How Exceptional Leaders Manage with Dr. Sydney Finkelstein | The Good Leadership Podcast #70

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds degrees from Concordia University (Montreal), the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Professor Finkelstein has published more than 25 books and 100 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the "leadership guide for the Networked Age."

Dr. Finkelstein's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sydney-Finkelstein/author/B001H6QOEM

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Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Superbosses background (02:43) Superbosses across different industries (06:23) 3 types of Superbosses (10:21) Superbosses are everywhere and aren’t always in leadership positions (12:39) Tip: Advice to people early in their careers (15:01) Coaching, delegating, and vision (16:52) Tool: Habits of SuperBosses (21:28) Motivating employees (23:36) Galvanize employees around a vision (26:08) The why of your business and work (28:05) Leadership is not linear (29:37) What Superbosses look for in other people (32:55) Untapped talent pools (35:01) Conclusion