“A simple, concrete, scientifically validated
model for achieving consistently superior
business results through leadership.”
Eric Severson, SVP Talent, Gap Inc.
ACCELERATE PRODUCTIVITY
Extraordinary leaders get more from their employees. In turn, when employees work harder, organizations achieve positive business results.
INCREASE ENGAGEMENT
Quite simply, the better the leader, the more engaged the staff. Learn to tap the potential of your organization by increasing employee engagement.
BOOST PROFITS
We’ve studied thousands of leaders to discover what separates the good leaders from the great ones, which helps organizations achieve better results from their employees, and in turn, higher levels of profitability.
Developing leaders who inspire, perform, and motivate, the science-based and award-winning family of Zenger Folkman programs help you achieve measurably better business results. Here are just a few of our most popular programs.
See all ProgramsUsing our best-in-class 360-degree feedback and a proven development process, leaders gain insight to increase their effectiveness in driving positive business outcomes.
OBJECTIVES
- Understand the on-the-job performance differences between “good” and “extraordinary” leaders
- Learn the leadership competencies that differentiate extraordinary leaders
- Discover why building existing strengths is the best way to become an extraordinary leader
- Receive individual 360-degree results and interpret the data for maximum benefit
- Use our unique leadership cross-training approach to construct a personal development plan
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Participants focus on connecting the strategy and needs of the organization with their strengths, energy, and passion.
OBJECTIVES
- Connect the leaders’ skills and interests to the needs of the organization
- Focus on strengths development as the best and fastest way to increase leadership effectiveness
- Create a personal development plan focused on becoming highly proficient at one of the Leadership Levers
- Use our proven cross-training approach to dramatically increase leadership capabilities
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By learning a conversational framework as well as practicing listening and questioning skills, leaders learn how to significantly increase their personal impact as well as the productivity and effectiveness of those they lead.
OBJECTIVES
- Learn a simple, highly flexible and effective coaching conversation framework
- Use the framework to practice real-life coaching conversations
- Discover personal coaching attributes and perspectives
- Create a personal development plan designed to increase coaching effectiveness
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Elevating Feedback is a half-day skill-building workshop that gives employees at all levels of the organization the skills to provide effective feedback.
OBJECTIVES
- Identify the personal and business benefits of providing effective feedback
- Understand why providing feedback is so hard
- Reflect on how preference and behavior impact the ability to give and receive feedback
- Use best practices for providing meaningful reinforcing feedback
- Use the FUEL model as a framework for providing redirecting feedback
- Create a personal feedback action plan
Through assessment and skill development, The Inspiring Leader Workshop helps leaders cultivate the most important leadership competency, "the ability to inspire and motivate others."
OBJECTIVES
- Understand how inspiring leaders positively impact business outcomes
- Learn and applying the 10 competencies that define inspiring leaders
- Discover the six approaches to inspiring others
- Identify and practice proven inspirational strategies for communicating powerfully
- Build an individualized action plan that facilitates goal-setting and follow-through
We host dozens of events around the country and the world every year. Here are just a few of our upcoming workshops.
See Full ScheduleSundance Mountain Resort 2017 Leadership Summit November 7th - 8th
Post-Conference Workshops November 9th Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah
The Extraordinary Leader™ Live Online Workshop
Delivered online by a live facilitator in two 3-hour sessions
Leadership Levers: Building Critical Strengths™ Live Online Workshop
Delivered online by a live facilitator in two 3-hour sessions