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Filtering the teachings of our most influential solutions into bite-sized insights that address specific problems and inspire action. Perfect for sharing with your team, leaders, or for your own development.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n Develop Your Leaders <\/div>\n
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\n The Energy of Change <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Turn disruption into innovation and growth with these five leadership behaviours to drive collective action.<\/p>\n

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\n The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Brief Guide <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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The 7 Habits are based on universal truths and enduring principles. They\u2019re grounded in decades of research and development\u2014and based on the best-selling business book of all time. In fact, it\u2019s been the top leadership training framework for over 35 years. The 7 Habits have changed hundreds of millions of people\u2019s lives\u2014and their organisations.<\/p>\n

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\n How Effective Leaders Get Results: 7 Tips For Being More Proactive <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Essential human skills like emotional intelligence, proactive problem-solving, building high-trust relationships, and self-leadership don\u2019t come easily to everyone on a given team. Yet they\u2019re critical to achieving an organisation\u2019s most important goals. You need one comprehensive program to help everyone gain and improve these essential abilities.<\/p>\n

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\n From Burnout to Breakthrough: Turn Inconsistent Leadership into Breakthrough Performance <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Discover how leaders who expect a lot and care a lot drive higher engagement and results\u2014without burnout. Learn the practices behind sustainable performance.<\/p>\n

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\n Where Are All the Great Leaders? Solving the Leadership Crisis in a Disruptive World <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Organisations looking to close their leadership gap must address a practical obstacle that often goes unacknowledged: Most leadership development efforts are misaligned with how leaders actually spend their time. For instance, in a study reported by Harvard Business Review, 96% of the leaders surveyed said they lacked the time for strategic thinking. Before building new skills, companies must first remove structural barriers that prevent leaders from applying the skills they already have.<\/p>\n

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\n The Leadership Imperative Report <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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The FranklinCovey Institute has created a guidebook to help talent and business leaders meet this challenge. It draws on more than 40 years of global experience, interviews with senior talent leaders, executives, and industry experts, a global survey of over 500 talent leaders, and case studies grounded in academic research.<\/p>\n

The guide sets out a clear framework to help organisations mobilise talent, execute strategy, and deliver consistent performance \u2014 building the leadership capability needed to thrive through change.<\/p>\n

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\n Be the Leader Who Breaks Through to Gen Z <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Gen Z needs more than technological prowess to succeed in the world of work. And it\u2019s up to your organisation\u2019s leaders to shape and guide these new cohorts so they can thrive.<\/p>\n

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\n 6 Ways Leaders Can Build Trust and Avoid Breaking It <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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When trust is eroded, things fall apart. Try these six tips to build trust in your organisation and avoid breaking it.<\/p>\n

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\n The Human + AI Partnership: How to Empower Your People to Create a Future-Ready Worforce <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Artificial intelligence is transforming how organisations operate, but many leaders are unprepared for its real impact. The Human + AI Partnership: How to Empower Your People to Create a Future-Ready Workforce explores how leaders can bridge the gap between technological optimism and organisational readiness. Based on FranklinCovey research, it uncovers common leadership traps\u2014like overconfidence, inaction, or focusing too narrowly on efficiency\u2014and replaces them with actionable practices for leading with empathy, clarity, and accountability.<\/p>\n

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\n Employee Burnout: A Heatmap to Find and Fix Your Team\u2019s Hotspots <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Burnout, while a perennial risk in a competitive marketplace, doesn\u2019t have to be the norm. Leaders who manage their own energy and build a \u201cbig tent\u201d culture\u2014one that reflects the company\u2019s values while also showing thoughtful care for their teams\u2014can still perform at the highest levels. They may not eliminate burnout entirely, but they can reduce its frequency, shorten its duration, and create the kind of environment where people can recover and thrive.<\/p>\n

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\n The Art of Employee Engagement <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Leaders who seek to chart a path through unprecedented change may find their teams uninspired and detached. Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening and how to refuel the fire.<\/p>\n

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\n AI Transformation & The Human Imperative: A FranklinCovey Insight Report <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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In a world defined by relentless disruption, how well people trust one another, make decisions, collaborate, and execute under pressure determines whether performance stalls or accelerates. We adapt more quickly and innovate more effectively when we place people at the centre of our most meaningful endeavors. And for leaders like you, the need to act on these insights is no longer optional. In periods of profound change, leadership decisions determine whether organisations merely endure disruption\u2014or emerge stronger because of it. This is the Human Imperative\u2014the human side of strategy.<\/p>\n

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\n Navigating Difficult Conversations: 4 Strategies to Tackle Tension with Confidence <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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For organisations to accomplish major goals\u2014for example, selling more products, helping more clients, or lowering costs\u2014all team members must collaborate and complete their work at the highest level. Whether an organisation is successful in accomplishing its goals or having challenges, there will still be points of friction along the way.<\/p>\n

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\n Inclusive Leadership: 3 Keys to Develop a High-Trust, Authentic Organisational Culture <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is more important than ever. Besides the obvious reason that it\u2019s the right thing to do, studies show organisations that prioritise DEI are 25%-36% more profitable and enjoy better employee engagement and retention.<\/p>\n

However, there is so much more to fostering inclusive environments than simply rolling out formal programmes to your employees. Our newest guide outlines practical steps leaders can take to lead more inclusively and create a high-trust environment where everyone feels safe to contribute their best ideas and efforts.<\/p>\n

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\n Create Breakthrough Results <\/div>\n
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\n Impact Your Organisation\u2019s Goals: Turn Average Employees into High Performers <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Your organisation has pockets of great performers and extraordinary teams. And then there\u2019s everyone else. The challenge is to move the middle 60% of your average performers toward the higher performance level of the top 20%.<\/p>\n

By applying some basic truths about human motivation, you can turn average employees into high performers and typical teams into powerhouses. Moving your middle has dramatic results on your organisation\u2019s overall performance.<\/p>\n

Download our guide, Impact Your Organisation\u2019s Results: Turn Average Employees Into High Performers, and learn how you can make this shift in your organisation.<\/p>\n

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\n 80\/20 Activity Analyser <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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The 80\/20 Activity Analyser is your tool for defining the activities that will have the most impact on achieving your Wildly Important Goal\u00ae. A Wildly Important Goal (WIG\u00ae) is something that must be done, or nothing else you achieve really matters. It starts with narrowing your focus on what must be done.<\/p>\n

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\n The Agility Advantage: 4 Steps to Respond to Change and Achieve Consistent Results <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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You did all the right things to achieve great results\u2014and then the landscape shifted. When your industry changes, your strategy needs to change too. The question is, how do leaders make the right adjustments without losing momentum or focus? The answer is agility.<\/p>\n

In this guide, we\u2019ll explore four steps you can take to help your teams respond to change with agility to ensure they continue to achieve consistent results.<\/p>\n

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\n The Leadership Challenge of Flailing Performance <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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There comes a moment in every leader\u2019s journey when performance begins to slip\u2014and there are no easy answers.<\/p>\n

Whether caused by an internal breakdown, a market shift, or an unexpected crisis, declining performance places enormous pressure on senior leaders. The decisions made in these moments can define the future of your organisation.<\/p>\n

This guide has been developed to support leaders navigating these pivotal periods. Drawing on deep experience with executive teams and turnaround situations, it outlines practical insights and proven approaches to stabilise performance\u2014and restore confidence.<\/p>\n

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