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Episode 1: Understanding Trust, The Salt of Leadership: Every leader has their own definition of trust and what it takes to build or maintain it. We looked at 400,000 leadership assessments to see the relationship trust had when combined with leadership competencies. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

12 min listen

Episode 4: History of 360s, Moving From Weaknesses To Strengths: 360-degree feedback assessments have been around a long time, and the shift in focusing 360s around strengths instead of weaknesses provides some very compelling reasons for them to stay. In this episode, BreAnne Okoren and Joe Folkman give a brief his... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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The 90th Percentile Podcast Holiday Message: In the words of Jacob Marley, “Business, business—mankind was my business.” That is our Holiday message to our clients and friends. Whatever it is that our firm makes, or whatever service we provide— ultimately it should be that mankind is our business... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Bonus Episode- Stand Out and Get Noticed, with Dorie Clark: Joe Folkman interviews Dorie Clark about her research on how leaders can stand out and get noticed. Download our eBook to read the full interview. Dorie Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua Sch... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Episode 12: Six Lessons From The Most Effective Coaches: It is becoming apparent that the best leaders are good coaches. Assuming that most of us would like to become better leaders, what lessons can we learn from those seen by their colleagues as outstanding coaches? In this episode, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Introducing: The 90th Percentile: Zenger Folkman, a leadership development and assessment company, has something very unique; we have a golden database filled with 1.5 million assessments of global leaders. We also have access to world-renowned leadership experts Jack Zenger and Joe Fo... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Episode 2: We Wait Too Long To Train Our Leaders: Young leaders are being promoted to mid and senior-level positions quite often. But do they have the necessary skills and training to be great leaders? In this episode, we will discuss an article Jack Zenger wrote for Harvard Business Review titled, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

10 min listen

Episode 7: The Enigma of Positive and Negative Feedback: Would you rather hear positive feedback about your performance or suggestions for improvement? Does preferring positive feedback make you seem weak, and is corrective feedback really that helpful? Whether you’re a CEO, manager, teacher, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

13 min listen

Episode 3: Developing Persistence and Determination: At the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic, there was unity and energy, but now we are starting to hit the wall of exhaustion. This week we are sharing a study from over 100,000 global leaders and looking for the characteristics of those who were the mo... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Episode 5: What Great Listeners Actually Do: Chances are you think you’re a good listener. People’s appraisal of their listening ability is much like their assessment of their driving skills, in that the great bulk of adults think they’re above average. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Episode 10: Leaders Under Pressure-5 Essential Skills for the New Era: Leaders are under pressure. Are there certain skills that can even make a difference in a crisis? In the episode, we cover a Zenger Folkman study that compared leadership 360-degree assessments before and after the pandemic that revealed five essenti... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

14 min listen

Episode 14: The Power of Teams- A Leadership Lesson From My Siberian Husky: The companies that focus on teamwork and collaboration are the companies that maximize the strengths of individuals as well. Why? Because being a part of an effective team can bring forth wonderful increases in the work ethic and strength attributes o... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

13 min listen

Episode 9: The #1 Growing Competency- Leadership Speed: It’s obvious that business is moving faster and faster and that to keep up, leaders at all levels need to know how to pick up the pace. Is there a correlation between speed and perceived leadership effectiveness? by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

14 min listen

Episode 11: The Checklist of Excellent Virtual Leadership Practices: The work at home revolution resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some of the most dramatic changes ever thrust on leaders. Moving from seeing and speaking personally to direct reports almost every day to occasionally connecting on-lin... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Episode 8: 7 Steps To Improve Employee Productivity: Productivity improvement lies at the heart of our ability to maintain a high standard of living. The most effective organizations are those whose productivity gains exceed their competitors. In the episode, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

13 min listen

Episode 6: The Art Of Decisive Leadership: In the workplace, decisions can be a building block of a successful career, or they can be the reason for failure. Some people try to escape the possibility of failure by avoiding making difficult decisions, but that is not helpful either. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Episode 16: 3 Steps To Make Your Job More Meaningful and Indispensable: With a full-time job, adults spend a third of their life asleep, a third at home, and the last third of their life at work. The hope for everyone is that the third of your life (or more) spent at work is doing something that means something to you. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Episode 17: Agility– 4 Steps To Advance Your Response To Change: In 2020, companies were forced to change, and that transformation exposed the vulnerabilities of leaders and organizations that lack agility. Agile leaders can thrive even in rapidly changing and unpredictable circumstances. In this episode, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Bonus Episode- Doing Great Work with David Sturt: David Sturt is an executive vice president at the O.C. Tanner Company and author of “Great Work: How To Make A Difference People Love.” He has been a driving force and voice of business publishing and management sciences throughout his entire career. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

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Episode 19: The Confidence Gap In Men and Women: 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... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

16 min listen

Episode 13: If Your Boss Thinks You’re Awesome, You Will Become More Awesome: Do you think your boss is judging you fairly? What effect does their opinion have on your performance? Today we are diving deep into our data to prove that if your boss thinks you’re awesome, you will become more awesome. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

12 min listen

Episode 15: The Science Behind What Inspiring Leaders Do: Despite all research about the nature of leaders, practitioners and scholars still acknowledge that many aspects of leadership remain a mystery. In this episode, Jack Zenger addresses one of the key mysteries that seems to consistently defy traditiona... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

14 min listen

Episode 22: Why Leaders Are Not Improving With Age: 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, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

20 min listen

Episode 18: Achieving Stretch Goals– Push, Pull, and Problem Solve: Leaders who know how to set stretch goals correctly are perceived as significantly more effective leaders, and they also raise the level of employee engagement. In this episode, we will discuss three essential skills that will keep you on the right pat... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

16 min listen

Episode 21: Strategic Thinking: The Skill Required For Advancement: 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, by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Bonus Episode- Bold Leadership, with Josh Bersin: Josh Bersin is the founder and CEO of Bersin & Associates, leading industry research and advisory firm in enterprise learning and talent management. In this episode, he joins Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman to discuss his research on bold leadership. by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

20 min listen

Episode 28: Controlling The Disease of Distractions: 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 resul... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Episode 23: Are Women Better Leaders Than Men?: 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 position... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

17 min listen

Episode 112: Why Coachability is the Leadership Superpower: Details Kevin Wilde, author of Coachability: The Leadership Superpower, joins us to discuss the research on coachability. During his time as CLO at Fortune 500 companies, he saw a lot of career derailment and wanted to understand WHY and HOW it could h... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

15 min listen

Bonus Episode– Susan David, Emotional Agility: Details Dr. Susan David is a founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard University. In this episode, Susan discusses her research on emotional agility and... by The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

20 min listen

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