I came across a TEDx talk today by Drew Dudley about Leadership. It is called “Creating cultures of leadership”.

He explains his first ever class on leadership. After the class, a participant came up and said “I thought I understood leadership, but now I don’t. Could you explain exactly what you mean by leadership?”

He could not explain it simply. It was too complex. (He used the old teacher trick… he asked her “well, what do you think leadership is?”)

After years of thinking, he can now explain leadership simply. For him, it is answering these 6 questions every day.

If he answers these 6 questions every day, at the end of a year there will be 2,190 moments that he deliberately makes people better.

The 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day to be a Leader

1. Impact – What have I recognised in someone else’s leadership today?
2. Continuous Improvement – What have I done to make it more likely I will learn something?
3. Mentorship – What have I done to make it more likely someone else will learn something?
4. Empowerment – What positive thing have I said about someone to their face today?
5. Recognition – What positive thing have I said about someone who isn’t in the room?
6. Self-respect – How have I been good to myself today?

Drew Dudley’s TEDx Talk

You can watch Drew’s talk on the blog post here: