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August 26, 2025
In a study of 51,000 leaders, 95% of top performers were rated in the top quartile for both quantity and quality. What doing both
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July 30, 2025
Details In today’s episode of The 90th Percentile, we challenge one of the most persistent myths in modern work: that you must choose between
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October 21, 2024
Quality versus quantity may be a false choice. A study of more than 10,000 leaders shows how preferences vary by level, function and region,
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May 31, 2023
Details If you have ever been lost while driving in a car, your natural reaction is to slow down. When we are uncertain about
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Fast or right? Leaders in the top quartile for speed rated at the 83rd percentile in effectiveness versus the 18th for the slowest, and
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December 19, 2022
Details The audiobook version of The Trifecta of Trust: The Proven Formula for Building and Restoring Trust is on sale at AUTHORS DIRECT. The
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March 17, 2022
Leadership development succeeds only when it produces new behavior, yet many executives doubt leaders can change. Three solutions, from making behavior change the explicit
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June 8, 2021
Details Is there someone on your team who seems unusually productive? Someone who gets a huge amount done — without working longer hours? How
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It’s obvious that business is moving faster and faster and that to keep up, leaders at all levels need to know how to pick
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Among 5,711 leaders rated in the top 10%, 95% were seen as both fast and effective. Five factors, led by trusted judgment and a
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Uncertainty slows leaders down, and data on more than 110,000 leaders shows speed falls as resilience drops. Eight enabling behaviors, from fostering innovation to
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