Insights
May 18, 2021
Unconscious bias is hard to see in ourselves but often noticed by others. Well-designed 360-degree feedback, where multiple raters reduce individual bias, may be
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Setting stretch goals is one of the most differentiating leadership skills. Research on 113,739 leaders compares two approaches, protecting and challenging, and finds leaders
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Details Do you ever feel pressure and urgency to generate fresh, new ideas or make time to be innovative? Our economy is driven by
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Innovation can turn hard, routine work into something energizing, yet a study of 700,000 participants ranked it 13th of 16 competencies in importance. Leaders
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A leader who sets a bad example is far more visible than they think. Data on over 110,000 leaders shows poor role models rate
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Details: Coaching conversations are worth planning. They take up valuable time for both parties, so that time should be put to its most efficient
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Some leaders fix problems as they arise, while others anticipate them. An analysis of 110,460 leaders finds problem solving has more impact on effectiveness,
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Details There are many things competing for your attention every minute of the day. Attention, not money, is the most valuable commodity there is.
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Digital expertise is now an expectation for leaders, and lacking it hurts more than excelling helps. Research on 180 leaders identifies four behaviors, starting
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Women outperform men on most leadership competencies but are rated lower on strategic thinking, a gap that vanishes by age 50. Because strategic thinking
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When just one direct report has low trust in their manager, team engagement drops sharply. With remote work straining relationships, maintaining trust matters more
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