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Is Generosity the Most Underrated Leadership Skill? | Joe Davis | TED

Leadership isn’t about a title or position — it’s about generosity, says organizational expert Joe Davis. Drawing on his extensive experience as a people manager, he shares three essential tips for leaders to unlock the potential of their teams by listening generously, embracing vulnerability and leading with humanity — and shows how it’s possible to…

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@Anna-g8e9t

April 9, 2025 at 7:01 am

I’m just in awe of your work. I couldn’t pass by without expressing my admiration. Thank you for your bright and creative vision.
🐨 % 🚀

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@sooma-ai

April 9, 2025 at 7:11 am

Joe Davis argues that generosity is an underrated leadership skill. He shares three tips for generous leadership: listen curiously across hierarchies, be vulnerable, and act generously in every moment, even without personal gain.

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@santoshkhanal8515

April 9, 2025 at 7:12 am

Generosity is good skill of successful leader.

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@jimmytimmy3680

April 9, 2025 at 7:15 am

Where is the Generosity when the Rich keep getting Rich and the Poor keep getting Poor by design?

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- @ngoctruongpaulnguyen6503
  
  April 9, 2025 at 7:49 am
  
  This video is about leadership skills. Not all rich people are leaders or particularly great/good leaders.
  
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- @jmsl_910
  
  April 9, 2025 at 12:31 pm
  
  oh don’t worry… the money, according to the Republicans, will “trickle down”
  (…sure… it worked with reagan in the 80’s)
  
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- @niccolom
  
  April 9, 2025 at 6:15 pm
  
  Rich doesn’t mean they are good leaders.
  
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@luciasilvaas4028

April 9, 2025 at 7:46 am

amazing video

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@mapowey

April 9, 2025 at 7:56 am

The best leaders are those who do not want to lead.

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- @niccolom
  
  April 9, 2025 at 10:54 pm
  
  @@mapowey
  I agree.
  And these leaders usually suffer from stress.
  
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@SaChin-sc1tp

April 9, 2025 at 8:51 am

ask Elon musk

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@elenaderodriguez6051

April 9, 2025 at 9:08 am

Why the leaders of USA don’t practice these tips?

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@MohammedMohammed-w5i7x

April 9, 2025 at 9:16 am

Thank you Sir
it is a useful lesson

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@calebtsedzik6222

April 9, 2025 at 9:22 am

True generosity is a true rarity in our modern world 🔷️

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- @razredge07
  
  April 9, 2025 at 7:00 pm
  
  It’s very common, but discouraged in the corporate world.
  
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@Brandon-rc9vp

April 9, 2025 at 9:24 am

Nice message, and potentially appliable in some very small businesses. Unfortunately, by design, the only leadership quality that matters to any organization with equity financing is willingness to exploit others – workers, customers, suppliers, the environment, families, and communities in the name of shareholder profits. There are no leaders beyond lower middle management that possess an ounce of generosity, compassion, or empathy. Some may pretend to or even believe they do to satisfy their own narcissism, but don’t be fooled.

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@drumbum3.142

April 9, 2025 at 9:44 am

I’d say that award would either go to Generosity, Empathy, and/or Intellegence.. .

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@knofi7052

April 9, 2025 at 10:20 am

Unfortunately, most managers do not see themselves as leaders but as supervisors…

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@natef3951

April 9, 2025 at 10:23 am

Being a leader is finding out the personal and professional goals of the people below you and then making it YOUR goal to help them achieve theirs.

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@harrypearle9781

April 9, 2025 at 10:30 am

TRUMP 2.0 Our most generous president, in history ?
============================================ TNX

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@cristiangavrilescu9

April 9, 2025 at 10:30 am

Jesus is the truth

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@felixccaa

April 9, 2025 at 11:30 am

borijng

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@dipankarbhaduri319

April 9, 2025 at 1:10 pm

1)You have 2 ears and 1 tongue, for a reason.Listen more and speak when necessary. 2) Lead with empathy. Empathy Builds connection.

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@urbanstrencan

April 9, 2025 at 1:59 pm

Great video, this is really important in leadership

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@changyone

April 9, 2025 at 2:13 pm

such a great ted! finally not a cloud one

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@LearnEnglishHamzaClassroom

April 9, 2025 at 2:47 pm

🙏🙏❤🤗❤

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@niccolom

April 9, 2025 at 6:21 pm

The problem is, why would anyone want to be a leader if not for personal benefits?
Being a leader is tiring and comes with lots more responsibilities than not being a leader. You’d better be paid properly for being a leader.
Even if you’re talking about helping and growing other people, that’s something beyond your normal responsibilities. Only rich people have the kind of luxury to do stuff like that.

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- @drzahidmbbsmddmaiimsdelhi
  
  April 9, 2025 at 10:44 pm
  
  You want to be leader …so as not to be lead by someone who isn’t worthy of it
  
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- @niccolom
  
  April 9, 2025 at 10:53 pm
  
  @
  By the same logic, other people also want to be leader because they also don’t want to be led by you.
  
  That cannot work in real life.
  
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- @drzahidmbbsmddmaiimsdelhi
  
  April 9, 2025 at 11:06 pm
  
  @@niccolom that is what happens in the real world then one who is choosen is random and destiny …..but an aspiring good leader is invariably a good follower
  
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@nokoolaid

April 10, 2025 at 8:18 pm

The least used, at least applied generally. The problem is empathy. As one goes up the ladder it decreases and it’s not incentivized. In fact, I’d posit that it’s considered a weakness. Choose different kinds of people for leadership. Affinity bias and homophily is what’s blocking it from happening.

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@neilclay5835

April 11, 2025 at 12:25 pm

Absolutely

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@pmu.2

April 11, 2025 at 3:26 pm

استغفر الله

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@davidmmafights

April 11, 2025 at 5:18 pm

Not gonna lie, I thought “financial alchemy” sounded like fluff. But this book? The Hidden Codex of the Financial Alchemists broke it down in a way that hit different. I stopped playing small, started moving with belief, and money started flowing in ways I didn’t expect. It’s like it reprogrammed my money energy.

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@smitty5890

April 12, 2025 at 5:03 pm

Well said. This is good advice for anyone.

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@boy_mom1292

April 12, 2025 at 6:39 pm

Shout out to my hiring manager, who saw potential in me and gave me the opportunity to grow in the company, and for believing in me. ❤

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