The Skills Leaders Need at Every Level
Leaders are different from managers, the question is what makes them different? what skills and competencies differentiate leaders from managers. Some years ago i read the leadership survey conducted by DDI which identified the most important skill leaders need. here i am sharing another research by by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few weeks ago, we were asked to analyze a competency model for leadership development that a client had created. Its was based on the idea that at different points in their development, potential leaders need to focus on excelling at different skills. For example, in their model they proposed that a lower level manager should focus on driving for results while top executives should focus on developing a strategic perspective. Intuitively, this makes sense, based as it is on the assumption t...