Summary: Dr. Joe Folkman was working with a small group of leaders from a high tech company with more than 60,000 total employees. This group of 30 were considered to be some of the highest potential leaders in the company. In the time he spent with these individuals, it was clear they were a select and impressive group. He measured their effectiveness as leaders using our Extraordinary Leader 360 assessment and found that although all were considered high potential, not all were extraordinary leaders. Sometimes potential ratings come from experience, knowledge and expertise as opposed to leadership skills. He also gathered data from each person on 25 attitude questions and found that five of the attitude questions correlated strongly with overall leadership effectiveness. Leaders who strongly agreed with these particular attitudes also had higher overall leadership effectiveness scores. As he looked through the items, he came to the conclusion it was possible their attitudes on these items may have influenced their effectiveness as leaders. In this podcast, he describe these five attitudes in detail and gives some ideas on how to develop in these areas. Read the "5 Attitudes That Define Great Leaders" on Forbes.
