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Zenger Folkman delivers high-impact leadership development and corporate training programs with the goal to help our clients boost employee productivity, strengthen employee commitment and improve bottom-line profitability. Our training and development programs are backed by research gathered from over 500,000 individual 360-degree assessments. This means that a Zenger Folkman training program isn’t just a few good ideas born out of individual experiences—it is actionable information grounded in hard science and proven to drive measurable business results.

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ZENGER FOLKMAN RESEARCH SHOWS THREE KEYS TO BUILDING POSITIVE WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS

Zenger Folkman | June 20, 2016

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People are naturally social creatures that crave friendship and positive interactions with others. However, many of us struggle with building good relationships. Zenger Folkman studied leaders from around the world to discover the key elements to developing positive relationships both within and outside of work....

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WANT TO BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK? INCULCATE THESE 7 TRAITS IN YOUR PERSONALITY

Zenger Folkman | August 25, 2016

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A study conducted by Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy, amongst more than 65,000 leaders found that young managers are perceived as more effective because they welcome novelty. The reason, according to the consultancy, is that younger managers' relative lack of experience means they're more optimistic about the changes they propose....

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COMPANIES DO BETTER WITH WOMEN LEADERS (BUT WOMEN NEED MORE CONFIDENCE TO LEAD), STUDY SAYS

Zenger Folkman | August 05, 2014

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The DDI study is not the first to suggest that women leaders boost companies’ financial performance. In a widely-cited 2012 Harvard Business Review blog post, consultants Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman described their survey of 7,300 business leaders. They asked respondents to rate the effectiveness of male and female managers. Like the DDI study, they looked at women in leadership roles throughout organizations, and not just in executive positions. They examined 16 different “compet...

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PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE USELESS MAKE THE BEST MANAGERS

Zenger Folkman | November 23, 2015

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If you want to be successful, the first step is not to know yourself very well. For years the emotional intelligence movement has been telling us the reverse – that self-knowledge is vital to get anywhere at all. There has never been much evidence to back this up, but it sounds good, and so everyone takes it on trust. However, even the most casual acquaintance with the world of business suggests otherwise. Over the past three decades I’ve met large numbers of senior business p...

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ZENGER FOLKMAN RESEARCH SHOWS THREE KEYS TO BUILDING POSITIVE WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS

Zenger Folkman | June 20, 2016

People are naturally social creatures that crave friendship and positive interactions with others. However, many of us struggle with building good relationships. Zenger Folkman studied leaders from around the world to discover the key elements to developing positive relationships both within and outside of work....

Read More
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WANT TO BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK? INCULCATE THESE 7 TRAITS IN YOUR PERSONALITY

Zenger Folkman | August 25, 2016

A study conducted by Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy, amongst more than 65,000 leaders found that young managers are perceived as more effective because they welcome novelty. The reason, according to the consultancy, is that younger managers' relative lack of experience means they're more optimistic about the changes they propose....

Read More
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COMPANIES DO BETTER WITH WOMEN LEADERS (BUT WOMEN NEED MORE CONFIDENCE TO LEAD), STUDY SAYS

Zenger Folkman | August 05, 2014

The DDI study is not the first to suggest that women leaders boost companies’ financial performance. In a widely-cited 2012 Harvard Business Review blog post, consultants Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman described their survey of 7,300 business leaders. They asked respondents to rate the effectiveness of male and female managers. Like the DDI study, they looked at women in leadership roles throughout organizations, and not just in executive positions. They examined 16 different “compet...

Read More
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PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE USELESS MAKE THE BEST MANAGERS

Zenger Folkman | November 23, 2015

If you want to be successful, the first step is not to know yourself very well. For years the emotional intelligence movement has been telling us the reverse – that self-knowledge is vital to get anywhere at all. There has never been much evidence to back this up, but it sounds good, and so everyone takes it on trust. However, even the most casual acquaintance with the world of business suggests otherwise. Over the past three decades I’ve met large numbers of senior business p...

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