MLK's Leadership

Whether you’re at work today or it’s part of a 3-day weekend, contemplating why Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as an American leader is worthy of your time.

Simon Sinek took on this topic at the TEDx Puget Sound conference last year, and it dovetailed nicely into why Apple succeeds while so many other great tech companies fail.  And in this story are some lessons for all us who are trying to inspire people with our brands and companies.

This could be the best 18 minutes of your day.  Enjoy and let me know what you think, and how it inspires you.

 

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Thanks to Curtiss Johnson (Entercom/Sacramento) for bringing this to my attention and to Simon for allowing us to use it in today's post. 

Comments

[Buzz Brindle]

When I was part of the day-to-day radio world, there was rarely a morning when I didn't wake up and hop out of bed with a sense of purpose.Even as corporate concerns about shareholder value forced programming to focus more on bottom-line budgets & revenue generation more than on creativity & content creation, there was still driving desire to provide an experience of value to the station's listening community. In other industries, I haven't found this to be the case.

Lately, though, I've been reading & hearing a lot of talk from motivators which have similar themes to what Simon Sinek discusses in his TED Talk. I find that trend to be encouraging.

[Fred]

It IS encouraging. Radio is unique in its ability to tell stories, reflect the local vibe, provide experiences and even escape. As Simon points out, it is less about the how and what, and so much more about the why. This quality is within the heart of many station brands if programmers and managers are willing to let it out. Thanks for commenting, Buzz.

[chanel purses outlet]

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