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.
Table of Contents
1. The most important leadership skill 2. The power of competency companions 3. Behaviors that clearly don't work 4. Setting stretch goals 5. Creating vision and direction 6. Communicating powerfully 7. Encouraging innovation and risk taking 8. Developing others 9. Teamwork and collaboration 10. Fostering accountability and ownership for results 11. Championing change 12. Being a role model 13. Conclusion--How to implement these skills on a regular basis
Author Biography
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 HRD Hall of Fame and has authored or coauthored eight books and 50 articles on leadership, productivity, and teams. Joseph R. 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 a frequent keynote speaker and conference presenter on a variety of topics regarding leadership, feedback, and organizational change. Scott K. Edinger is executive vice president of Zenger Folkman, where he consults with Fortune 500 companies to initiate and implement large-scale performance improvement and leadership initiatives. He is an expert in helping organizations achieve measurable business results.
