To be exceptional as a leader requires a revolutionary approach to leadership development. In How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths, John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, Robert H. Sherwin, Jr., and Barbara A. Steel instruct leaders to focus not on their weaknesses but on their strengths and how to magnify them. An exceptional leader can increase employee engagement, productivity and profitability. These leadership gurus can show you how.
In this summary of How to Be Exceptional, you will learn:
- How to pinpoint your best leadership traits and choose the right development target for yourself.
- How to use feedback and action learning on the job to elevate your strengths.
- How to apply Zenger Folkman’s revolutionary cross-training method to escalate your leadership competencies into the top 90th percentile.
- How to ensure that your fully developed strengths are sustainable by building follow-through into your development plan.