How to Make Your Leadership Potential More Visible

Suzanne Peterson says many talented professionals miss out on leadership roles for relatively intangible reasons.  But she argues that aspiring leaders can learn to alter their everyday interactions in small ways to have a big influence on their professional reputation. Peterson is an associate professor of leadership at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, and the coauthor of the HBR article “How to Develop Your Leadership Style: Concrete Advice for a Squishy Challenge.”