Summary.

Bosses often sense that something is missing in an employee’s tool kit but can’t put a finger on what it is. They say something like “You need certain important intangibles” or “You don’t have enough gravitas,” but they fail to provide advice or guidance.

What they’re talking about is leadership style. In every interaction, we send signals

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Studying actual behavioral instances between leaders and their followers allows us to capture the dynamic temporal contingencies that characterize leader–follower interactions (cf. Shamir, 2011). In other words, we aim to study leader and follower behaviors as they happen and affect each other in real time and at the micro-level of conversational... See more

1. "How do you define success for your direct reports beyond the numbers—what truly tells you they’re winning?"Exposes: Whether you reward real impact or just polished reports.2. "What’s the toughest feedback you’ve ever gotten from your team—and how did it force you to change?"Exposes: Genuine humility vs. performative listening.3. "Name someone... See more