The Gartner Talent Angle

Instead of smothering its leaders with policy and process, Netflix empowers its leaders by giving them the freedom and responsibility to make choices. As VP of Talent Barbie Graver explains, Netflix recruits for and drives a culture of creativity and self-discipline with transparency and candid feedback (feedback is a gift) which allows them to scale, innovate and compete in an intensely competitive market. * Apologies for the snowzilla audio

The science of the brain is taking the guesswork out of leadership and is leading to some surprising, and ultimately more simple, paths to performance. Dr. Rock explains how neuroscience impacts leadership development, performance management and biased thinking.  ** We apologize for the Snowzilla impacted audio     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neuroleadershipinstitute  Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuroleadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuroleadership-institute    

Learn the key factors that allow anyone to be a power social networker.  Work has become a collaborative endeavor accomplished less through standardized processes and formal structures than through informal networks of relationships. But harnessing the power of these seemingly invisible groups to achieve organizational goals isa murky and elusive undertaking. Rob Cross argues that rather than think about collaboration from a more-is-better perspective, executives need to take a clear-eyed, strategic view. They need to determine exactly what they want to accomplish through informal networks and,concurrently, what pattern and level of connectivity would best help them achieve their goals. It’s crucial for executives to learn how to promote connectivity only where it benefits an organization or individual—as well as learn how to decrease connectivity that isn’t needed.  

Susan Cain believes that the rise of introverts is the next big trend that will impact leadership. Yet while introverts often prove to be more effective leaders they are less likely to be selected for leadership.  Cain explains why we dramatically undervalue introverts and how we lose in doing so.  She also explores how companies can get the most out of introverts, how introverts can think about themselves differently, and why now is the time for introverts in business.  For more information about Susan and the Quiet Leadership Institute go to QuietRev.com.

Are millennials more entitled or are we offering them a bad deal?  Best-selling author and thought leader Dan Pink, (To Sell is Human, Drive and A Whole New Mind) shares a counterintuitive perspective on the new employment bargain, motivation and how the corporate world might be missing the boat with millennials and losing in the process.  In addition to his provocative thoughts on the new career bargain, Dan takes us on a tour through his creative process and his bestselling books to understand the roots of human (and employee) motivation and effectiveness.

Zappos made history when it announced plans to transition to a holacracy -- a management-free corporate structure. Holacracy is a new way of running an organization that removes power from a management hierarchy and distributes it across clear roles, which can then be executed autonomously, without a micromanaging boss.  Tune in as Hollie details the pitfalls, successes, and lessons learned. 

Gen. Stanley McChrystal discarded a century of conventional wisdom and remade JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) into a network that combined transparent communication with decentralized decision-making authority. The walls between silos were torn down. This shift has far reaching implications for leadership both inside and outside the military.  For more information on the McChrystal Group go to McChrystalgroup.com