The leadership lesson i taught my kids ed wu dell

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


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


I have heard so many different types of leadership


And there are so many leadership books you can never read


WE DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS


It is important to have your personal “leadership philosophy”,

so let me share with you how I understand “leadership”.


#1: the function of leadership is to

create more leaders, not more followers

-Ralph Nader


#2: Leadership is both “what”

and “how”


#3: Leadership transcends


Now I’ll show you the key leadership lessons I’ve learned

and taught my kids…and hopefully my team


#1 it is more important to be kind than to be smart

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#2 It's better to give than to receive


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#3 play hard, have fun!


People rarely succeed unless they

have fun in what they are doing.

-Dale Carnegie


To summarize


Beliefs Priorities Hobbies


Create leaders What & How Transcends


#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!


DHANYAVAD!

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