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John H. Zenger and Joseph Folkman

The Extraordinary Leader

Elevate your leadership game by adopting the key practices of truly exceptional leaders.

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Build on strengths to achieve exponential leadership impact – The Extraordinary Leader by Zenger and Folkman revolutionizes development. This comprehensive Extraordinary Leader summary and research findings explain: • Fatal Flaws First - Fix any behavior that derails leadership before building strengths • Competency Companions - Combine complementary skills for multiplicative effect • 16 Differentiating Competencies - Focus on behaviors that separate great from good • Cross-Training Approach - Develop unexpected skills that enhance core strengths 2025 application: Their research proves focusing on strengths delivers 2x better results than fixing weaknesses. Your Click.Apply.Grow™ roadmap: Identify your top three strengths. Find their competency companions. Practice the combination daily. Leaders using this approach reach 90th percentile effectiveness 3x faster. Good leaders minimize weakness. Great leaders maximize strengths.

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John H. Zenger and Joseph Folkman are leadership development pioneers recognized globally for evidence-based leadership research.

Co-founders of Zenger Folkman and co-authors of “The Extraordinary Leader,” they revolutionized how organizations measure and develop leaders.

What sets them apart: They bring scientific rigor to leadership growth.

Companies applying their work report higher engagement, better retention, and stronger leaders.

The leadership scientists redefining evidence-based leadership.

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