The Inspiring Leader: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate

John Zenger, Joseph Folkman and Scott Edinger

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The highly anticipated follow-up to the. popular The Extraordinary Leader.

In their bestselling work The Extraordinary Leader, performance. thought leaders John Zenger and Joseph. Folkman revealed the 16 key competencies that separate. the top 10% of leaders from the rest. Since that. first book's publication, they have discovered, through. an extensive study with over 20,000 managers, that. leaders who possessed the ability to motivate outperformed. all others. The Inspiring Leader reveals the. authors' newest proprietary research on how top leaders inspire teams to greatness, including the nine behaviors exhibited by the most successful leaders and how to implement them.

John H. Zenger, D.B.A., is the CEO of Zenger Folkman, a firm that brings empirical research, innovative development methods, and software tools to leadership development. He is a member of the Human Resource Development Hall of Fame, and has authored or coauthored eight books and 50 articles on leadership, productivity, and teams.

Joseph Folkman, Ph.D., is president of Zenger Folkman.?He is an authoritative voice on the subject of developing and using employee surveys to create organizational change and 360-degree feedback assessment for individual development. He is the author of three books: Turning Feedback into Change, Making Feedback Work, and Employee Surveys That Make a Difference.

Scott Edinger, is Executive Vice President at Zenger Folkman where he consults with Fortune 500 companies to initiate and implement large-scale performance improvement and leadership initiatives. Each year he works with hundreds of leaders to develop leadership talent and address the challenges of organizational change. . He is a popular keynote speaker at national conferences and has extensive experience working in some of the most prominent organizations in the world. Scott is recognized as an expert in helping organizations achieve measurable business results. . Prior to joining Zenger Folkman, Scott was a Senior Executive for Huthwaite, Inc. His career in consulting began at Coopers And Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers).. Scott holds a B.S. in Communication and Rhetoric from Florida State University. He is the co-author of several articles and publications.

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