CBS News- Yes, women make better leaders
Orginally posted on CBS Money Watch on March 26, 2013 In decades of analyzing exceptional leadership, John Zenger and Joseph Folkman have identified 16 traits required for success. These include integrity, initiative, self-development, problem solving and a drive for results. Zenger and Folkman have made their names and their business by designing powerful tools to … Continue reading
The 9 Things Bad Leaders Who Successfully Improve Learn To Do
Originally posted on Forbes on March 22, 2013 In a Harvard Business Review Blog Bad Leaders Can Change Their Spots, Joe Folkman and I describe a group of 71 poor leaders who succeeded in getting much better. Specifically, they improved their effectiveness scores, on the average from 23% to 56%. They didn’t necessarily become rock … Continue reading
“No, There’s Not an App for That.”
I checked the Apple website recently and noted that there are now over 775,000 apps for the iPhone. That’s an impressive number.1 Here’s another impressive number, but one that’s much smaller: “#1”. As in, most important. As in numero uno, or in primo. Although it’s about as small as you can get, being #1 is … Continue reading
The Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio
Originally posted on Harvard Business Review blog on March 15, 2013 Which is more effective in improving team performance: using positive feedback to let people know when they’re doing well, or offering constructive comments to help them when they’re off track? New research suggests that this is a trick question. The answer, as one might … Continue reading
The Magic of Managerial Involvement
Originally posted on Forbes on March 14, 2013 Large sums of money are spent each year on the development of employees and managers. It is estimated by the American Society of Training and Development that this sum was 156 billion dollars in 2011. There is no question that the return from this investment isn’t always … Continue reading
Do Women Make Better Leaders in the Workplace?
Only 3% of CEOs in the country are female.
Develop Subordinates by NOT Answering Their Questions
Originally posted on mhprofessional.com on Feb. 19, 2013 Based on results obtained from more than 50,000 leaders, developing subordinates is consistently one of the lower scoring leadership behaviors. This is true in every industry and on every continent we’ve studied. Some leaders contend that they just don’t have the time for coaching but what many … Continue reading
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