{"product_id":"how-to-be-exceptional-drive-leadership-success-by-magnifying-your-strengths-hardcover","title":"How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Zenger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Folkman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert H. Sherwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Business books of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rethink Everything You Know About Leadership Strengths \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A must-read for anyone wanting to positively stand out in an organization or for leaders wanting to raise the overall performance of the organization.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Cindy Brinkley, Vice President, Global Human Resources, General Motors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Zenger Folkman's findings related to companion behaviors is exciting. It enhances what's been presented in prior books and makes extraordinary leadership seem like an achievable goal. I would recommend this book to anyone committed to the journey.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Pam Mabry, Director, Human Resources, The Boeing Company\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The authors take the groundbreaking concept of driving leadership effectiveness by building our strengths to a whole new level of practical implementation, providing us with a brilliantly clear road map. I have found this body of work to be absolutely invaluable . . . I cannot imagine a person in a leadership role today who would not find value from reading this book cover to cover.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Loren M. Starr, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Be Exceptional\u003c\/b\u003e is a milestone in the emerging business case for evidence-based management. Building on two decades of earlier research, the authors brilliantly lay out a simple, concrete, scientifically validated model for achieving consistently superior business results through leadership. . . . Its magic is its simplicity, pragmatism, and focus.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Eric Severson, Senior Vice President, Talent, Gap Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eHow to Be Exceptional\u003c\/b\u003e is the best book on professional development I have read in decades. It reinforces the emerging wisdom that the path to greatness is really about building profound strengths, rather than through relentlessly focusing on one's weaknesses. This is a great road map for any leader seeking to optimize their growth and impact.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Michael A. Peel, Yale University, Vice President, Human Resources and Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We have moved from a focus on fixing leadership weaknesses all the way over to a focus on building strengths. Without question, it is the most profound change in this realm to occur in the past 50 years.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- John Zenger and Joseph Folkman, from the book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou run a business department, a division, or an entire company. Everything is going smoothly, everyone respects your abilities, and no one complains about you. You are a good, talented business leader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut are you exceptional? 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Instead of focusing on your weaknesses and how to overcome them, focus on your strengths--and learn how to magnify them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Be Exceptional\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePinpoint your best leadership traits and choose the right development target for yourself \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse feedback and action-learning on the job to elevate your strengths \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply Zenger Folkman's revolutionary \"cross-training\" method to escalate your leadership competencies into the top 90th percentile \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnsure that your fully developed strengths are sustainable by building follow-through into your development plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you magnify your leadership competencies to the level of exceptional, employee engagement increases, productivity rises, and profitability soars. 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