Zenger Folkman Leadership

The 90th Percentile: An Unconventional Leadership Podcast

Business UND ↓ 206 episodes

Using over 1.5 million assessments from leaders worldwide, renowned psychometrician Dr. Joseph Folkman and leadership legend Dr. Jack Zenger are here to settle the leadership debates and let the data speak for itself. Each week they analyze different leadership traits, trends, and what it really takes to get to the 90th percentile. These short episodes feature compelling stories, research, and actions that leaders can take to improve. Learn more at https://zengerfolkman.com/podcasts/.

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Zenger Folkman Leadership

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Episode 6: The Art Of Decisive Leadership 13.10.2020 14:52

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. Today we are discussing the art of becoming a decisive leader. Click HERE for … Continued

Introducing: The 90th Percentile 10.10.2020 1:07

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 Folkman. Subscribe now, and we’ll help you get your overall leadership effectiveness up to the 90thpercentile.

Episode 4: History of 360s, Moving From Weaknesses To Strengths 29.09.2020

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 history of 360s and the research that made it evolve through the years. Take our … Continued

Episode 3: Developing Persistence and Determination 23.09.2020

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 most persistent and determined. What can these leaders teach us … Continued

Episode 2: We Wait Too Long To Train Our Leaders 21.09.2020

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, “We Wait Too Long to Train Our Leaders.” Connect with Jack Zenger Twitter, LinkedIn, … Continued

Survey Shows How Employees Really Feel About Working From Home 21.09.2020

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. When you calculate the impact of adding a high level of trust to each of the competencies, the average increase in engagement … Continued