The Gartner Talent Angle

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Nobody likes a jerk, but what if YOU are one? We talk with Bob Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University and author of A**hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People that Treat You Like Dirt. 

Rebels are generally seen as troublemakers whose decisions create chaos in our lives and workplaces. However, what if we saw these unconventional outlooks and rule-breaking decisions as constructive rather than destructive? Tune in to this episode to hear Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School and author of “Rebel Talent: Why it Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life” discuss how can we challenge the status quo in both our work and personal lives to drive positive change.

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Play keeps us in the moment. It is unpredictable and fun, and it keeps people's attention. So why not play in the workplace? In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Cushing, the President and COO of Playworks, on how to use play tactics originally used on children to promote a healthy, profitable organization. 

Are your employees a cost or an investment? How can your company design and manage operations in a way that satisfies customers, employees, and investors? Join us to hear Zeynep Ton, adjunct associate professor in the operations management group at MIT Sloan School of Management and the author of The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs & Boost Profits, discuss how operational excellence and treating your employees like an investment leads to great employee experiences.

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. We don't talk about love in the workplace. But what if we told you the best leaders are realizing the importance of self-awareness, love, and going deep within themselves in order to be a great leader? Bob Rosen, global CEO advisor, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author talks to us about how the best people go deep within themselves to determine their story. 

What happens when your workplace is exposed to incivility? What should you do if you are the target of this hostility and aggression? Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Christine Porath, Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, teach you how to navigate incivility in the workplace and enhance your own influence and effectiveness through simple acts of civility and respect. 

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2015. Zappos made history when it announced plans to transition to a holacracy -- a management-free corporate structure. Tune in as Hollie Delaney details the pitfalls, successes, and lessons learned. 

Lessons about organizational culture and entrepreneurship can be found in some unlikely places--including the American prison system. Listen to Jeff Smith, a former Missouri state senator who spent a year in prison, discuss his experience and what the prison world can teach us about the business world.

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2016. Tune in to this episode to hear Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, talk about their technique called "Screening In" to drive cultural change through diversity at Microsoft. 

What do Ralph Lauren, Larry Ellison, Julian Robertson and Bill Walsh all have in common? Certainly all of them are known for being successful, but there’s one thing that distinguishes these superbosses from their peers: the ability to groom talent. Listen to Sydney Finkelstein, award-winning professor at Dartmouth College, share secrets of becoming a superboss and the types of people strategies they employ.