How to lead in the new era of employee activism | Megan Reitz

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🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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What does it mean to lead in this new age of employee activism? Megan Reitz offers a four-point crash course on what employees want from their organizations and how leaders can rise to the challenge of building proactive and productive workplaces where every voice and perspective has the chance to make a difference.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:07.8	The workforce is in the middle of the great resignation or the great reshuffle.
0:12.4	The power between employers and employees is shifting.
0:16.4	Workers are feeling more empowered to bring their whole selves to work.
0:20.6	But as leadership expert Megan Rees describes, asking employees to speak up has brought
0:25.8	on fresh challenges.
0:27.8	In her 2022 talk at TEDx London, she shares insight from this new era of employee activism
0:34.0	and offers a path forward for leaders.
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0:41.6	Is it too late to avert the climate crisis?
0:44.7	How is our fossil fuel usage impacting everyday life?
0:48.0	These questions may seem scary, but former UN chief Cristiana Figueras believes there's
0:52.6	hope.
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1:13.4	Okay, every time you stay at an Airbnb, do you ever wonder could my place at home actually
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1:20.9	Could I rent it out?
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