The rarest commodity is leadership without ego: Bob Davids at TEDxESCP

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TEDxESCP is an independently organised TED event, by students of ESCP Europe in Paris.
Curator, TEDxESCP: Johannes Bittel
Produced by: Adrián Pablo Trinidad

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

TEDxESCP is brought to you by:
Ideas Club Paris

[dylanreynolds]

I think sometimes people misread what leadership is: Leaders don’t get people to believe in them, they get people to believe in themselves. Leaders don’t say follow me, they act. People motivate themselves, leaders give them the tools to achieve their abilities.

[curiouscommunicator]

"I measure my own success as a leader by how well the people who work for me succeed". Thanks for your great points on leadership.

[billhoward]

The humblest of servants make the greatest of leaders.

[jdiscoe]

I was lucky enough to work for Bob as a member of his industrial design team at Radica Games. That small group produced some of the largest selling items at Walmart for years and produced talent that is still in major leadership roles across several industries, some 20-yrs later. He was also very generous with profit sharing across the company, and some of my fondest memories in my early career were seeing the reactions of staff opening up bonus checks... it was quite amazing, genuine and across all levels of employment, people were rewarded generously. Old school.

[pennygonzalez]

Most people don't understand leadership "Leadership is a gift you cant buy or sell it" This is such an amazing presentation.

[ahmedshaer]

The best advice i ever received . If you want to be a leader, respect the people you work with

[srimansrini]

This is one of the finest talks about Leadership. I have listened several speeches, read books and this particular talk occupies a top slot in my list. Citing examples from the lives of Mahatma Gandhi to Ronald Reagan, Bob Davis says 'Leadership without ego is a rarest commodity'. Persuasively presented, extremely insightful and endlessly entertaining, this is a memorable talk. Highly recommended for the leaders and aspiring leaders.

[twornstaff]

I am a leadership consultant. I teach managers how to become leaders. This is powerful! I love how gently, effortlessly he explains what a leader is.

[FlooRazkalz]

I really appreciate his whole demeanor and voice tone. As far as the topic of  "Leadership without EGO" or as i refer to it as "Don't get drunk with POWER",
i 100% agree with it. I find this particular talk for me to be INSPIRING and RELATIVE.

[RoseGarlandWidell]

I appreciate how Bob Davids sits down to demonstrate an equality with the people who are watching. Well done.

[suniamukherjee]

Language is again not a barrier for communication. This is leadership Bob- All you need is the intent and the people chose you as a leader. It is not about East or Went, Chinese or American, at the end of the day, we are all humans. So you led by example. Very impressed by your thoughts and thanks for sharing. Quoting Gandhi again took me back in history of our country India. We need to be in touch and be in the shoes of the people who are leading you. God bless !!!

[ahmadshavandi]

People give you POWER and they watch you! If you give it back to them they will give you more POWER. Awesome!

[suniamukherjee]

Money, Time, Quality- The most important drivers in any industry- Product or services or both. Thanks Bob for the beautiful video.

[SushBasak]

One of the best TedEx talks that I've listened to till date. Thank you Sir, for your precious time and for sharing your kind thoughts. Sure does give me a vision and understanding of the leader i wish to be. God bless you!

[IanBerry]

Brilliant insights into real leadership and one of the key characteristics demonstrated by the presenter - humility

[IAmMrQ]

Integrity is the key to genuine leadership. A rare character trait but without integrity it's misleading that people do.

[VKA]

I LOVE this. Such an eloquent speaker. His use of pauses and examples are spot on. Politicians should really harken to this. Could you imagine a society where the leaders GIVE power the people instead of taking it from them? WHAT A CONCEPT! I find I get into power struggles with bosses and managers that take power away, and yet, I am willing to work overtime for a boss that will get down in the trenches with me. It's about empowering, not commanding.

[Smok]

There are two items in this talk that make it stand out:


First, It is quite literally a talk: Breaking down what actors call the fourth wall, Bob makes you want to call him by his first name. I'm sitting at a different place, both in time and space, watching and listening through a small screen on a laptop with headphones on, and still, I feel that I'm the guy he's addressing. I bet you and the audience felt the same way.


Second, Bob isn't selling me his book, he's pointing to another guy's book. This is important! I don't know abut the rest of you, but I have a hard time learning when I feel sold to, rather than taught. Bob would like me to become a better leader, not for the sake of his wallet or pride, but for the sake of it being better than the opposite in itself.


Thanks for sharing this :)

[XSiempreSolo]

Bob, you are the grandpa we don't deserve

[troygardner]

thanks Bob ...through the vision of leadership is the only way we can get to the future that benefits us all, amen