35 Look for Powerful Combinations of Competencies
Brett Savage, a longtime colleague, told the secret of his success playing high-school football. Brett had two attributes on his side. One was his height of 6 feet 4 inches, more the physique of a basketball player than a football player. The second was his ability to catch anything thrown anywhere close to him. Every time Brett went out for a pass, all the quarterback had to do was throw the ball just a little over Brett’s head and the defensive backs were helpless to prevent him from catching it. As Brett explained, “The combination of height and good hands was powerful.”
We were interested to see the impact of combinations of competencies on leadership ratings. To research this, we examined ...
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