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GIVING UP CONTROL: 
LEADING IN THE DIGITAL CHARLENE LI 
TED@IBM 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
WHAT DOES TO BE A LEADER THE DIGITAL
OF PEOPLE 
ENGAGED 
THEIR WORK
TEENAGERS 
ENGAGE
WE HAVE TO 
LEARN TO TRUST
HIERARCHIES 
EXIST IN MOST 
ORGANIZATIONS
THREE WAYS 
TO LEAD IN THE 
DIGITAL ERA
CREATE A CULTURE 
OF SHARING
US NAVY CULTURE 
OF SHARING
PRACTICE 
FOLLOWERSHIP
MAKE MEANINGFUL 
DECISIONS
THREE WAYS 
LEAD IN THE 
DIGITAL ERA 3 MAKE MEANINGFUL 
CREATE A CULTURE 
OF SHARING 
2 PRACTICE 
FOLLOWERSHIP 
DECISIONS
TRUST AND UP CONTROL
TED Talk "Giving Up Control: Leading in the Digital Era"

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TED Talk "Giving Up Control: Leading in the Digital Era"