Leadership Development Has a Gap. Extraordinary You Closes It.
Build capability sooner—and accelerate performance. Extraordinary You is a strengths-based development experience for individual contributors—designed to build capability and increase contributions earlier, faster, and at scale.
Powered by 20+ years of research and insights from 2M+ leadership assessments.
Extraordinary YOU is a strengths-based development experience built for individual contributors.
It helps employees: Understand how they contribute today Identify the strengths that increase impact Build a focused, practical plan for growth
No fluff. No time away from work. Just structured feedback that turns performance conversations into real development.
Most organizations invest heavily in a small group of leaders.
But performance is driven by everyone else.
A streamlined development experience that fits into daily work and builds the key skills that drive performance.
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Participants and their direct managers complete the Extraordinary You assessment
Using their feedback report, participants see how their self-perceptions compare with their manager’s perspective.
Participants turn report insights into action and choose a skill to strengthen.
Participants create a personal growth plan that aligns with daily work for maximum impact.
Format: On-demand, online, asynchronous e-learning Duration: 2.5 total hours of self-paced content Delivery: Virtual access through Zenger Folkman’s assessment portal
This isn’t just evaluation—it’s real development, often for the first time.
“I didn't have to step away from my job to get value from this. It was quick focused, and actually changed how I approach my word day-to-day.”
“I've had years of performance reviews—but this is the first time I left with a clear plan for how to get better.”
“The structure made it easy for me to give meaningful feedback without overthinking it. My tram member walked away with real direction— not just general comments. ”
Everything you need to know about Extraordinary You
Extraordinary You is a strengths-based development experience designed for individual contributors. It provides structured, objective feedback and a clear development plan—helping employees improve performance, productivity, and impact without taking time away from their work.
It is built for individual contributors, team leads, first-time managers, and emerging leaders. It is especially valuable for organizations looking to develop talent earlier in the employee lifecycle—not just after promotion into leadership roles.
Most leadership development programs focus on managers and senior leaders. Extraordinary You focuses on the much larger population of individual contributors—providing early, scalable development that builds capability before leadership roles.
It also replaces vague feedback with structured, behavior-based insights that drive real improvement.
The full experience takes approximately 2.5 hours and is completely self-directed. Participants can complete it at their own pace, making it easy to fit into the flow of work.
No. Extraordinary You is designed to happen alongside the job—not outside of it. There are no workshops, travel requirements, or long sessions that disrupt productivity.
Participants receive:
This feedback focuses on a targeted set of behaviors proven to drive effectiveness—giving participants clear, actionable direction.
Our research shows that developing just one profound strength can significantly increase effectiveness.
Because insights are clear and prioritized, managers don’t need to create development plans from scratch.
No. Extraordinary You is designed for development—not evaluation. It turns performance conversations into meaningful development experiences.
Extraordinary companies develop everyone.
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