Video library

Talks and short courses on the glass cliff and on leading through a crisis, chosen by our editors. Videos play from YouTube and TED; nothing loads until you press play.

**Why women and people of colour fall off the glass cliff**Sophie Williams, TEDxLondonWomen. The talk that brought the glass cliff to a mass audience, covering gender and race together.

The rigged test of leadershipSophie Williams, TED. A 13-minute follow-up on why under-represented leaders are handed roles set up to fail, and what to change.

**The 'glass ceiling' is misleading**Big Think. Why the single-barrier metaphor misses how leadership careers really work.

**How to lead in a crisis**Amy C. Edmondson, The Way We Work (TED). A short, practical guide to leading when there is no playbook.

**Leading through crisis: an introduction**Jean-François Manzoni, IMD. The opening of IMD's four-part series on leadership in and through a crisis.

**The importance of the leadership team**IMD, Insight 1. Why a crisis leader's first job is the team around them.

**Balancing the short and the long term**IMD, Insight 3 (part 2). How to keep long-term bets alive while firefighting.

**Thriving in turbulent times**Stanford Graduate School of Business. A masterclass on mindset and decision-making under pressure.

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