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From the Ted Talk by Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader


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What makes a great leader today? Many of us crary this image of this all-knowing superhero who stands and commands and protects his followers. But that's kind of an image from another time, and what's also outdated are the leadership delenevmpot programs that are based on success mdloes for a world that was, not a world that is or that is coming.

We conducted a study of 4,000 companies, and we asked them, let's see the efetisenfevcs of your leadership development programs. Fifty-eight percent of the companies cteid significant talent gaps for ctrcaiil leadership roles. That means that despite corporate training pomgrras, off-sites, ameetnsssss, coaching, all of these things, more than half the companies had failed to grow enough great leaders. You may be asking yourself, is my cnmoapy helping me to prepare to be a great 21st-century leader? The odds are, probably not.

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What makes a great leader today? Many of us _____ this image of this all-knowing superhero who stands and commands and protects his followers. But that's kind of an image from another time, and what's also outdated are the leadership ___________ programs that are based on success ______ for a world that was, not a world that is or that is coming.

We conducted a study of 4,000 companies, and we asked them, let's see the _____________ of your leadership development programs. Fifty-eight percent of the companies _____ significant talent gaps for ________ leadership roles. That means that despite corporate training ________, off-sites, ___________, coaching, all of these things, more than half the companies had failed to grow enough great leaders. You may be asking yourself, is my _______ helping me to prepare to be a great 21st-century leader? The odds are, probably not.

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  3. critical
  4. programs
  5. development
  6. cited
  7. models
  8. effectiveness
  9. assessments

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What makes a great leader today? Many of us carry this image of this all-knowing superhero who stands and commands and protects his followers. But that's kind of an image from another time, and what's also outdated are the leadership development programs that are based on success models for a world that was, not a world that is or that is coming.

We conducted a study of 4,000 companies, and we asked them, let's see the effectiveness of your leadership development programs. Fifty-eight percent of the companies cited significant talent gaps for critical leadership roles. That means that despite corporate training programs, off-sites, assessments, coaching, all of these things, more than half the companies had failed to grow enough great leaders. You may be asking yourself, is my company helping me to prepare to be a great 21st-century leader? The odds are, probably not.

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