What can be done to make a great team out of a variety of people? What makes listening the most important skill for the modern leader? In this episode, Adam answers these questions and more.

What You’ll Learn:

1. Why you must know what you want before jockeying for promotions.

2. The importance of simplifying complexity as a leader.

3. What listening has to do with leadership.

4. Delegation is a MUST. Learn to give things away and let go.

5. The best managers are coaches.

6. It’s great to be a workhorse, but you need to have a little showpony in you to move up.

7. How good managers are talent developers, not talent hoarders.

Who is Adam?

Adam Bryant is managing director of The ExCo Group and Merryck, a global leadership development consultancy. Prior to working with Merryck, Adam worked as a journalist, including 18 years as a reporter, editor and columnist at The New York Times. Adam has published 4 books, having interviewed over 150 leaders. His new book is The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership.

Mentions:

The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant https://www.amazon.ca/Leap-Leader-Ambitious-Managers-Leadership-ebook/dp/B0B5YGWWW2 

The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08CNP2G39/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 

Follow Adam:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adambryantleadership/ 

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