Aug 16, 2010 · Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF's Jason Clay says global markets will shift to protect the planet our consumption has already outgrown. Hear how his extraordinary roundtables are getting big brand rivals to agree on green practices first -- before their products duke it out on store shelves.
Aug 16, 2010 · Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF’s Jason Clay says global markets can protect the planet our consumption has already outgrown. Hear how his extraordinary roundtables are getting big brand rivals to agree on green practices first — before their products duke it out on store shelves. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July […]
TED Talks Worth Sharing, Jason Clay: How big brands can help save biodiversity. I grew up on a small farm in Missouri. We lived on less than a dollar a day for about 15 years. I got a scholarship, went to university, studied international agriculture, studied anthropology, and decided I …
Jason Clay leads the work of WWF-US on agriculture, aquaculture, business and industry, finance, fisheries, and forests. Over the course of his career he has worked on a family farm and in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has taught at Harvard and Yale and spent more than 25 years with human rights and environmental organizations.
If morale is an issue in your organisation, The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor is certainly worth a watch. Happiness is at the core of this motivational TED Talk, stating that our brains at happy are 31 % more productive than when we are negative, neutral or stressed. Shawn also discusses the”happiness advantage”, explaining how when we are happy, our intelligence rises, as does our creativity and energy. On top of this, we experience less burnout and companies with happy employees benefit from less voluntary turnover. So if you want to turn your company around, you should really tailor your performance management system to address and improve employee morale.
The Puzzle of Motivation, a TED Talk by Dan Pink, discusses the”Carrot and Stick” approach to motivation and explains why this approach is altogether too basic. Importantly, Pink covers the relationship between pay and performance and discusses how increased compensation doesn’t always lead to improved productivity.
Rather than focusing on money, Pink argues we need to explore intrinsic motivation. To achieve our SMART objectives and excel in our jobs, Pink says we need: 1 Autonomy — Employees need to be given the freedom to achieve their objectives in their way. 2 Mastery — Mastery is improved by regular one-to-one performance check-ins and feedback sessions. These sessions help to improve competency, confidence and skills. 3 Purpose — This element can only be created when employees are granted genuine transparency into the business, its direction and business objectives. Employees need to feel like they are an important part of a well-functioning, cohesive team.
Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work by Jason Fried is a motivational TED Talk for forward-thinking business leaders. Fried covers the fact that, in many ways, the office environment isn’t the best place to get work done. We’re subject to distractions (in the form of meetings and managers), and many employees get a decent amount of work done at home, in transit or before or after traditional office hours. This talk challenges the traditional (and outdated) view that all work should occur in an office and addresses the unreasonable (but commonly held) assumption that employees won’t do work if they aren’t supervised. This is a key talk for any business that is looking to transition into flexible working. It will leave you feeling excited about your company’s future.
In What Makes Us Feel Good about Our Work, Dan Ariely covers a topic key to great performance management — employee motivation. In this TED Talk, Ariely discusses the fact that even today, managers tend to have an overly simplistic view of why people work. Rather than work being all about money, Ariely reveals a number of key motivators (meaning, creation, challenge, ownership, identity and pride) that keep employees coming back to their desks every single morning.
Autonomy — Employees need to be given the freedom to achieve their objec tives in their way. Mastery — Mastery is improved by regular one-to-one performance check-ins and feedback sessions. These sessions help to improve competency, confidence and skills.
Here, Vishen Lakhiani outlines 5 ways to build the world’s greatest workplace. Happiness, a noble mission, quests, personal growth and tribal dynamics. He shows how he has applied these principles to his own company.
He suggests that you should create a culture of acknowledgement and meaning for a more productive, happier workforce.
Simon Sinek has an incredibly simple model for how leaders can be inspirational. He shows, with examples like Apple, how great leaders inspire action with the ‘why’ — the purpose, the mission etc.
Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation. In this talk, Dan Pink looks at using rewards to motivate people. He argues that traditional rewards are not effective — financial incentives can actually have a negative impact on overall performance. You should focus on three things instead — autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Here, Jason Fried argues the reason things don’t get done at work is because people get distracted by managers and meetings (or “M&Ms”). He distinguishes between voluntary and involuntary distractions, claiming that involuntary distractions happen the most while at the office.
Africa has struggled to live up to its development goals, and its leaders are to blame, says TED Fellow and founder of the African Leadership Network Fred Swaniker. Having lived throughout Africa, Swaniker highlights the vital role true leaders play in building a society, and what can happen in their absence.
His book, Purpose-Driven Life, has sold more than 30 million copies. The church he pastors, Saddleback Church, has more than 22,000 members. Clearly, Rick Warren understands a few things about leadership. This video is an intimate presentation of his own thoughts and crises around leadership.
The Puzzle of Motivation, by Dan Pink. To be an effective leader, you need to know what makes people “tick,” and especially what motivates them in the workplace to give you their best. Interestingly enough, money only takes you so far.
Author and CEO Nancy Duarte gets it, and that’s why she developed this 18-minute talk to help aspiring leaders take their presentation skills to the next level. Duarte dissects the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Steve Jobs to uncover the essential qualities of a great presentation.
The real motivation for going to work every day is to make constant progress and lead a life of purpose. Strong leaders care about the bottom line, but are about much more than that. They have a sense of purpose, and get out of bed every single day to fulfill it. 6.