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The Extraordinary Leader

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July 10, 2025

10 Standout Leadership Behaviors That Drive Results

Comparing the top and bottom 10% of 63,526 leaders, Zenger Folkman research identifies 10 standout behaviors that colleagues notice and remember, from fostering a

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October 25, 2023

The Tent Leadership Model: How Effective Leaders Strike a Balance

Effective leadership can be pictured as a tent: character at the center, supported by personal capabilities, focus on results, interpersonal skills and leading change.

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October 11, 2023

Episode 121: Unlocking Leadership Potential with Strength Builders

Details In this enlightening podcast interview, Joe Folkman and Breanne Okoren explore the revolutionary concept of “Strength Builders” in leadership development. Drawing parallels between

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October 10, 2023

What are Strength Builders?

Strength Builders offer a nonlinear path to development: improving a closely related behavior to strengthen the one you want. Here's how these companion behaviors

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Extraordinary Leaders Around the World

August 18, 2022

Extraordinary Leaders Around the World

A visit to one of the world's best-led organizations, whose executives far outscored the norm for leaders in Mexico, reveals two qualities behind its

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May 24, 2022

Most Leaders Know Their Strengths—but Are Oblivious to Their Weaknesses

About 20% of leaders have at least one fatal flaw, and most never see it. Because these weaknesses are usually sins of omission, they're

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