Everyday leadership - Drew Dudley

We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives. (Filmed at TEDxToronto.)

Talk by Drew Dudley.

[sirdankus]

My right ear really enjoyed this video.

[ReegsLifts]

hey! if ur doing a school assignment this video is about changing people’s lives just by a simple gesture and not knowing. basically your actions have a bigger effect then you think.

(Update - I also graduated)

[keiambraworld]

A school assignment brought me here part of my Leadership class

[JennaKay]

A school assignment brought me here

Update y’all: I graduated! 😂

Update 2024: I love how people are still seeing this and watching this video lol. I hope all of you get an A! Good luck! 🫶🏻

[spiderknight]

Just looking back at all the comments I'm here for a school assignment too lol

[stevecotton]

"There is no world. There are only about 6 Billion understandings of it."
Mind = blown #perspective

[nthomas]

Whenever I see school janitors, company maintenance workers and so forth (the ones who never get appreciation), I say, “I know what you do is pretty much a thankless job, so I want you to know that I think you’re doing a great job.” That’s it. Nothing more. In that moment, though, it’s incredible how much they light up. I’m nobody important, but to hear that their work matters and someone is taking notice, they glow with pride.

[supermary]

I had my own (literal) “lollipop moment”. A few years ago I connected with an old friend from my 4th-grade class. She said something to the tune of: “Of course I remember you!! You went to Disneyland and I said, offhandedly, ‘bring me back something!’. And then you went and when you came back you had bought me a lollipop from Disneyland. It had Mikey’s face on it and I was so moved that you had actually thought of me that I cried. I’ve remembered that small act of kindness my whole life and I’ve tried to model my life off of it!” … I don’t remember that happening at ALL. But it warms my heart that it did.

[russianpepeexe]

Is it just me, or are we all from a school assignment or at least something school related?

[legibitiqua]

This is very simple and clear yet POWERFUL! Lollipop moments; creating them, acknowledging them and paying them forward! Love it!

[davidboanuh]

This video deserves 5million more views.

[mak.likescats]

i watched this for a school assignment but honestly I got so distracted while watching it listening to him talk about this stuff that by the time it was over I had forgotten about the assignment because I was so intrigued. Im glad I had to watch this video, very inspirational

[desireerodriguez]

I used to work at 99th street elementary school. I had a student that would never want to do homework. Their teacher would come out to speak to me to see if there was a way I can have him complete his homework after school. At the beginning it was challenging to tell the student to do their homework and they wouldn’t want to. Was in 6th grade. He was very smart. Was great and super fast in math. There was a rainy day where we were in the auditorium and there were fewer students that day. We sat down to try to work on homework together. And I asked him why he wouldn’t do his homework. It was not because he did not know what he was doing. Or because it was hard. He simply said no one at home cares if I do my work or if I don’t and that he did not see himself going to college so what was the point. I talked to him and said, you are very powerful. And only you can choose who you want to be today and in the future. If getting a good grade on a test or on a homework assignment makes you feel good then do it for yourself. Be proud of yourself. I will be proud of you also. It was not a super long conversation. We did homework together that day. And from that day forward he would do homework during homework time or would ask me for any help he needed on an assignment. His teacher was impressed to see how he had began to do his homework with me. I feel like that changed his mind when it came down to the work he did and what he offered. I wanted him to know that if things were a little different at home that he had support from me as his staff and that as a staff I care about his good grades and his work being done on time. That was a lollipop moment for me.

[andresamuel]

Such a quality and timeless video. Every time you feel any sense of doubt of your influence, you should come back to this clip to understand the power that you have.

[enlightenleadership]

This is a great example of how powerful doing something simple can change our view of leadership. The key message is Drew's own 'aha' moment, we should all strive for those moments.

[tomazou]

Set the video playback speed to 0.75 - a much easier pace to listen too.

[ThePalmWoods]

Honestly I feel like this is a very underrated TED talk. It's memorable, a lovely story and food for thought.

[Alicia-wd]

School assignment here too.

The video is about how our words/actions can impact people’s life more than we think and by doing small gestures we can change someone’s life.

Good luck to you all cause I am graduating this year lol🩷🫶

[andleebhanif]

SELF-DRIVEN KINDNESS for improving each other's life, asks for a heart full of empathy and emotional respect. First, Leading our hearts to be kind enough to Lead others is the first step to being a Leader. It's a power of our inner self, which we really need to realize and explore, to make this world heaven to live for all of us.

[leopoontw]

my right ear has just improved its leadership skills