We have all seen leaders go to counterproductive extremes, overdoing the behaviors that, in smaller doses, might be their greatest strengths. The Versatile Leader is a new book (Pfeiffer/Wiley, 2006) that guides readers down the sometimes confusing road to balance in leadership skills. Written by subject experts Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser of Kaplan DeVries, Inc., the book has received positive reviews from several major sources, including the New York Times and Robert Hogan, Ph.D., author of the widely respected Hogan Personality Inventory.
Performance Programs, Inc. had the privilege of helping Kaplan and Kaiser introduce the Leadership Versatility Index, a new online version of the 360-feedback instrument used in their validation research. (Visit the free trial.) The Leadership Versatility Index is matched with the book —the book explains the conceptual model of leadership and development, while the LVI is the vehicle for applying it.
There are three ways to learn about this new, validated 360-degree feedback instrument:
1. Visit Leadership Versatility page.
2. Take the Leadership Versatility Index trial.
3. Contact us for a sample report (PDF)
