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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

But how do you improve bottom-line performance amid economic uncertainty, a persistent talent crisis, and the reality that only 3 in 10 employees are engaged? A study involving 486 companies found it moderated business success, and poor-performing businesses had 20% more leaders with blind spots. One key is self-awareness. Baldoni, J.

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Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Non-Technical Skills

LSA Global

But, even more importantly, they need to have the non-technical skills – the so called emotional intelligence and soft skills in order to effectively collaborate with others in a way that makes the whole greater than its parts. In other words, you need the soft skills in order to leverage the hard skills.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

Be sure to ask referees about the candidate’s soft skills and social and emotional-intelligence-based capabilities, says Fernández-Aráoz. Case Study #1: Solicit feedback from team members to focus your questions. Case Study #2: Think about the role’s priorities and ask for specific examples.