How does one become a better leader? Sharing the work of Zenger and Folkman, we have hit on several behaviors: Focus on communicating more Share more information and knowledge Encourage more Here’s a fourth: be a better role model. Many leaders receive poor marks from their team because they don’t walk the talk. They have […]

Yesterday we discussed what two researchers, Joseph Folkman and Jack Zenger, found that helped weak leaders become stronger. In addition to communicating more and sharing more knowledge and information, people deemed to become more effective leaders over time did so by encouraging others. A good way to think about encouragement is to stop now, rewind […]

Some people will tell me that they would lead more if they were effective at leading. Some have tried to lead at times and it didn’t go well. Rather than try again, they give up on it. Researchers Joseph Folkman and Jack Zenger have studied leaders who were once deemed to be ineffective and changed. […]

When most people are asked whether they are a leader, they say “no.” The reasons vary. Some associate leadership with “position.” Only those in a position should be called a leader. Some associate leadership with innate ability or qualities. In other words, they believe leaders are “born.” They have a picture of a leader and, […]