For most of us, the best leader we ever worked for not only led our team to succeed, but also helped us fulfill our career aspirations. So what is that ‘secret sauce’ that allowed these leaders to not only achieve their organization’s goals, but attract and grow employees under their care? That’s a question I’ll be putting to my guest, Professor Sydney Finkelstein, in this episode of the Leadership Biz Cafe podcast.
Sydney is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management and is on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Sydney has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers “Why Smart Executives Fail” and his latest, “Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent”, which Sydney and I discuss in this episode.
Over the course of our conversation, Sydney shares:
- What traits leaders who are able to attract and build talent within employees share in common.
- Why superbosses love hiring people more talented and smarter than them, and what prevents other leaders from doing the same.
- The two things superbosses do to empower their employees to be “super engaged” in the work they do.
- How superbosses approach delegation differently from other leaders, where they’re a combination of both effective delegator and micromanager, and how this balance actually leads people to deliver their best efforts.
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Noteworthy Links:
- Buy “Superbosses” on Amazon*.
- Learn more about Sydney’s work on his website.
- The Sydcast – Sydney’s podcast where he interviews people from all walks of life.
*Affiliate link used to support this podcast.