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Strengths-Based Leadership

March 26, 2025

Episode 159: Is One Leadership Style Better Than Others?

Details In this episode, we’ll explore four distinct leadership styles—the Expert, the Connector, the Driver, and the Strategist—and reveal surprising findings about which approach

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January 6, 2025

Episode 152: How Much Does Passion Influence Performance?

Details As we step into a new year filled with possibilities, this episode of The 90th Percentile dives into the powerful connection between passion

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December 18, 2024

How Much Does Passion Influence Performance?

Passion and performance are closely linked. When 4,164 leaders chose the competencies they most enjoy, colleagues' ratings differed significantly in 17 of 19 competencies,

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Natural Passion

November 23, 2024

Different Approaches to Personal Change: Discipline versus Natural Passion

Should development follow discipline or passion? The most effective leaders excel in just three or four areas, and a study of 4,164 leaders found

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August 2, 2024

Three Hard Truths About Developing Your Strengths

Strengths aren't the same as passions, perfection breeds mediocrity, and doing more of the same won't build a strength. Research on more than 65,000

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Feedback Preferences

August 2, 2024

Leaders Should Reevaluate Their Feedback Preferences

Nearly two-thirds of 9,580 leaders preferred giving redirecting feedback, yet those who favored it and avoided praise were rated at only the 36th percentile.

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