At Zenger Folkman, we combine hard data with actionable applications, dedicated to helping individual leaders thrive and organizations succeed. Our expertise in leadership development is not just about occasional training; it’s a commitment to the discipline of leadership.
We empower leaders to utilize their strengths and embrace a lifestyle of continuous learning and growth. Our approach is data-driven, ensuring that every strategy is tailored to the unique needs of each leader and organization we work with.
Every employee deserves an extraordinary leader – and at Zenger Folkman, we make this belief a reality. Through our leadership development programs, we create environments where leaders and organizations can excel, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
At the heart of extraordinary leadership performance, consistently outshining poor or even good leaders, is the principle of Leadership Development. Through our focus on building better leaders with Leadership Development strategies, our customers have experienced remarkable outcomes:
50% Less Employee Turnover: A testament to the effective leadership skills honed through our Leadership Development programs. 70% Increase in Employee Engagement: Reflecting the positive impact of well-developed leadership on team motivation and morale. 40% Increase in Customer Satisfaction: A direct result of the improved service and management excellence driven by our Leadership Development efforts.
“Our experience has been that the world of assessments is marked by mediocrity and that in this world of mediocrity, Zenger Folkman stands out for its excellence, its insights, its research integrity, and its exceptional usefulness.”
“The Extraordinary Leader research caused us to rethink our performance management philosophy. The results have been remarkable. The biggest change has been in people's energy for the performance management process.”
“Over the past 13 years, we have seen a significant improvement in the overall team effectiveness of the leaders engaged in these incredible leadership development programs. Zenger Folkman has been instrumental in guiding us with evidence and research-based programming that has clearly made a difference.”
“If you really want to know how to propel yourself over the top and gain skills you will use your whole life long then I recommend you take the ‘Extraordinary Leader’ challenge. I’ve worked for two training companies this past decade, so I’m speaking from experience when I say the ‘Extraordinary Leader’ is truly cutting edge leadership development.”
We work with clients who don't hide from the future of leadership but want to define it.
Thriving leadership cultures begin with great data that can accelerate progress.
We are wise beyond our business years. Our decades worth of research is what will deliver the difference.
Every year Zenger Folkman development experiences reach thousands across the globe.
Zenger Folkman's customized solutions are offered in various languages throughout the globe.
Insights from Zenger Folkman's database are featured monthly in the most prestigious publications.
Zenger Folkman strengths-based technology helps leaders develop profound strengths in key areas because the research is clear; great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather they possess a handful of profound strengths.
Discover how Zenger Folkman’s expertise in leadership development can elevate your company’s performance.
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