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Majority of Workers Don’t Aspire to Leadership Roles

Coaching Tip

Most American workers are not aiming for the corner office, according to a new CareerBuilder survey. The survey found that employees at companies that have initiatives to support aspiring female and minority leaders are far less likely to say a glass ceiling holds individuals back.”. Develop Leadership Skills: A Reference Guide.

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Guest Post: Confidence in management

Lead on Purpose

A recent survey conducted by ETS found that employee confidence in management is falling. Almost half of the 500 workers it sampled (43%) felt that they are better people managers than their own boss and 23% say that management standards are getting worse.

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It's About What's Important not Agreeableness!

Coaching Tip

The researchers examined "agreeableness" using self-reported survey data and found that men who measured below average on agreeableness earned about 18% more—or $9,772 more annually in their sample—than nicer guys. The three surveys measured the notion of "agreeableness" in different ways.) The gap is especially wide for men.

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Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) Business

Coaching Tip

The report consists of responses from an unparalleled participant pool of 13,124 global leaders and 1,528 human resource executives within 2,031 participating organizations. More than 33 percent of HR professionals surveyed view their organization’s leaders as not capable of meeting each of these challenges.

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Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is

Harvard Business Review

These traditional approaches develop employees’ skills and enrich their work experience. Two engagement surveys conducted across the organization. A centralized human resource department sent workers to different locations based on the essentially random flow of new workers arriving at a particular time.

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Most People Don’t Want to Be Managers

Harvard Business Review

At least, that’s what a new CareerBuilder survey seems to suggest. Of the thousands surveyed, only about one-third of workers (34%) said they aspire to leadership positions – and just 7% strive for C-level management (the rest said they aspire to middle-management or department-head roles).

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References Should Come from a Candidate’s Coworkers, Not Just Their Boss

Harvard Business Review

For decades, coworkers have had their say in 360 surveys used for employee developmental purposes. Some sample jobs included in the study were: retail cashier, customer service representative, registered nurse, sales professional, accountant, software developer, academic faculty, HR director, and physician.