Communicate

TED Talk: 10 ways to have a better conversation

Effective communication can further enrich current relationships and encourage building new relationships with other business professionals and employees. Having good communications skills can ensure everyone is on the same page and can ultimately improve efficiency and team spirit.

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In this video, Celeste Headlee highlights ten different ways someone could engage in a higher quality conversation. People have lost the balance between talking and listening due to smartphones and other technological advancements. Headlee suggests that by mastering a few of these skills or even one could improve your conversation which would then result in walking away feeling understood and inspired by the other individual.

Think Critically

TEDx Talk: How to Think, Not What to Think

Having the ability to think critically and clearly is vital in today's business world; business leaders and organizations but be able to deal with and analyze changes quickly and effectively. In order to successfully be a leader and reflect on different experiences in life, one must have the skill to think critically.

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Starting young, learning how to think instead of what to think is important to the development of who you are; acquiring new ways of thinking leads to better comprehension of information and sparks an immeasurable amount of curiosity. Jesse Richardson claims that critical and creative thinking is crucial to how to think. People should become aware of their own thinking, question ideas and thoughts, and form reasonable arguments and judgements.

Create New Opportunities

TED Talk: Be an Opportunity Maker

Creating new opportunities empowers business professionals and enhances confidence and self-esteem. Having this skill will lead you to be more productive and attain a positive outlook on life. Also, seizing new opportunities can help you become a "doer" and achieve success.

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In this TED Talk, Kare Anderson advocates for people to seize opportunities while also being the creator of opportunities of others. Anderson describes opportunity makers as individuals that use their talents more often for the greater good of themselves and the people around them. Opportunity seekers connect with people unlike them, which generates endless of possibilities for both parties to try new things and challenge each others abilities.

Lead

TED Talk: What it Takes to be a Great Leader

Leadership is a skill that is critical to business professionals and the entire business as a whole. By developing the capability to lead, one can prove to have an invaluable role in an organization; leaders create trustworthy relationships by effectively communicating with others to maximize productivity and accomplish goals.

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Roselinde Torres traveled around to world to different companies and nonprofit organizations to study efficient and inefficient leadership practices. After doing research and seeing leadership firsthand, Torres argues that relying on traditional development in today’s century will inhibit a leader’s potential. Great leaders shape their own futures, build diverse networks of relationships, and are not afraid to step outside their comfort zone.

Manage People and Projects

TEDx Talk: Own Your Behvaiors, Master Your Communication, Determine Your Success

Good management is required from business professionals when placed in situations where a plan needs to be implemented and progress needs to be monitored. Having the artistry to manage others appropriately will help guide organizations and groups towards common goals and intended results without wasting effort, time, or money.

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The ability to manage people and projects begins with individual behavior and how we react to various situations. Louise Evans asserts that the decisions we make influence our conversations, our relationships, and the quality of our lives. Being successful and being capable of leading others to success depends on making the right choice and owning that choice.

Work with Others

TEDx Talk: From Competition to Cooperation

Being able to work with others ensures that you acknowledge everyone's strengths and can divide up tasks based on what each person is best qualified for. Strong teamwork and cooperation enhances the business' overall performance as well as benefitting each individual.

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In this video, Primavera De Filippi relates cooperation in organizations & companies to animals working with each other to achieve spectacular outcomes. She goes on to saying that companies should give up the harmful characteristic of being competitive and instead, collaborate collectively with one another without an authoritative figure to reach better results. Cooperating with one another is definitely possible and can reap remarkable benefits for businesses.

Act Ethically

TEDx Talk: Creating Ethical Cultures in Business

Acting ethically will boost one's personal reputation and maintain a positive reputation of a business. As a business leader, following a professional code of conduct and acting upon morals/values is extremely necessary when faced with making a decision.

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Brooke Deterline explains in this TEDx Talk that every single person is vulnerable and falls in the trap of situational pressure. Whether the problem is subtle or more direct, even the most ethical people are seen betraying their morals and values. Since acting unethically is well known in business, Deterline offers ways to make individuals rethink their decision making which results in the making of ethical cultures.

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