Leadership Languages and Multilingual Leadership

The speaker shares their journey from being an Iranian refugee to a business school student, highlighting the importance of understanding leadership languages across different sectors. They emphasize the need for leaders to be multilingual, able to communicate effectively in corporate, nonprofit, and public policy contexts. A study is discussed, showing that successful leaders are those who can navigate these diverse languages. The speaker proposes focusing on data, climate, and power, particularly gender equality, and concludes by urging leaders to prioritize learning new leadership languages.

What was the speaker's initial expectation in business school?

• To learn about financial modeling

• To understand leadership styles

• To master public speaking

• To study international relations

What realization did the speaker have about leadership styles?

• No single style is universally effective

• Leadership styles are irrelevant

• There is a single best leadership style

• Leadership styles are fixed and unchangeable

What is more important than leadership style according to the speaker?

• Adapting to the situation and people

• Ignoring team dynamics

• Focusing on financial success

• Maintaining a strict leadership style

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

• Nonprofit leaders outperform others

• Public policy is the most important factor

• Multilingual leaders are more successful

• Financial modeling is the secret to success

Which sectors must come together to address gender equality?

• All sectors including private, public, and nonprofit

• Only international development

• Only the private sector

• Only the public sector

What unique ability does a public sector leader have?

• To create equity and a level playing field

• To maximize profits

• To focus solely on financial outcomes

• To ignore gender data

How can business sector leaders support gender equality?

• By ignoring female customers

• By reducing leadership opportunities for women

• By diversifying supply chains with women-owned businesses

• By focusing only on male talent

What role can philanthropy play in addressing power distribution?

• By funding research and training

• By focusing only on profit

• By ignoring social norms

• By maintaining existing barriers

What is the speaker's final advice on leadership?

• Ignore leadership languages

• Stick to one leadership style

• Focus on leadership styles

• Concentrate on leadership languages

What is the speaker's challenge to leaders?

• To maintain a single leadership style

• To ignore team dynamics

• To focus only on financial success

• To learn new leadership languages