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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior.

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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

Now, you’re going to be managing a team of high-performers in a division of your company that everyone’s buzzing about. I’m not sure they even really need a manager, they’re that good and that motivated.” You noticed, I’m sure, that you’re the third new manager appointed in the past two years?”

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

In our recent book, “ Leadership 2030: The six megatrends you need to understand to lead your company into the future ,” we examined the repercussions of the convergence of major forces like globalization, climate change, increased individualism, and accelerating digitization. Leadership Managing people Personal effectiveness'