The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

Details There are many things competing for your attention every minute of the day. Attention, not money, is the most valuable commodity there is.  Solving a complex problem is an exciting experience, but what happens when people don’t accept your solution? It’s true that one big hurdle with problem-solving is knowing how to sell the … Continued The post Episode 29: The Best Problem Solvers Are Solution Sellers first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details: There are many things competing for your attention every minute of the day. Human attention is the ultimate scarce resource. One of the characteristics that organizations value most in a leader is the ability to consistently produce good results—in short, leaders are valued in large part for how productive they are. What gets in … Continued The post Episode 28: Controlling The Disease of Distractions first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details A resilient leader is a person who sees failures as temporary setbacks they can recover from quickly. They maintain a positive attitude and a strong sense of opportunity during periods of turbulence. When faced with ambiguity, a resilient leader finds ways to move forward and avoids getting stuck. It’s a skill you didn’t know … Continued The post Episode 27: What Makes a Leader Resilient? first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details Life for a manager inside an organization has an unrelenting pace, with very few occasions where there is uninterrupted time. As a result, relationship building and development opportunities may fall by the wayside or become superficial due to the enormity of managerial time constraints. In today’s pandemic world, there is a somewhat different issue.  While … Continued The post Episode 26: 5 Ways to Maximize Brief Interactions first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details How far-reaching is the influence of one bad or good boss? Do they only influence their reports? What about the leaders and managers underneath them? In this episode, we are discussing our research on the trickle-down effect of good and bad leadership. Connect with Jack Zenger: LinkedIn Twitter Webinar Zenger Folkman hosts an exclusive … Continued The post Episode 24: The Trickle-Down Effect of Good and Bad Leadership first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details We’ve all heard the claims, the theories, and the speculation about the ways leadership styles vary between women and men. There are of course many factors that contribute to this absence of a greater abundance of women in senior-level positions. For centuries, there have been broad, cultural biases against women, and stereotypes die slowly. Zenger Folkman’s … Continued The post Episode 23: Are Women Better Leaders Than Men? first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details A long-held belief holds that managers acquire the lion’s share of their management and leadership skills from their on-the-job experience. Is it true that just like wine leaders improve with age? In the episode, we are using our data to give some new insight into why leaders are not improving with age. Connect with … Continued The post Episode 22: Why Leaders Are Not Improving With Age first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details Many qualified candidates that are ready to be promoted never see it happen. But what if this common problem that leaders experience could be solved with one overlooked leadership quality. If you want to move up, then research shows you need to start working on your strategic thinking skills. In this episode, we will … Continued The post Episode 21: Strategic Thinking: The Skill Required For Advancement first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Do people consider you a warm person? Or do you rely more on your competence than your likability? Which trait matters more? After searching our database we wanted to know if leaders should aspire to develop warmth or competence. Connect with Jack Zenger: LinkedIn Twitter Webinar Zenger Folkman hosts an exclusive live webinar every month, where you can meet Jack Zenger and … Continued The post Episode 20: Should Leaders Aspire to Warmth or Competence? first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Our research shows that as women’s experience increases over time, so does their confidence. But at the beginning of a woman’s career, there is a significant gap in confidence between men and women that may be causing women to miss out or wait too long to the advantage of opportunities they are ready for. Today … Continued The post Episode 19: The Confidence Gap In Men and Women first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.