The Perfect Boss: Dr. Axel Zein at TEDxStuttgart
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Published 2013-03-11
Who is doing the work in a normal company? It is not the CEO, not the managers but the engineers, the guys on the shop floor and the sales reps. They are the players on the ield. A manager is supposed to be their coach. But we are not educated to be coaches. During our careers we usually encounter a couple of really bad bosses, many mediocre managers and only a few outstanding ones.
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All Comments (21)
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When I started my company I decided that my driving principle would not be customers first it would be employees first. I realized that if I prioritized my employees over my customers it would have a much more direct impact on the success of my company. Elevation by proxy is what I set out to achieve. So far so good!
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Every manager should watch this every monday morning!!!
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I'm a factory worker who just works on the manufacturing lines like most people at work but I take my job seriously even if it is just a job that they can replace me the next day if I got fired or I just quit... I'm just your typical average low class working citizen but I'm still grateful to have a job in the first place and to be around new people who I want to know that they can rely on me 95% of the time. I work over 260 days and rarely miss a day.... Even with my good attendance I'm still expendable to the company... The only thing I can do in return is just give compliments to my boss, my supervisor, my factory general manager and lastly are the company owners. Little things like a compliment of gratitude goes a long way.
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Great, very interesting lesson!!! I am pleased to see that there has been a sea change in the preparation of leaders and their teams. Initially only the leader was rewarded for achieving the budget, while the team had to be content with compliments. The order was that victories belonged to the leader and not to the team. In the team there was no distinction between those who had given their all and those who remained on the bench. All the teams were infested with people who were recommended and therefore did what they wanted. The annual budgets (in my case the sale of banking products) were really difficult so there was also the frustration of not being able to do it. Finally, petty leaders were almost always responsible for managing a group of people with the usual favoritism. Greetings, Francesca.
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This was a great find. If you are a manager, you need to take notes on this video and watch it once a week.
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My very best speach heard in my life saying simply thank you…. Mutumesc din nuertingen
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Actually a TED speaker that actually makes sense instead of just a dull lecture.
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Herr Dr. Zein. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Ich empfinde Sie mit Ihrem Vortrag als Top Performer. Klare Worte, große Botschaften, fundiertes Wissen aus der Führungsforschung, überzeugend und deutlich auf den Punkt gebracht. Das beste, was ich seit langer Zeit zu diesem Thema gesehen und gehört habe. Besonders gut gefällt mir, wie sachlich Sie deutlich machen, wie in einer ganzen Branche sehr viel Raum für Verbesserung liegt. Das finde ich mutig und gleichzeitig beeindruckend. Ganz herzlichen Dank. Dr. Bittner
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I have no clue, how this video has only 5,200 likes after 6 years, it deserves so much more. This video is really enlightening to new managers / just managers in general.
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One of the rare excellent nuggets you find out there. Definite watch for leaders and generally too
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What an awesome speech. Kissing up, kicking down, that's the regular 9 to 5 job. That's why network marketing is so powerful because you learn that together everyone achieves more (TEAM).
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Dr Axel so pleased to have found this talk this morning, I am starting a role as an SVP- and your words ring so true. I can't wait to see how I best can serve and inspire my team.
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I always gave 100% to all my jobs in communications for tv, high school teaching and business jobs, but had some bosses with horrible behavior. Then I got to be a boss for a day running the LSAT and I realized the three ingredients to being an amazing boss and why I was so successful that day: 1) stay humble, 2) let everyone below you shine and 3) rely on God all day to help you stay wise, knowledgeable and put everyone else first. 🤗 I was only hired for that day, but some day I know I will be able to be a boss and do these 3 things daily.
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Best speech. So many things we can learn from his speech as a leader. A good reminder. Such an inspiration!
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Great presentation on leadership. I particularly enjoyed your discussion of the transition from individual contributor to manager. A lot of people miss the point n never really get. Simon Sinek talks of the manager taking care of people in their charge rather than being in charge. Thoroughly inspiring
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Absolutely perfect performance, and very truly. Thank you!
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simple but very true, great talk
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The need for constant development rings so true with me. I try to do this so often simply so I can share what I know what others to hopefully inspire them to do the same. Pay it forward!
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Beautiful TED, added it to my Fav. List. So much truth, delivered with so much grace, thank you very much.
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Hands down the best intro to being a manager I’ve found. This guy gets it.
