Why “Connector” Managers Build Better Talent

Sari Wilde, a managing vice president at Gartner, studied 5,000
managers and identified four different types of leaders. The
surprising result is that the “always on” manager is less effective
at developing employees, even though many companies encourage
supervisors to give constant feedback. Instead, the “connector”
manager is the most effective, because they facilitate productive
interactions across the organization. Wilde explains what the best
connector managers do, how to be one, and how to work for one. With
Jaime Roca, Wilde wrote the book “The Connector Manager: Why Some
Leaders Build Exceptional Talent -- and Others Don’t.”