TED: What's your leadership language? | Rosita Najmi

The speaker shares their journey of becoming a multilingual leader, emphasizing the importance of understanding and communicating in various leadership languages across sectors. They highlight a study showing that successful leaders can navigate corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and public policy environments. The speaker suggests focusing on data, climate, and power, particularly gender equality, to address complex issues. They conclude by encouraging leaders to learn new leadership languages.

What realization did the speaker have on their first day of Business School?

• They needed to learn a new language.

• They found leadership styles more important than languages.

• They were already well-versed in leadership styles.

• They understood all the jargons used.

What did the speaker conclude about leadership styles after their experiences?

• Leadership styles are fixed and unchangeable.

• No single style is best for all situations.

• Leadership styles are irrelevant.

• One style is superior to others.

What was a key finding from the study on impact investing funds?

• Multilingual leaders are more successful.

• Single-language leaders perform better.

• Financial modeling is the secret to success.

• Complex analysis is crucial for success.

Which sectors did the study find important for multilingual leaders to be conversant in?

• Finance, healthcare, technology, and education.

• Finance, nonprofit, government, and international development.

• Technology, education, healthcare, and agriculture.

• Nonprofit, healthcare, technology, and finance.

What are the three focus areas proposed by the speaker for leaders?

• Education, agriculture, and technology.

• Finance, technology, and healthcare.

• Data, climate, and power.

• Healthcare, finance, and education.

How can public sector leaders promote gender equality according to the speaker?

• By reducing public spending.

• By focusing solely on male leadership.

• By creating regulations and incentives.

• By increasing taxes.

What role do multilingual leaders play in addressing complex issues?

• They prioritize financial gains only.

• They ignore cultural differences.

• They collaborate across sectors.

• They focus on a single sector.