Inspiring and meaningful speeches by thought leaders give lots of insights and new radical ideas to decision-makers and Human resource executives. By implementing the right ideas for the right reasons, you can keep your organization always a step ahead.  

Here are 10 TED talks that you would love to hear if you are an HR or a CEO.    

Why the Best Hire might not Have the Perfect Resume  

A must-watch TED talk by Regina Hartley, the vice president of human resources at UPS. She speaks about the key role of the diversified and inclusive workforce in business growth and development. HR personnel always choose a person with higher qualifications and perfect background, which is absolutely wrong. If you are an HR, you should watch this TED talk to gain the discretion to choose the right person for your job requirement. Regina begins the session with a question, who do you choose for a job at your company? A perfect resume or a resume with a few job hops and a mediocre university.  

How Great Leaders Inspire Action  

Simon Sinek, an author and motivational speaker, delivered a speech to a local audience at TEDx Puget Sound. He is the author of the most famous book, “Start with Why.” Simon made an important discovery of how great leaders inspire everyone by answering the question, why they do it. He shares the idea with everyone and emphasizes the importance of hiring the people who believe in what you believe. HR leaders should watch the video to implement the same strategy to inspire their workforce and reap the complete benefits of trust-building between an employer and employee.  

Why the Secret to Success is Setting the Right Goals  

John Doerr, a venture capitalist and the chairman of Kleiner Perkins, speaks at a TED conference on the importance of setting the right goals. “Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it’s not always because they’re bad or unethical, often, it’s simply because they’re leading us toward the wrong objectives,” says John Doerr. He strongly believes in a simple goal-setting technique to make a real difference. The simple yet powerful framework is Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Watch the video to learn what OKRs are and how to implement them with examples.  

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The workforce crisis of 2030 — and how to start solving it now  

Rainer Strack, a senior partner and managing director at the Düsseldorf office of The Boston Consulting Group, talks about a crucial challenge that lies ahead for governments and businesses at a TED institute even conducted in partnership with BCG. There will be a major workforce crisis in 2030 that will include these three challenges for HR teams. 1. Labor Shortage 2. Skills mismatch 3. Cultural challenge. How HR teams are supposed to plan for the future of the workforce and work. Watch the video to stay futureproof.  

Build a tower, build a team  

Tom Wujec, a pioneer and innovator in practices of business visualization speaks at an official TED conference on a marshmallow challenge that can help teams to identify the hidden assumptions. The design workshop brings a lot of realization within the team members that changes their work methodology and improves the members’ performance dramatically. How the design workshop makes a difference? Watch the video to learn how to promote collaboration and build a strong team.  

How to run a company with (almost) no rules  

Ricardo Semler, the CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners, delivered a speech on a new form of corporate democracy that is very radical in nature. His thoughts totally contradict the present reality, and he presents an engaging workplace culture built on trust and challenges. The wisdom-based work environment seems like a distant reality and he emphasizes the importance of inculcating this innovative thinking from school kids. Watch the video to know more.  

The way we think about work is broken  

Barry Schwartz, an American psychologist, insists in his speech at an official TED conference that the way we think about work is broken as we do not give importance to non-material satisfactions. We go after pay and the main reason behind such a mindset is idea technology. To learn what is idea technology and how can it help the HR teams to build an effective workforce, watch the video.  

Forget the pecking order at work  

Margaret Heffernan, an entrepreneur, CEO, writer, and keynote speaker, speaks about William Muir’s experiment, Super Chicken Model, and how it is connected with the workforce and their behavior. Most organizations and societies follow the super chicken model and create aggressive and dysfunctional members. So, Margaret Hefferman proposes new ways to manage the talents and the importance of social capital. Learn the core HR values through this video and also to make your organization successful. After all, ideas come from people, not company, says Margaret.  

Color blind or color brave?  

Mellody Hobson, the President of Ariel Investments, discusses how better the businesses and other fields like research, medicine would be with diversity and inclusion. She encourages the recruiters and administrators to be color brave, not color blind for the betterment of organizations. The companies with most diversified people come up with the most innovative ideas compared to their peers. Watch the video to learn the benefits of being color brave and to know what difference being color brave makes.  

The happy secret to better work  

Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc., speaks about the advantages of happiness in schools and companies to a local audience at TEDx Bloomington. He highlights the significance of employee wellbeing to achieve the targets beyond reach. Happiness plays a vital role in the performance of every individual is his key point. Watch the video to listen to Shawn’s happy talk over a topic that needs serious attention.