Insights
February 23, 2021
Details We’ve all heard the claims, the theories, and the speculation about the ways leadership styles vary between women and men. There are of
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Soft skills are often treated as optional for individual contributors. Data on over 9,000 of them shows hard skills are valued more, but those
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Details A long-held belief holds that managers acquire the lion’s share of their management and leadership skills from their on-the-job experience. Is it true
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Many assume leaders get better with experience, but 360-degree data on 58,959 leaders shows effectiveness generally declines with age. Without deliberate development, most managers
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Surprisingly, 66% of people say they prefer negative feedback. Pairing feedback preferences with 360-degree ratings shows leaders who avoid corrective feedback score significantly lower,
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Details Many qualified candidates that are ready to be promoted never see it happen. But what if this common problem that leaders experience could
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Strong execution alone won't earn a promotion. Three Zenger Folkman studies show strategic perspective separates high potentials and top managers from their peers, and
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Trust drives engagement, and one skeptical team member matters more than most managers think. Data from 60,438 direct reports shows a single low trust
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Do people consider you a warm person? Or do you rely more on your competence than your likability? Which trait matters more? After searching
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Warmth and competence are two traits people use to judge others. Data on over 70,000 leaders finds them nearly evenly split and upends stereotypes:
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