Bio

John H. “Jack” Zenger is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zenger Folkman, a professional services firm providing consulting and leadership development programs for organizational effectiveness initiatives. Jack Zenger is a bestselling author, speaker, and a national columnist for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. With more than five decades of experience, Jack is considered a world expert in the field of leadership development and organizational behavior. He is a highly esteemed and influential speaker, consultant, and executive coach with the ability to connect with audiences though compelling research and inspiring stories. Zenger Folkman delivers high-impact leadership development and corporate training programs with the goal of helping our clients boost employee productivity, strengthen employee commitment, and improve bottom-line profitability. How do we do all this? 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 is actionable information grounded in hard science and proven to drive results. Our Vision: Leadership Development That Drives Results Whether you want to increase employee retention or build profitability, great leadership in an organization matters. Why? At Zenger Folkman, our research suggests leaders are the primary factor behind employee commitment, productivity and loyalty. Further, these factors impact a company’s bottom-line, meaning leadership, good or bad, can drastically affect the success of an organization. That’s why we partner with companies all over the world to ensure that their leaders are extraordinary—and drive extraordinary results.