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The leadership lessons I’ve
learned and taught my kids
June 20, 2013
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namaste!
My name is Ed Wu.
I am a follower of
Christ, a husband
to my wife, a father
to my kids and an
evangelist of “test
& learn” culture.
I enjoy reading,
yoga & outdoor
activities
3 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
Just a bit more about me
• Major in political science
• Mountain climbing & team captain (24K ft)
• Regional sales manager
• 3E leadership model
• Major in Marketing &
Management
• Intern at Dell
• Desktop Pricing, Public BI,
web analytics, testing
• Board of director, DAA
4 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
I have heard so many
different types of leadership
5 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
And there are so many leadership
books you can never read
6 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
WE DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
7 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
It is important to have your
personal “leadership philosophy”,
so let me share with you how I
understand “leadership”.
8 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#1: the function of
leadership is to
create more leaders,
not more followers
-Ralph Nader
9 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#2:
Leadership is
both “what”
and “how”
10 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#3: Leadership
transcends
11 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
Now I’ll show you the key
leadership lessons I’ve learned
and taught my kids…and
hopefully my team
12 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#1 it is more important to be
kind than to be smart
13 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
14 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
15 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
16 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
17 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#2 It's better to give than to
receive
18 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
19 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
$-
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
Hourly Rate
Costco
Sam's Club
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Emp turnover
Costco
Sam's Club
20 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
21 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#3 play hard, have fun!
22 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
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People rarely
succeed unless they
have fun in what they
are doing.
-Dale Carnegie
24 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
25 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
26 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
To summarize
27 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
Beliefs
Priorities
Hobbies
28 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
Create leaders
What & How
Transcends
29 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
#1 it is more important to
be kind than to be smart
#2 It's better to give than to
receive
#3 play hard, have fun!
30 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
DHANYAVAD!

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The leadership lesson i taught my kids ed wu dell

  • 1. The leadership lessons I’ve learned and taught my kids June 20, 2013
  • 2. 2 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential namaste! My name is Ed Wu. I am a follower of Christ, a husband to my wife, a father to my kids and an evangelist of “test & learn” culture. I enjoy reading, yoga & outdoor activities
  • 3. 3 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential Just a bit more about me • Major in political science • Mountain climbing & team captain (24K ft) • Regional sales manager • 3E leadership model • Major in Marketing & Management • Intern at Dell • Desktop Pricing, Public BI, web analytics, testing • Board of director, DAA
  • 4. 4 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential I have heard so many different types of leadership
  • 5. 5 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential And there are so many leadership books you can never read
  • 6. 6 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WE DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
  • 7. 7 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential It is important to have your personal “leadership philosophy”, so let me share with you how I understand “leadership”.
  • 8. 8 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #1: the function of leadership is to create more leaders, not more followers -Ralph Nader
  • 9. 9 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #2: Leadership is both “what” and “how”
  • 10. 10 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #3: Leadership transcends
  • 11. 11 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential Now I’ll show you the key leadership lessons I’ve learned and taught my kids…and hopefully my team
  • 12. 12 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #1 it is more important to be kind than to be smart
  • 13. 13 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 14. 14 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 15. 15 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 16. 16 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
  • 17. 17 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #2 It's better to give than to receive
  • 18. 18 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 19. 19 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential $- $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 Hourly Rate Costco Sam's Club 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Emp turnover Costco Sam's Club
  • 20. 20 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
  • 21. 21 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #3 play hard, have fun!
  • 22. 22 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 23. 23 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. -Dale Carnegie
  • 24. 24 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential
  • 25. 25 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential WHAT ABOUT YOU?
  • 26. 26 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential To summarize
  • 27. 27 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential Beliefs Priorities Hobbies
  • 28. 28 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential Create leaders What & How Transcends
  • 29. 29 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential #1 it is more important to be kind than to be smart #2 It's better to give than to receive #3 play hard, have fun!
  • 30. 30 Digital Insights and OptimizationConfidential DHANYAVAD!