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The Extraordinary Leader : Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders (Paperback)
by John H. Zenger , Joseph Folkman
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Author: John H. Zenger , Joseph Folkman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Pub. in: July, 2002
ISBN: 0071387471
Pages: 256
Measurements: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA01305
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0071387477
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For too long, the subject of effective leadership has been shrouded in fog and ambiguity. The Extraordinary Leader removes the shroud to reveal leadership as a skill, one that can be consciously learned and developed by anyone. This breakthrough book identifies the competencies necessary for effective leadership, not by guessing or postulating but by analyzing the responses of tens of thousands of workforce members as they describe, in effect, "What makes a great leader?"
Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman - two of today's preeminent leadership expertsanalyze the answers and provide a broad and universal model for achieving exceptional results. They outline the five core competencies that form the basis for successful leadership and detail techniques that include:
Methods that top organizations use to develop leaders from within their own ranks
Key competencies that leaders must haveand techniques for mastering them
Practical steps for developing your own leadership skills
A major weakness in most leadership development programs has been the tendency to aim low and strive for incremental improvements in individual areas of weakness. When the results inevitably fail to impact the bottom line, organizations abandon programs as unsuccessful and again resume their misguided focus on uncovering and eliminating leadership weaknesses instead of identifying and developing leadership strengths. The Extraordinary Leader instead focuses on the ability-in fact the necessity-for individuals to hone their leadership competencies in multiple areas, and organizations to develop great leaders in as many areas as possible. It provides research-based strategies for strengthening leadership both in individuals and in organizations and, in the process, delivers a solid yet flexible leadership development program that will provide long-term value to virtually any organization.
Target readers:
Managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, government and nonprofit leaders and MBAs.
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John H. Zenger, D.B.A., is the CEO and co-founder of Zenger/Folkman, a firm that employes evidence-based, positive methods to strengthen organizations and those who lead them. In 1994 he was inducted into the Human Resource Development Hall of Fame. He is the author or co-author of seven books on leadership and teams and is considered one of the most authoritative voices on improving organizational performance and developing leadership.
Joseph Folkman, Ph.D., is the president and co-founder of Zenger/Folkman. He is a renowned expert in the field of survey design and data analysis. His passion to provide feedback and facilitate change is the source of his professional success. He is the author of four books: Turning Feedback Into Change, Making Feedback Work, Employee Surveys That Make a Difference andThe Power of Feedback.
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Secrets for developing leadership and competitive advantage in any organization
The Extraordinary Leader is a research-based book about leadership. It analyzes 200,000 assessments from 20,000 managers and presents new insights that demystify this complex subject. It clearly establishes the importance of developing great leaders versus being satisfied with merely good ones, and highlights the link between leadership behavior and an organization's performance.
From the authors' research, a new model of leadership emerges that challenges long-held beliefs about leadership competencies. The authors identify 16 competencies that tower above all the others-the ones that separate great leaders from the average. One of the book's major breakthroughs is its focus on the importance of maximizing strengths as opposed to merely correcting weaknesses. Further, the importance of balanced strengths is introduced: when strengths are clustered in one area, the leader is less effective than he or she could be with strengths in different areas.
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James M. Kouzes, Chairman Emeritus, Tom Peters Company, Coauthor, The Leadership Challenge, USA
<2008-04-08 00:00>
The Extraordinary Leader attacks cherished but unsupportable assumptions, and does it persuasively, precisely, and professionally. Through their exceptional research the authors demonstrate and prove that leadership does make a difference, and that you can learn to lead. |
E. David Spong, President, Military Aerospace Support, The Boeing Company , USA
<2008-04-08 00:00>
Extraordinarily readable! This book represents some of the best thinking on leadership I’ve seen in a long while. |
Marshall Goldsmith, Named by Forbes as one of five top executive coaches, USA
<2008-04-08 00:00>
This is a ‘must read’ for coaches, leaders, and those who develop them. The Extraordinary Leader goes beyond anecdotes or ‘war stories,’ it builds upon comprehensive research. It is destined to be a classic in our field. |
Rolf Dobelli (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-08 00:00>
In this volume, two battle-scarred veterans of what might be called "The Leadership Wars" - that is, the exhaustive effort over several decades to define the elusive nature of leadership and how it can best be nurtured - present insights on leadership that are based on a series of formal surveys conducted with companies nationwide. They also present 16 core competencies that affect the perception of whether you are, or aren't, a great leader. In many ways, they demystify leadership. Being a great leader, they tell us, isn't a matter of genetics or tea leaves: by studying what it takes to be a great leader, you can become one yourself. We strongly recommend this book for followers who want to become leaders, and for leaders who would like to be a little less lonely at the top. |
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