The Gartner Talent Angle

Managers work hard to provide a steady stream of continuous feedback to coach employees and help them achieve their goals. However, by taking an "Always-on" approach, managers may actually be hindering employee performance. Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Gartner's own Jaime Roca, Senior Vice President of Research & Advisory, and Sari Wilde, Managing Vice President of Research,...

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Nobody likes a jerk, but what if YOU are one? We talk with Bob Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University and author of A**hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People that Treat You Like Dirt. 

Rebels are generally seen as troublemakers whose decisions create chaos in our lives and workplaces. However, what if we saw these unconventional outlooks and rule-breaking decisions as constructive rather than destructive? Tune in to this episode to hear Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School a...

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Play keeps us in the moment. It is unpredictable and fun, and it keeps people's attention. So why not play in the workplace? In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Cushing, the President and COO of Playworks, on how to use play tactics originally used on children to promote a healthy, profitable organization. 

Are your employees a cost or an investment? How can your company design and manage operations in a way that satisfies customers, employees, and investors? Join us to hear Zeynep Ton, adjunct associate professor in the operations management group at MIT Sloan School of Management and the author of The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs & Boost Profits...

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. We don't talk about love in the workplace. But what if we told you the best leaders are realizing the importance of self-awareness, love, and going deep within themselves in order to be a great leader? Bob Rosen, global CEO advisor, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author talks to us about how the best people go deep within...

What happens when your workplace is exposed to incivility? What should you do if you are the target of this hostility and aggression? Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Christine Porath, Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, teach you how to navigate incivility in the workplace and enhance your own influence and effectiveness through simple acts of civ...

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2015. Zappos made history when it announced plans to transition to a holacracy -- a management-free corporate structure. Tune in as Hollie Delaney details the pitfalls, successes, and lessons learned. 

Lessons about organizational culture and entrepreneurship can be found in some unlikely places--including the American prison system. Listen to Jeff Smith, a former Missouri state senator who spent a year in prison, discuss his experience and what the prison world can teach us about the business world.

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2016. Tune in to this episode to hear Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, talk about their technique called "Screening In" to drive cultural change through diversity at Microsoft. 

What do Ralph Lauren, Larry Ellison, Julian Robertson and Bill Walsh all have in common? Certainly all of them are known for being successful, but there's one thing that distinguishes these superbosses from their peers: the ability to groom talent. Listen to Sydney Finkelstein, award-winning professor at Dartmouth College, share secrets of becoming a superboss and the types of people strategies th...

*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2016. Susan Cain believes that the rise of introverts is the next big trend that will impact leadership. Yet while introverts often prove to be more effective leaders they are less likely to be selected for leadership. Cain explains why we dramatically undervalue introverts and how we lose in doing so. She also explores how companies can get...

Discover the patterns that govern behavior at your organization. Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo and author of Super Thinking , joins the Talent Angle to explain how and when to leverage the mental models that accelerate effective decision-making for employees and business leaders alike.

What if Eisenhower wasn't the genius we though he was? How does naked leadership lead to better decision making? Chris Fussell, former Navy SEAL Officer and Partner at McChrystal Group, talks to us about the "leader myth" and "naked leadership. He discusses how we often aggrandize leaders of a successful project or mission and how he worked in the military with senior leaders to expose themselves...

In a culture obsessed with SAT scores and early success, Rich Karlgaard, Silicon Valley-based publisher and entrepreneur at Forbes media, reveals a groundbreaking exploration of late bloomers and their unique strengths that companies often overlook. 

*This Spotlight is a 20 minute excerpt from our full interview in 2017. How can we screen out the chaos to make work more satisfying, productive, and meaningful? Cal Newport, author of Deep Work, joins us to share the tools and rules for deep, meaningful work. 

Want to become a world-class HR leader? Listen to Roberto di Bernardini, Head of Global Human Resources and board member of CHRO Global Leadership Board, present the global standards of an HR leader, backed by the world's leading experts CHROs and most distinguished CHROs.

*This 20 Minute Spotlight was edited from our one-hour interview in 2017. Culture is increasingly becoming a pivotal part of organizational strategy. Join us as we talk to Red Hat Executive VP and Chief People Officer DeLisa Alexander about how Red Hat works with both leaders and employees to include characteristics of transparency, inclusivity, agility, and so much more into their culture through...

The greatest teams in sports history had one thing in common: a captain with an unconventional set of skills and tendencies. Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class , has unearthed a new mold of leadership that doesn't always mean the best or the most bombastic individuals. Listen to this episode to discover the seven core qualities of the Captain Class - from extreme emotional control to tactical...

Structure often stifles innovation, yet organizations need both to thrive. How can business leaders foster radical innovation while maintaining operational excellence? Listen to this premier entry in our three-part series on innovation to discover how to design an organization that scales as fast as we scale technology.

Is your idea "loony"? Or is it a "loonshot"? Listen to this episode to hear Safi Bahcall, physicist, biotech engineer, and author of the book "Loonshots", help you determine whether your crazy idea is a game-changer and prevent you from killing it off before it has a chance to bloom.

*This 20 Minute Spotlight was edited from our one-hour interview in 2017. We repeatedly and predictably make wrong decisions throughout, and in many aspects of, our lives. Dan Ariely wants to make the concepts of behavioral economics more accessible by describing them in non-academic terms so that more people will learn about this type of research and get excited about using some of the insights t...

Progressive organizations lead with their people strategies to shape business outcomes. Daniel Marsili, Co-chair for the CHRO Global Leadership Board and Chief Human Resources Officer at Colgate-Palmolive Company's, provides practical guidance for HR leaders to more effectively create, execute and align a people strategy that drives performance.

*This 20 Minute Spotlight was edited from our one-hour interview in 2017. Is it good business to be good people? Venture capitalist Anthony Tjan, author of Good People, talks to us about the strategic advantage of hiring good people - those that are committed to continuously cultivating the values that help them and other become the fullest versions of who they are. Real value creation, Tony argue...

Good managers are made, not born. Julie Zhuo, author of The Making of a Manager and Facebook's VP of Product Design, reveals practical advice on how managers can help their teams achieve greater outcomes. Whether you're new to the role or struggling with culture, listen to this episode of the Talent Angle to learn what to do when everyone looks to you for guidance.