The 2 whys of leadership during a crisis | Fernando Brites | TEDxYouth@PAS

Key Concepts:

• Crise Coletiva (Collective Crisis): A shared experience of hardship and uncertainty.
• Liderança Colaborativa (Collaborative Leadership): A leadership style that emphasizes teamwork, shared decision-making, and mutual respect.
• Indivíduos Notáveis (Remarkable Individuals): People with exceptional qualities or achievements who can contribute to success.
• Empoderar (Empower): To give someone the power or authority to do something; to enable success.
• Zero Day: Refers to the crisis experienced (likely the Guaíba lake/river flooding).
• Tomorrow: Refers to the future impact that today's leaders are creating.

1. Contexto da Crise (Crisis Context)

• The speaker references a crisis experienced on May 5th of the previous year, specifically mentioning the level of the Guaíba lake/river reaching 5.37 meters (approximately three times the speaker's height).
• This crisis is described as a "crise coletiva" (collective crisis).

2. Perguntas sobre Liderança em Crises (Questions about Leadership in Crises)

• The speaker poses two key questions regarding leadership during crises:
  • Pergunta 1: Why would someone choose to lead during a crisis, given the potential lack of resources and reliable support?
  • Pergunta 2: Why would someone choose to support and follow a leader during a crisis?
• A "bonus question" is also introduced: What are the leaders of tomorrow doing today?

3. Características dos Líderes em Crises (Characteristics of Leaders in Crises)

• The speaker identifies two key characteristics of leaders who emerge during crises:
  • Coragem para Liderar (Courage to Lead): A willingness to take charge, even without complete knowledge or resources.
  • Disposição para Liderar de Forma Colaborativa (Willingness to Lead Collaboratively): An inclination to work with others, share decision-making, and foster teamwork.

4. Motivação para Seguir um Líder em Crises (Motivation to Follow a Leader in Crises)

• People choose to support leaders during crises because they recognize the leader's courage and collaborative approach.

5. Líderes do Amanhã (Leaders of Tomorrow)

• The speaker emphasizes that the leaders of tomorrow are active today, potentially present in the audience.
• The question is raised: Can we identify these future leaders?

6. Bring Together, Enable Success Framework

• The speaker introduces a framework centered around "bring together" and "enable success."
• Bring Together: Refers to reuniting individuals. The space between "bring" and "together" is emphasized, highlighting the importance of individual people.
• Enable Success: Implies that the ability to enable success already exists; it simply needs to be allowed to happen.

7. Zero Day, Tomorrow, and the Speaker's Name

• Zero Day: Represents the crisis experienced.
• Número Um (Number One): Corresponds to the first question about why a leader would choose to lead during a crisis.
• Número Dois (Number Two): Corresponds to the second question about why people choose to support those leaders.
• Tomorrow: Represents the future impact that today's leaders are creating.
• The speaker's name is casually connected to the concept of empowering individuals for success.

8. Reconhecimento (Recognition)

• The speaker acknowledges and applauds leaders representing a school at a recent event.

9. Síntese/Conclusão (Synthesis/Conclusion)

The speaker explores the qualities and motivations of leaders who emerge during crises, emphasizing the importance of courage, collaboration, and empowering individuals for future success. The framework of "bring together" and "enable success" highlights the potential within individuals and the need to foster collaboration to achieve positive outcomes. The speaker also acknowledges and celebrates current leaders making a difference.