188: Sydney Finkelstein - How To Be A SuperBoss

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Professor Finkelstein is a consultant and speaker to senior executives around the globe, as well as an executive coach, focusing on leadership, talent development, corporate governance, learning from mistakes, and strategies for growth. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and listed on the "Thinkers 50", the world's most prestigious ranking of leadership gurus. He has been featured in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Business Week, the London Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, Inc, Fast Company, and CNBC, and is a regular columnist for the BBC.

Episode 188: Sydney Finkelstein - How To Be A SuperBoss

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"Confidence is the prerequisite to greatness."

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Common themes of the best sales professionals:
- Curiosity - Always looking for answers
- Courage to go after opportunities
- They understand in order to be successful, you must help others be successful
People who are unconsciously incompetent
- Not curious - They think they have all the answers
- Unwillingness to learn
Superboss = Someone who helps others
Bill Walsh - A bigger coaching tree than any other coach... Why?
- 1st coach to understand talent well
- Created a development program for African American coaches
- He would call other owners and tell them to hire one of his assistants... He helped his people leave him for bigger jobs
- The best people seek these types of leaders
Why is this so rare?
- Most think of ways to retain their talent instead of help promote them. This is wrong.
- You cannot control what other people do.
- Create an environment that makes people want to work for you. Help them.
The difference between a male and female boss
What do Superbosses do?
- They create master-apprentice relationships -- Leonardo DaVinci
- 1 on 1 conversations with your boss
- Find someone who will invest time in you and your career. Be that person if you are a boss
- Create opportunities for your people
- When you delegate, be hands on with the feedback. Be direct and involved to help
Encourage collegiality and simultaneously drive internal competition: Sydney describes how to do this
- Lorne Michaels creates this at Saturday Night Live
Think about the best bossses you've worked for... Why were they the best?
- What worked for them? For you?
- Then ask... Am I doing those things? How am I making it work for those who work for me? Each person is unique. Understand that
- Learn from your own personal experience
Using a "Get To Know You" document every year. Personally invest in getting to know your people

Continue Learning:

Follow Sydney on Twitter: @sydfinkelstein
Read: Superbosses
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