Insights
November 6, 2026
How important is technical expertise for executive leadership success? Zenger Folkman research involving more than 74,000 raters reveals a 60-percentile-point gap in leadership effectiveness
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October 1, 2026
Taking initiative is more than doing things without being asked. Research on more than 15,000 individual contributors identifies six behaviors the best initiative-takers share,
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June 12, 2024
Details Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? While there may
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Empowered employees are far more engaged, at the 79th percentile versus the 24th. Research across roughly 19,000 employees identifies six factors managers can use
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February 8, 2023
Details Most managers want their employees to be curious and experimental, to take the initiative and develop new products and solutions. But, as it
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January 4, 2023
Details Executives in every company we work with express concerns about their ability to attract and retain managerial talent. The solutions for most organizations
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April 27, 2022
Details Inertia is ever-present and always powerful. That’s why people who are skilled at taking initiative stand out. There are energizer bunnies that keep
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Remote work made employees more engaged and more independent, with discretionary effort rising during the pandemic. That independence brings real benefits, along with new
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Some people get far more done without working longer hours. Research on more than 7,000 people rated on productivity identifies seven habits they share,
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