Behavioral science shows that the most talented people are often the most insecure. Here are four steps you can take to manage a team with an emotionally needy member. 1- Test the person’s awareness. Emotionally needy people often don’t realize the degree to which they drain others. Start by scheduling a one-on-one meeting, to ask questions and gauge if they are aware of the impact their behavior is having on their peers. 2- Be direct about your emotional boundaries. When you set boundaries, you force the other person to consider when to seek emotional reinforcement and when to refrain from it. If they continue to overreach, you can bring them back to the agreed upon boundary. 3- Treat needy
Building on data collected from 2008 to 2018 and in-depth interviews with more than 2,500 executives, four X factors that distinguish great leaders emerge clearly. 1- Great leaders simplify complexity and operationalize it 2- They drive ambition for the whole organization 3- They play well on teams they don't lead 4- They build leaders How to develop X-Factor leaders ? These four leadership traits can be cultivated and measured on a variety of objective and subjective levels. Much of the data and capability to measure the traits already lies within organizations, which just need to prioritize what to look for. We see three guiding principles for developing the four leadership traits describe
