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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 customer satisfaction, employee engagement, retention, productivity, and many other business results. How can you improve your coachability? In this leadership podcast episode, we’ll talk about the other side of this coaching craze–the side that hasn’t been discussed very much.

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How Developing a Coaching Culture Pays Off– Leadership Study

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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 also know how to push people but are not very good at pulling them. In this episode, we share the research behind the paradox of pushing and pulling your team to achieve exceptional performance.

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To Get Results, The Best Leaders Both Push and Pull Their Teams– Article By Joe Folkman

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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 how we might use 360-degree feedback data.

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 Exploring the Future of 360-Degree Feedback– Article by Jack Zenger

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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 and what can be done to establish a firm foundation.

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In 2019, Joe Folkman wrote an article for Harvard Business Review based on research he conducted on trust in organizations. He found that trust is a leading indicator of whether others evaluate you positively or negatively. But how to create that trust, or perhaps more importantly, how to reestablish it when you’ve lost it isn’t always that straightforward. By analyzing over 100,000 360-degree reviews, he discovered three elements that predict whether a leader will be trusted by his direct reports, peers, and other colleagues.  After three years, and thousands of hours of research and writing, he is now launching his new book The Trifecta of Trust which we will discuss in our episode today.

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In Trifecta of Trust, psychometrics and leadership expert Joseph R. Folkman has collected a mountain of compelling data to make the irrefutable case for the value of trust in leadership. His research shows that there are three core behaviors that create and reinforce trust from others. By mastering this leadership trust trifecta, you can increase your success and happiness, both in business and life.

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As you think about your peers at work, are they some of your best friends, always helpful and supportive, or are they your harshest critics, pointing out your mistakes and flaws? While everyone’s situation is different, the answer to this question often is, “It depends.” Context is critical here, and overtime in an organization, relationships can change significantly. In this episode, we are digging into the shifting alliances of peers and when you should cooperate or compete.

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Are Your Co-Workers Friends or The Competition? – Article by Joe Folkman

When to Cooperate and When to Compete with Colleagues– HBR article by Randall S. Peterson and Kristin J. Behfar

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Bold is a positive word. Bold leaders are champions of change and are willing to challenge themselves and their thinking patterns with things like inclusion, diversity, and unconscious bias. Is the world afraid of BOLD leaders or is that exactly the type of leadership trait we should try to possess? In this episode, we’re digging into what the data says about how BOLD a leader really should be.

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As a Leader, How Bold Should You Be?– Forbes article by Joe Folkman

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Inertia is ever-present and always powerful. That’s why people who are skilled at taking initiative stand out. There are energizer bunnies that keep going and going and leave the rest of us wondering how do they do it without burning out? In this episode, we share the secrets of taking initiative and keeping yourself motivated and energized at work.

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It’s Called Languishing– NYT Article by Adam Grant

The Expanding Job– Article by Anne Helen

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The decision a leader makes regarding their leadership behavior has a profound impact on their career, and the performance of those reporting to them. But the great majority of leaders began their careers with the target of being a good accountant, engineer, marketer, or analyst. Few had set their sights on being an extraordinary leader.

Over 30 years of research, practice, and implementation of leadership practices in hundreds of organizations have led us to learn some vital lessons. In today’s episode, we’re sharing five important insights on how extraordinary leaders are made.

Learn more about the newly remastered Extraordinary Leader Development Experience.

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