The human factor in leadership

With his latest book (Good People) and research initiative (The Good People Project), Anthony Tjan challenges leaders to re-frame traditional thinking around how we build our teams, cultures and our people ecosystems and to acknowledge and embrace leadership of character over leadership of competency.

What do we need to look for when we evaluate goodness of character and values? Why is it that we tend to evaluate candidates and employees by their measurable accomplishments than by their “softer” qualities, like self-awareness, empathy, and respect? Why is it so hard to practice being good and what can we do about it in terms of talent assessment and mentorship?

After reviewing nearly 100 case studies in organisations and leadership Tjan has established that there is a hard truth to soft matters in terms of what really drives long-term value and competitive advantage. With this in mind, Tjan is leading a movement to change the way we think about goodness, so we can become better judges of people, better leaders, and create more goodness in ourselves and our organisations.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mibnG8XeHlU#action=share