Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits, Navi Radjou [TED]
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Sharing from his experiences of growing up in India, Navi Radjou explains that he instinctively learned “how to get more value from limited resources.”
Radjou is a Fellow at Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Design Innovation. Additionally, Radjou is a columnist for Harvard Business Review and wrote a best-selling book, Jugaad Innovation, advocating “the ability to create something of economically higher value from fewer resources.”
In this TED Talk,
Podcast Ep. 3 – Self-Care and Resilience မိမိကိုယ်ကိုဂရုစိုက်ခြင်းဖြင့် ခံနိုင်ရည်စွမ်းအားကိုမြှင့်တင်ခြင်း (ft. S’ Lont Mun)
In this Myanmar language episode, Kyaw Wai Yar Soe, Associate Director of DeBoer Fellowship and podcast host, interviews Mr. S’ Lont Mun, Country Director of Tear Fund Myanmar, about the importance for leaders to have self-awareness, self-care, and resilience in the time of crisis. In his calm and reflective manner, Mr. S’ Lont Mun shares with our Myanmar leaders and listeners how self-care is indispensable for resilience in a time of crisis and how to develop self-resiliency.
Throughout this podcast, we bring a collection of experts who share best practices and practical tools to help you become a more effective leader.
7 Brutal Truths About Leadership Not Too Many People Want To Hear: What defines true leadership success
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“True leadership, at its core, is a matter of the heart,” writes Marcel Schwantes, author of Inc.’s article on true leadership success.
Schwantes quotes poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, when referring to great leadership: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’” Great leaders must face seven difficult truths “about what truly defines leadership success”:
- Leaders must face conflict to solve problems. All people experience conflict;
SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Michael Suantak
DeBoer Fellow 2015, Civic-minded Social Innovator and Entrepreneur
Sometimes leaders are selected; in other cases, leaders are called.
When you feel you are called to do something, it is simply very difficult to turn the other way around, no matter how good that other opportunity is. Michael Suantak felt this calling when he decided to leave a position in an international organization in Yangon. He returned to the hills of Chin State to build a community wireless network as an alternative communication platform, connecting more than 20 jungle villages over the hills in Chin State in Northwestern Myanmar.
Podcast Ep. 2 – Perseverance: Set big goals and stick to them (ft. Jack DeBoer)
In this episode, Kyaw Wai Yar Soe, Associate Director of DeBoer Fellowship and podcast host, interviews Mr. Jack DeBoer, CEO of WaterWalk and Founder of DeBoer Foundation, about the importance for leaders to have both vision and perseverance. In his beloved storytelling fashion, Mr. DeBoer shares with our Myanmar leaders how setting your mind on what is important, no matter how unusual, can lead to impactful results.
Throughout this podcast, we bring a collection of experts who share best practices and practical tools to help you become a more effective leader. We focus our insights for leaders in Myanmar and Southeast Asia.