A no-nonsense, battle-tested program for developing exceptional
leadership skills - both in your organization and yourself. The
ability to lead, far more than just a natural gift, is a concrete
and learnable skill - one that can be acquired by studying and
applying specific proficiencies and attitudes. "The Extraordinary
Leader" draws on responses from 200,000 questionnaires to define
the skills that comprise effective leadership, and then provides a
systematic and innovative program for attaining, developing, and
implementing those skills.Praise for The Extraordinary Leader:
""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." - James M. Kouzes, Chairman Emeritus,
Tom Peters Company, Coauthor, "The Leadership Challenge" and
"Encouraging the Heart". "Extraordinarily readable! This book
represents some of the best thinking on leadership I've seen in a
long while." - E.David Spong, President, Military Aerospace
Support, The Boeing Company."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." - Marshall
Goldsmith, Named by "Forbes" as one of five top executive coaches
and one of "Wall Street Journal's" "Top 10" executive
educators."Our objective is to provide the reader with an empirical
analysis of leadership, a simple and practical conceptual model of
what leadership is, and an actionable guide to helping leaders
develop 'greatness.'" - from Chapter 1. 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 experts - analyze 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 have - and techniques for
mastering them; and, 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.
PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 2002
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