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9/11/2018 Insights

6 Powerful Skills Successful Leaders Possess

6 Powerful Skills Successful Leaders Possess
by William Craig

Can you have high standards and push for results while building a fun and engaged work culture? Many leaders think you get born to a camp and stick with it, but is that true?

Imagine how productive and loyal a workforce would prove if leadership could do both. As it turns out, they can.

Leaders Can Do Both

A 2017 analysis of 360-degree data gathered from over 60,000 leaders found that 13 percent ranked highest in both skills and made the 91st percentile. So, it’s possible to do both and do them well.

What special attributes do these successful leaders possess? Looking closer, researchers found that leaders under age 30 were two times more likely to prove effective in both engagement and results than older leaders. One-third of those under 30 achieved both functions well, but after age 40, leaders settled into their camps, and only 10 percent did both well. 

Why is that, and does it have to be that way?

Read full article on Forbes.