The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

Details Are we growing leadership in organizations the wrong way? Developing high-potentials isn’t a bad strategy for success—unless you do it at the expense of your other employees. It’s time to focus on leaders at all levels. Organizations die just like trees: They can fail from forces at the top, in the middle, or at … Continued The post Episode 85: Why We’re Growing Organizations All Wrong first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details Many underestimate how important execution is to their careers, it is true that bosses place a premium on execution, which we define as the ability to achieve individual goals and objectives. There are many parts of your job that are important, but if you want to move ahead in your career, it might be time … Continued The post Episode 84: 4 Ways to Be More Effective at Execution first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details The audiobook version of The Trifecta of Trust: The Proven Formula for Building and Restoring Trust is now available Take advantage of the promotional launch price until August 31st! The audiobook can be purchased on AUDIBLE, NOOK, GOOGLE PLAY, KOBO, CHIRP, AUDIOBOOKS.COM, and SCRIBD. This chapter discusses the three elements of the trifecta of … Continued The post Trifecta of Trust Audiobook–Chapter 3 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.

Details With summertime’s flexible and ever-changing schedule, it’s a struggle to stay fully engaged with many distractions and temptations. At the office, you didn’t know what you were missing, but at home, you are very aware. In this episode, we are exploring the research behind how to keep your team engaged during summer slumps, and … Continued The post Episode 83: 6 Ways to Boost Engagement During Summer Slumps first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details: Coaching conversations are worth planning. They take up valuable time for both parties, so that time should be put to its most efficient use. A good coaching conversation can improve relationships, performance, motivation, and results. In this episode, we discuss a proven framework for coaching conversations to guide leaders effectively through the process. Guest … Continued The post Episode 30: FUEL– A Proven Framework For Coaching first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details: There is high-interest today in how managers can be better coaches and how companies can use external and internal coaches more effectively to enhance and sustain any development activity. The Zenger Folkman company has published a good deal about the positive impact of coaching on helping leaders be more effective, including how that impacts … Continued The post Episode 82: How to Improve Your Coachability first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details Over the past year, there has been a call for leaders to be less demanding and more empathetic toward individual employees. They need to inspire and motivate them to work, not demand results! However, our analysis of 360-degree assessments showed that the most effective leaders already know how to push people but are not … Continued The post Episode 81: To Get Results, Push and Pull Your Team first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details: Of the organizations using 360-degree feedback, 95% of them use it solely for individual development. But are they gaining the full value that a 360-degree assessment could provide? From the organization and individual perspectives, the future could be much better. In this episode, we explore a dramatically improved future for all leadership development and specifically for … Continued The post Episode 80: Can Personal Development and Talent Management Live Together? first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.

Details If I trust you, are you more likely to trust another person? And, if I distrust another person are they more likely to distrust me? Trust is unfortunately a contagious emotion that can spread for good or bad. In this episode, we are discussing the effects of trust within the teams in your organization … Continued The post Episode 79: Team Trust—Establishment and Maintenance first appeared on ZENGER FOLKMAN.