The Least Effective Bosses Don’t Bother to Train People
Originally posted on Business Insider Feb. 12, 2013 One of the biggest reasons employees leave their jobs is because of a problem with their immediate boss. It’s not necessarily because their boss is abrasive or unpleasant. More often, it’s because they don’t feel like they’re developing professionally. According to research written up at the HBR by … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Zenger Folkman
As we approach the end of the year and all the holiday wonder and bustle, we would like to pause to express our heartfelt gratitude to you for following our blog this year. We hope you enjoyed our thoughts and found them useful in your work. We also appreciate and learn from your feedback and comments, … Continue reading
Extraordinary Performers: Why You Need Them; How To Keep Them
Posted on Forbes.com October 23, 2012 In a society that showers attention on those in power, it is valuable to remember that those in the C suite are not the only ones doing the remarkable everyday work that causes organizations to excel. Much of the excellence comes from the host of people who conscientiously get work … Continue reading
Can You Take Your Strengths Too Far?
For the past decade, leaders have been encouraged to focus on developing their strengths rather than always gravitating to working on a weakness. But is this too much of a good thing? Lately, a number of business thinkers have suggested so. It’s tempting for those of us strongly committed to developing leadership strengths to ignore … Continue reading
Lin-Sanity: A Strengths-based Approach to Basketball
Many of you have heard about Jeremy Lin, the new, young superstar on the New York Knicks. His rapid rise to stardom has been noticed even outside the world of basketball, due to the inspirational human aspects of his story. In honor of New York’s most recent megastar, what’s now being called “Lin-Sanity” is seen … Continue reading
Quit it! Why Leaders Should Stop Answering Questions
The following post is a portion of Jack Zenger’s Forbes.com column. A subordinate drops by your office. She asks, “What do you think we should do about getting the technical manual written for our new product? Should we outsource it or try to find someone inside to do it?” In my opinion, the above interaction … Continue reading
Keeping Your Strengths from Becoming Weaknesses
Recently I was coaching Richard, an exceptional leader. He had a huge desire to build a great educational product. While most people would be satisfied with the product as it was, he was constantly searching for the latest, greatest research and approach which left him continuously redesigning the product. All these changes generated a huge … Continue reading
Can Strengths Be Carried Too Far?
We can all think of examples of things that are good for us when done in moderation, but when done in excess can be harmful. For example, drinking water is generally good for us. But, when done in excess, even drinking water can become deadly. The same thing holds true for exercise. It is a … Continue reading
7 Ways to Lead by Going First
— This is a guest post by Bud to Boss blogger, Kevin Eikenberry — To lead someone or something means, literally, to be in front, so that others can see and follow in that direction. Stated another way, if you think you are leading, but no one is following, you are just taking a walk. … Continue reading
The 16 Days of Competencies: #2 Technical and Professional Expertise
As featured in the article “Making Yourself Indispensable” published in the October 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review. Yesterday, Harvard Business Review published an article titled, Making Yourself Indispensible, by Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman—co-authors of The Inspiring Leader and principals of the leadership development company, Zenger Folkman. After years of extensive research, we at … Continue reading
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