Be a leader Leadership is an important characteristic to develop and use in all aspects of work and business. What’s even better is that leadership is even more accessible now than it’s ever been before, thanks to the power of the internet.
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Yesterday & today
Look for problems in your every day life, whether you’re working, relaxing or playing.
Actively Look for problems 1 Think through the problem thoroughly and then find one
aspect to tackle. It will be much easier to find a solution.
Think it through 2
Don’t over complicate ideas, keep them as simple as possible so they’re easy to explain.
Keep it simple 3 Today we’re talking about inspiring others to make a
change – it can be as serious or as fun as you like!
Today: leadership & inspiring others 4
So what is
Leadership Anyway?
Good leaders are doers – they get
stuff done.
Taking Action
Leaders need to be able to bring out the
best in others.
Enabling Others to act
Good leaders have a cause or have beliefs
that they stand by
Believing in something
Having the courage to do or say something
even when they know others will disagree
Showing courage
There are many characteristics associated with leadership. Here are a few key skills you’re going to need when you’re setting up your business venture.
myths about leadership Are people chosen to lead or do they choose? Below is a short clip about how leadership comes about,
with some lessons about how you could get involved - if you choose to!
A short clip of Meslin’s inspiring talk about the way we see apathy.
Heroism is a myth. A heroic effort is
a collective effort, not individual,
it’s imperfect and it’s voluntary -
you are not chosen, you choose to
be a leader.
The antidote to apathy Dave Meslin
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A ‘tribe’ is a group of people connected together by a shared experience or belief. Leaders make tribes.
The concept of ‘Tribes’ was first described by Seth Godin, a well known figurehead in modern marketing, but the idea is not a new one. Tribes are a group of people connected together by a shared experience or interest. Tribes tend to look out for
each other, and they tend to like each other, too.
Thanks to the internet, now even people with niche interests can find each other.
Tribes: an explanation Seth Godin’s idea of ‘Tribes’ is not a new one, the idea has been around for centuries. Tribes are formed
when people are connected together by a similar experience or belief. Here to explain is Seth himself.
Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived
a human social unit from the distant
past: tribes. Founded on shared
ideas and values, tribes give
ordinary people the power to lead
and make big change. He urges us
to do so.
The tribes we lead Seth Godin
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Fesitval Goers
Festival goers are a tribe of people who are connected together by a
shared experience
This is a tribe!
Make poverty
history …was a successful movement in the UK that brought together 8 million
in 2005. Those 8 million people were a tribe - people who were
connected together by what they cared about.
This is a tribe!
If you can connect people together and make them care about what you’re doing, you can start a movement.
It’s all about connecting people together – a lot of people will only do something if it means they can build stronger relationships with the people around them, or make new connections with people they have similar interests as.
What does a movement look like? So leaders lead tribes and tribes make movements. What does a movement look like anyway? And how
can you start a movement? Derek Silvers shows us a movement in action.
Derek Silvers shows us how to start a movement. With help from some
surprising footage, Derek Sivers
explains how movements really get
started. It takes two to tango!
How to start a movement in 3 minutes Derek Silvers
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The Cause The Action
The reason behind what you are doing. It could be serious, or it could just be for a laugh!
How do your supporters join in with your movement? What can they do to participate?
How do your supporters spread the message? How do new people find out about your movement?
Anatomy of a movement What do you need to start a movement? Well, it helps if you have thought about the
following three aspects of a successful movement.
A Connection
Movember Movember is a month long event where men grow moustaches to raise money for prostate cancer charities. Since 1999 Movember
has raised $174 Million for charity with 1.1 million people participating in 2012.
This is a movement!
Obama’s Hope Campaign
This iconic poster wasn’t created as part of Barack Obama’s election materials, but by a renowned graffiti artist, Shepard Fairey.
It quickly became a viral phenomenon amongst Americans and massively
contributed to Barack Obama’s first election win.
This is a movement!
And it doesn’t
stop There…
Nek-nominations
#Bald For
Bieber
Harlem Shake
There are many characteristics associated with leadership. Here are a few key skills you’re going to need when you’re setting up your business venture.
KONY
No make up selfie
Planking
The Internet
Social Media
So why is this happening? Movements are popping up everywhere. They come in fast and disappear even faster. Thanks to the arrival of the
internet, social media and handheld mobile devices, movements have the space to grow.
Mobile devices
Funny
Crazy
Amazing Shocking
scary
Sad
Try and make an emotional connection Make an emotional connection in what you’re doing. If you can provoke a reaction in people then you are much
more likely to get a response and get your audience to engage with you.
The world needs you to be a leader. Leadership is more important and accessible now than ever before.
It’s all about connecting people together – a lot of people will only do something if it means they can build stronger relationships with the people around them, or make new connections with people they have similar interests as.
Things to takeaway
Think about what causes or issues you care about or believe in and work out what you want to say.
Find things you care about 1 Stand up for your beliefs. It’s always harder to care than
not to care but that’s never a reason to take a backseat.
Stand up for what you believe in 2
Leaders put their neck on the line when they do something out of the ordinary. Anything worth doing is going to upset the status quo, so don’t be scared of what others may think.
Don’t be scared to be different 3 Find the people that care about the same things you
care about and start up a conversation – you’ll be amazed at where it leads.
Find and connect with your tribe 4