Defining and Adapting Your Leadership Style | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast

Suzanne Peterson, associate professor at Thunderbird School of Global Management, says many talented professionals get held back from leadership roles because of relatively intangible reasons. She argues aspiring managers can intentionally alter their everyday interactions in small ways to have a large influence on their professional reputation. She explains how to adopt markers of different leadership styles to be seen as both influential and likable. Peterson is a coauthor of the HBR article “How to Develop Your Leadership Style: Concrete Advice for a Squishy Challenge.” (hbr.org/2020/11/how-to-develo...)
This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on November 6, 2020.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
4:05 - Power vs. Attractive Styles
11:48 - How Do I Adapt My Leadership Style?
14:24 - Adapting Your Style as a Woman or Person of Color
17:26 - How Did the Pandemic Change All This?
18:57 - Examples of Balanced Leaders
21:08 - Outro
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[@manasikmamoun2820]

Thank you, that was very informative!

[@ElectElegance]

This was incredibly good!

[@Gabrielaalejandra]

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[@catatonicbug7522]

So, the majority of those with the authority to elevate others into leadership roles don't have the coaching skills necessary to be a leader in the first place. They can't identify their employees' weaknesses in such a way as to help teach them to get where they want to be.

[@muthonirichards6211]

Great podcast but rather disappointing when exploring challenges to people of color especially Women of color. And then to offer up white people as the model to follow was rather tone deaf.