Simon Sinek - How great leaders inspire action
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Simon Sinek, leadership
expert, explores how leaders can inspire cooperation, trust and change. Fascinated by the leaders who make impact in
the world, companies and politicians with the capacity to inspire, Simon Sinek has discovered some remarkable patterns in
how they think, act and communicate. He wrote Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action to explore his idea of the Golden Circle, what he calls "a naturally occurring pattern, grounded in the biology of human
decision making, that explains why we are inspired by some people, leaders, messages and organizations over others."
His newest work explores "circles of safety," exploring how to enhance feelings of trust and confidence in making bold decisions. It's the subject of
his latest book, Leaders Eat Last.
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years,
once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn
from people they don’t like.’” A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect
with them on a real, human, personal level.
Rita F. Pierson has spent her entire life in or around the classroom, having followed both her parents
and grandparents into a career as an educator.
“Every
child deserves a champion — an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists
that they become the best that they can possibly be.” ~Rita Pierson
Jackson Katz: Violence against women—it's a Men's issue
Domestic violence is often called a "women’s issue.” But in this
bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz says it's truly a men’s issue too. A clarion call for us all -- women and men --
to call out unacceptable behavior and be leaders of change.
Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice
Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated and
the condemned. He's the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based group that
has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting
abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Brilliant talk, very inspiring!
Kimberley Motley, International Litigator - How I defend the rule
of law
"Every human deserves protection under their country's laws - even when that law is forgotten or ignored.
Sharing three cases from her international legal practice, Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan
and elsewhere, shows how a country's own laws can bring both justice and "Justness" - using laws for
their intended purpose: to protect."
Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming
true leaders.
After working at Microsoft
for almost a decade, Patrick Awuah returned home to Ghana and cofounded Ashesi University, a small liberal arts college
that aims to educate Africa's next generation of leaders. Its first class of students graduated in 2006. http://www.ashesi.edu.gh/
