305: The REAL Traits of a Successful Leader and Why Most People Get It Wrong

Did you know that nearly half of today’s corporate leaders shouldn't be in their roles?Today we uncover the hidden factors that truly determine leadership success—and why personality may be leading you astray.As a high-performing business leader, you’re constantly striving for excellence, but what if the metrics you’re using to evaluate leadership potential are fundamentally flawed?This episode uncovers the critical mistakes organizations make in hiring leaders and offers you a new lens to assess and develop leadership talent in your team.By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:🔍 Why traditional personality assessments may be costing your company millions in poor leadership hires. (and tbh why your boss may not be the best).🎯 The five crucial talents that predict leadership success—and how to identify them.🚀 Why 48% of executives don’t belong in their roles and what you can do to ensure you’re not one of them.🎧 Don’t miss out on this game-changing discussion! Hit play now to redefine your approach to hiring and leading with data-driven insights.If you’re a leader, it will definitely help you to know your signature communication orientation is essential for authentic and confident executive presence. Discover here your own signature communication style (free assessment) so your voice can begin to be heard and respected in meetings, you gain more influence, and understand better how to reach key stakeholdersDid you know filler words make you sound unprepared? Break the habit with Credible. Credible's real-time alerts help you become aware of your speech, making you sound polished and professional. Download Credible from the app store today.About Our Guests:In their new book THE FIVE TALENTS THAT REALLY MATTER: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance (Hachette Go; 8/27/24), Barry Conchie, former Gallup Global Leadership Research and Development leader and coauthor of New York Times bestselling Strengths-Based Leadership, and business partner Sarah Dalton reveal a scientific model that reliably predicts an individual’s potential to convert their unique talents into high-performance leadership, as well as a template to help career-driven managers spot and hire extraordinary leadersIn Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.