Ben Dilla, PhD - Bold Leader Development

With less than two weeks until the release of my book with co-author Joel Bennett, Your Best Self at Work, it occurred to me that we didn’t do a Dedication page. Our editor never brought it up, and she probably would have said we didn’t need one. I know this because we had a similar conversation about having someone write a Foreword....

Dedicated to Those Who Want to Be Better Leaders With less than two weeks until the release of my book with co-author Joel Bennett, Your Best Self at Work, it occurred to me that we didn’t do a Dedication page. Our editor never brought it up, and…

Most students of management are familiar with Pareto’s Principle or the 80/20 Rule, stating that 80% of the value comes from 20% of the inputs. For example, it’s common with most companies that 20% of your customers are responsible for 80% of your sales. Likewise, we often see that 20% of employees produce 80% of results (and you want to take especially good care of those employees from the standpoint of financial rewards and future opportunities!)....

Using the 80/20 Rule to Increase Effectiveness Developing the skills of emotional intelligence and the practices that support resilience is the magic 20% that can drive 80% of effectiveness, even in the use of your unique talents and strengths.

My recent work with Dr. Joel Bennett has explored the benefits of aligning one’s strengths with emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience. Little did we know when we started this work two years ago that all of us would be experiencing a global pandemic with the ensuing economic tremors and challenges to the very nature of work itself. Current conditions seem to make the consideration of EI and resilience even more important....

Why Strengths Need to be Supplemented You may be wondering why anyone needs anything beyond a clear understanding of their strengths to be successful. Our research and experience shows there’s a key area where strengths alone are…

Two years of reflection, research, and writing with my friend and colleague Joel Bennett aim to answer an important question...

It Started with a Question | by Ben Dilla, PhD, ACC, BCC | LinkedIn Published: April 5, 2021. Two years ago, I had a simple question. What is the relationship between two of the psychological concepts I’ve found to be most helpful in leadership development — strengths and emotional intelligence? My interest in individual assessments had led me to explore strengt...

Join our Discussion of Strengths-Based Leadership this Tuesday evening (Sep 17) at The University of Dallas

Join our Discussion of Strengths-Based Leadership On Tuesday evening, September 17th, I’m honored to be the speaker at the monthly Leadership Lab presentation sponsored by the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at The University o…