Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman: The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward
Halla Tómasdóttir e Bryn Freedman: La crisi della leadership - e una nuova strada da seguire
Icelandic entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir believes that if you’re going to change things, you have to do it from the inside. She infused the world of finance with “feminine values," which helped her survive the financial meltdown in Iceland and nearly made her president. Full bioBryn Freedman - Editorial director and curator, TED Institute
Bryn Freedman helps those who want to give the "talk of their lives" in a clear, passionate and authentic way. Full bio
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talking about leadership
parlare di leadership
di conformità.
what you mean by that?
I think it's a crisis of conformity
Si tratta di crisi di conformità
and lead in the way we always have,
ed essere leader come lo siamo da sempre,
to change our ways.
cambiamo atteggiamento.
at that evidence.
that we're facing a climate crisis,
una crisi climatica,
di amministrazione
in the boardroom.
in sede di riunione.
in the streets now,
marciano per le strade
for their future.
del loro futuro.
not just in the streets of France,
non solo per le strade in Francia
fueling that anger.
che fomentano questa rabbia.
stiano esplodendo?
the pitchforks are coming?
this is not sustainable.
crises that are interrelated
crisi collegate tra di loro
of trust we've ever been at.
di fiducia più bassi di sempre.
trust their government
della popolazione crede
la crisi della Brexit
down since then.
siano peggiorate.
new leadership actually looks like?
una nuova leadership?
by a moral compass,
da una bussola etica,
of having a social purpose --
dell'avere uno scopo sociale --
to operate anymore
that contributes to society,
che contribuisca alla società,
from that dialogue is a set of principles.
dialogo è una serie di principi.
dire perché esistiamo,
how we're going to do business
intenzione di fare business
to solve these imminent crises:
di queste crisi imminenti:
and accountability as our principles.
uguaglianza e responsabilità.
of purpose is really window dressing --
dello scopo sia solo una messa in scena --
people want to hear,
vuole sentirsi dire
the fundamental changes
i cambiamenti essenziali
momentum behind that.
slancio crescente.
for responsible leadership now,
una leadership responsabile,
to be around for the 21st century
esserci nel 21° secolo
courageously and holistically
in modo coraggioso e olistico
to be part of the solution
out there who's doing it
lo sta facendo
is actually effective
e a lungo termine?
some great leaders out there.
grandi leader là fuori.
members of The B Team,
più recenti di The B Team,
and major food company --
produttore di yogurt al mondo,
of his own business,
il suo modo di fare affari,
that when he took on as CEO
che quando divenne CEO
executive team
di genere nel team esecutivo
equal maternity and paternity leave.
congedi di maternità e paternità.
into a B Corporation.
in USA in una B Corporation.
forse non sanno cosa sia:
that holds itself responsible
la responsabilità
on people and the planet,
dell'impatto sull'uomo e sul pianeta,
on their performance on all of that.
courageous leadership,
coraggiosa, olistica,
we all need to hold.
da cui dobbiamo prendere esempio.
when I think about companies --
quando penso alle società --
in America --
that invested in its community,
nella sua comunità
losing and getting sold.
ed essere venduta.
that are global and community citizens,
radicate nel mondo e nella comunità
even useful anymore?
that it's risky, actually,
è rischioso
the right thing now.
you won't be able to attract capital.
sempre meno capitali.
opportunity reasons,
are doing the right thing.
fanno la cosa giusta.
ourselves accountable for?"
alla leadership
in positions of power.
in una posizione di potere.
every single one of us,
is to release that leader.
nella vita è liberare quel leader.
global examples we have
che abbiamo
called Greta Thunberg.
about our climate crisis --
nostra crisi climatica
in her leadership
in front of the Swedish parliament.
di fronte al Parlamento svedese.
of school kids are out in the streets
scendono per le strade
accountable for their future.
of the world, heads of state,
ai capi di Stato,
about leadership today,
alla leadership oggi,
to those in positions of power
con coloro che hanno potere
greater responsibility.
sproporzionatamente maggiore.
che c'è in noi
the positive impact
l'impatto positivo
hierarchical leadership.
estremamente gerarchiche.
and more horizontal relationships?
e più orizzontali?
and I've long been passionate
e da tempo mi interesso
leadership is the way to go
in una leadership sia la via giusta
that has been shown to be more powerful,
che è dimostrato essere più forte
che donne scelgono
effective leadership style.
il più efficace.
about how we close the generational gap,
colmare il gap generazionale
in the streets around the world --
nelle strade in tutto il mondo --
"You're never too young to lead."
giovani per essere leader"
of those with experience,
di chi ha esperienza,
of the young generation
della giovane generazione
just as much as we can help
allo stesso modo in cui noi li aiutiamo
ways to think about things,
di pensare alle cose,
under pressure in this reality.
pressioni in questa realtà.
that the hubris syndrome.
is our cancer in leadership.
il cancro della nostra leadership.
think they know it all,
to surround themselves
di circondarsi
sono più donne e giovani
be more women and younger people
and have different opinions in general.
differenti in generale.
in leadership still,
tutt'ora nella leadership
And the problem with that --
E il problema è --
doesn't unleash leaders in others.
non lascia liberi i leader negli altri.
we now need to come up with --
di cui ora abbiamo bisogno --
che ci servono.
we need to come up with solutions
che ci serve per trovare soluzioni
civil society, young people, older people,
società civile, giovani, anziani,
coming together is the way
che si riuniscano è il modo
that are in front of us.
coming from the bottom-up
leadership arrivi dal basso
is going to force us
the most infamous financial meltdown
nel peggior disastro finanziario
to learn or to wake up.
per imparare o svegliarci.
one or the other.
una o l'altra opzione.
in cui essere leader --
movements coming from the bottom
sociali provenienti dal basso
a moral compass of our own
di scegliere una nostra bussola morale
and how we're going to lead,
e come decidiamo di essere leader,
and humility in equal amounts,
e l'umiltà in egual misura,
of this 10-year period
di questo decennio
the world we live in,
il mondo in cui viviamo,
and not just the financial markets.
e non solo per i mercati finanziari.
who I bet have questions for you,
che scommetto hanno domande per te,
to ask Halla a question?
chiedere qualcosa ad Halla?
when you have no influence.
leader quando non si ha potere.
will affect the whole company,
riguardare l'intera azienda,
relationships that are set,
le loro relazioni sono ormai stabilite,
when you have no influence?
senza avere potere?
for that fantastic question.
per questa fantastica domanda.
at the top won't listen,
ai vertici non vogliono sentire,
trust we have in society right now,
fiducia che oggi nutriamo nella società
and the employer,
e il datore di lavoro,
may be the most powerful way
sia il modo più efficace
the way we do things.
il nostro modo di agire.
a coalition for your good idea.
una coalizione a supporto della tua idea.
who will not listen to a concern
che non ascolterebbe un problema
from another B Team leader,
di un altro leader di The B Team,
on homelessness in San Francisco,
dei senzatetto di San Francisco,
that he's been standing up for,
care about them.
è molto importante.
if you don't sit in a position of power.
solo perché non hai una posizione elevata.
to close the gender pay gap by two women
disse, "Portatemi dei dati."
he said, "Bring me the data."
da capire di dover fare qualcosa,
he needed to do something about it,
ad agire e a farlo spontaneamente.
to step up and do so voluntarily.
that you don't have power,
in a position of power,
una posizione di potere,
by fascination
perciò grazie.
so thank you.
come opinioni e pensieri diversi
diversity in opinion and thought
le tue capacità di leader.
che limita l'ondata di diversità
that is limiting the overflow of diversity
the change in that setting
di generazioni che non fanno nulla?
of generations of people staying in place?
per rompere il soffitto di cristallo?
to breaking several glass ceilings?
per questa domanda.
just on that question.
but let me try and touch on it.
it is a spectrum --
è una gamma --
mi sono comportata da uomo,
woman early in my career,
il mio lato femminile.
my feminine side as well.
scelgono di accoglierli entrambi,
that the best leaders embrace both,
to shift values in culture.
per trasformare i valori in cultura.
about women in leadership
di un equilibrio
di successo è molto maschilista.
of success is incredibly masculine.
or economic growth alone,
o la crescita economica,
di qualcosa di più oltre ai soldi.
more than money.
beyond the well-being of our planet.
se non sta bene il pianeta.
one of the most powerful levers
una delle leve più potenti
our economic and social systems
economico e sociale
to give you a short one.
e il consumo stiano cambiando,
and consumption is shifting
into their leadership,
all'interno delle loro leadership,
parlerei con te per ore.
I wish we could talk to you all day.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Halla Tómasdóttir - Change catalystIcelandic entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir believes that if you’re going to change things, you have to do it from the inside. She infused the world of finance with “feminine values," which helped her survive the financial meltdown in Iceland and nearly made her president.
Why you should listen
Tómasdóttir's philosophy is simple: (1) the challenges we're facing today won't be solved by testosterone alone; (2) the world would be a better, safer, more sustainable place if we could infuse finance, business and politics with more gender balance; and (3) it's easier to change things from the inside.
True to this philosophy, Tómasdóttir co-founded Audur Capital in 2008, the world's first investment firm based on "feminine values." Audur was one of few financial companies in Iceland to survive the crash. Tómasdóttir has since been an active change catalyst, advocating for principle-based leadership and more women around decision-making tables.
In 2016, responding to popular demand (and a viral Facebook campaign), Tómasdóttir ran for president of Iceland. A woman in a man's race. Polls initially put Tómasdóttir as an outsider, predicting 1 percent of the vote. A few weeks later, against all odds, Tómasdóttir came in second supported by 28 percent of Icelanders.
Halla Tómasdóttir | Speaker | TED.com
Bryn Freedman - Editorial director and curator, TED Institute
Bryn Freedman helps those who want to give the "talk of their lives" in a clear, passionate and authentic way.
Why you should listen
Award-winning TV producer, investigative journalist and author, Bryn Freedman joined TED in 2014 as the editorial director and curator for the TED Institute. In her work with TED, Freedman creates and executes TED conference events for Fortune 500 companies, overseeing all editorial content as well as managing speaker coaches and determining both the topics for each talk and the overall conference theme. In addition to curating these events, she works as an executive speaker coach for professionals who want to give the "talk of their lives" in a clear, passionate and authentic way.
Freedman is also co-founder of Voices4Freedom, an international organization aimed at eradicating slavery through education and media.
Bryn Freedman | Speaker | TED.com