying to say. She would jump around to different conversational points and I had trouble figuring out her train of thought.

[@zaveeramini9712]

I wish I could see what Julia looks like...maybe she could put up a massive photo of her on the screen? Very informative talk though.

[@montgisard7225]

It is a non sense to make believe people that everybody can be a leader

[@georgesduroy9722]

Wow, I didn't know one could squeeze so much BS in just 12 minutes... Do they really get paid to say this?

[@robertbishop6728]

Lots of hot air. Book theory backed up by zero personal experience. I'm sure she has never led a real team in the real world.

[@spyrootur2013]

Robert Bishop excuse you? i don’t think you’re the one on tedx talk. until then, please don’t.

[@robertbishop6728]

@@spyrootur2013 Your absolutely right. I'm not on Ted talk. But I have led teams so I do know what I'm talking about. And freedom of speech is still worth fighting for. Have a great day

[@funinkosikheswa]

Im not getting what I clicked this for.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Civilians do not a dam thing about being a leader. They know zip.

[@maikolborsetti9425]

It is difficult to consider as "of any use" a speech on leadership from someone who has heavy breath because she is nervous giving a speech.

[@alexasanders8998]

Maikol Borsetti I did not hear/see her being nervous whatsoever. Nonetheless, even the greatest leaders get nervous making a speech, because if they don’t get at least a little nervous, they just don’t care.

[@maikolborsetti9425]

Alexa Sanders she is breathing heavily. She is not projecting authority and leadership. Period

[@allent1034]

@@maikolborsetti9425 You are confusing good acting skills with good leadership. Yes a leader who needs to make speeches to large groups of people needs to develop good speaking skills, however for the 99% of leaders who are not in that situation, they need the coaching skills to communicate one on one. That is the point of this talk -even though she appeared a bit nervous. Someone who would not follow a leader who does not project authority "Period" would be the subject of those articles "Why Some People Follow Toxic Leaders"

[@jameschave8836]

I assume you think of yourself as a leader? Publicly criticising and demeaning someone is hardly likely to inspire anyone you aim to lead. In addition I’d like to express my sympathy that you cant find “any use” in great content when something about the presentation bothered you, this seems like a self limiting belief.

[@maikolborsetti9425]

@@jameschave8836 I simply expressed what I think about this video. I think I have the right, do I? I also never said what you express in the last part of your post. Besides, the very first sentence you write is ad hominem attack that has no connection with my statement. Man, I suggest that you should study logics before posting this nonsense.