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Bookclub: How to be exceptional: Key leadership lessons from Zenger and Folkman

Join us for a discussion on Zenger and Folkman's groundbreaking work, explored in their popular and inspiring book written with Sherwin and Steel . We will be sharing key lessons from the book, including lots of practical advice for leaders and anyone looking to improve themselves or their teams. The books offers a science‑based, research backed, practical roadmap for transitioning from “good” to “exceptional.”

Date Thursday, 21 August 2025 13:00 PM - 14:00 PM
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What will you learn

The book is a powerful guide that flips traditional leadership development on its head. Instead of focusing on fixing weaknesses, it shows you how to magnify your strengths to become a truly exceptional leader. If you want to move from “good” to “great” then join us for this interactive one-hour webinar.

“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.” Cindy Brinkley, Vice President, Global Human Resources, General Motors

Who is this course for

The session is open to all members, regardless of whether you have read the book or not and we look forward to seeing you there. 

Lead facilitators

Leanne Saddler

Leanne has worked in healthcare settings across the NHS in England, Wales and internationally. An Alumna of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, she has a Masters (MSc) in Health & Public Leadership. She is an MBTI Practitioner and an EMCC Global accredited Coach.

As an operational manager, she has worked largely with challenged services and teams; leading turnaround and improvements. Leanne led her teams at her Trust in London through the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst also delivering significant improvements in staff morale, sickness absence and retention and a Trust wide digital transformation programme. Leanne was the Trust’s operational lead for the Covid-19 Vaccine Programme and SRO for SW London Mortality Management.

She completed a Global Health Research Fellowship in London; a QI Leadership Fellowship in South Africa, working with leaders including their Health Minister to improve clinical leadership development across the Country; and is currently the Partnership Lead for an HEE programme in Africa.

Eleanor Clarke

Eleanor is an independent consultant and qualified work-place mediator, executive coach, team coach and facilitator. She has worked in both the public and private sector. She started out in research and development before moving into service improvement and change management on behalf of public sector organisations, including the MOD, county councils and the civil service. Healthcare is her favourite working environment, and she has worked in primary and community care and arm’s-length bodies for the last 12 years. Switching from process to people development, Eleanor headed up a new Organisational Development service within an NHS Trust, which quickly became a trusted partner to senior leaders, team leaders and staff throughout the organisation. She continues to have a passion for creating value-based solutions to support a culture of compassion and inclusion. She squeezes in a bit of mediation too.

Jim Timpson

Jim joined NHS Elect in 2004 to set up the “Business of Healthcare” work-stream focusing on the financial sustainability of NHS services. This built on 7 years of experience in the IT recruitment business and 10 years of general management experience gained via the NHS Management Training Scheme. After a few years helping members on joint ventures, business cases, tender responses and negotiation strategies he was being asked to do increasing amounts of facilitation, change management and leadership development work. This prompted him to gain first a certificate in practice and then an MSc in Organisational Development from Roffey Park Institute. He still works on business oriented projects but a growing proportion of his time is devoted to work on resilience, conflict and culture.