”... transforms the ancient wisdom of ‘know thyself’ and ‘nothing in excess’ into practical tools for leaders.”
Wendell Weeks
CEO, Corning Inc.
”... a valuable mapping of the terrain of outstanding leadership, and a useful road map for how to get there.”
Daniel Goleman
Author, Emotional Intelligence
”... a compelling, how-to guide that can help every leader, no matter how seasoned, improve his or her game.”
John Alexander
President, Center for Creative Leadership
“Bob Kaplan is one of the true professionals in this field. When I work with him on this subject matter I have a sense of calm because he delivers practical solutions to thorny problems we are facing.”
Sandy Ogg
Chief Human Resources Officer, Unilever N.V.
”... comes at the subject from a completely different perspective and I found the information very actionable as well.”
Pete Perez
VP of Human Resources, ConAgra
”... Bob Kaplan’s notion of lopsidedness: just the word is so clear. Managers will quickly understand how to apply it to themselves.”
Maureen Nash
Director of Learning & Organizational Development, TYCO Engineered Products & Service
“The best new leadership book in years.”
Robert Witherspoon
President, Performance & Leadership Development Ltd.
“Without exception, the LVI represents a quantum leap improvement over the other leadership feedback instrument I’ve used in the past.”
Larry W. Norton, Ph.D.
Vice President, Organizational Development PetSmart, Inc.
“Our leaders benefit greatly from the LVI - the feedback is clear, immediately actionable, and highly relevant to critical business issues.”
Dr. Pam Mayer
Succession and Development Manager, Granite Construction Incorporated
”... the feedback report is brief, clearly and briskly written, attractively laid out, and intuitive. It packs quite a punch in a small package.”
Robert Hogan, Ph.D.
President, Hogan Assessment Systems, Distinguished authority on assessment
”... beyond state-of-the art. The LVI is built on an elegant simplicity that can take you into complex places.”
Gene Boccialetti, Ph.D.
Portfolio Leader of Leadership Development
The American Management Association
“We use the LVI in tandem with our internal leadership competency model. The ‘too little/too much’ rating scale on the LVI picks up what the standard tools miss.”
Harold White
Manager, Organization Development and Training, Arch Chemicals Inc.
“The focus of the LVI is not merely to assess leadership, but to improve it.”
Florette Guildford
Director, Management & Executive Development Alcan, Inc.
“The program we do is the single best thing we’ve ever done in the talent management arena and Kaplan DeVries’ participation is the most important part.”
L. Phillip Humann
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. SunTrust
“LaserChange®, combined with peer learning, delivers quite a payload for individuals and the organization. It has been a big hit and fills a void in our leadership development process.”
Rick O’Leary
Director, HR & Diversity, Technology Community, Corning Inc.
“Participants found the program ‘enlightening, enjoyable and invigorating’!”
Florette Guildford
Director, Management and Executive Development, Alcan Inc.
”... The ‘LaserChange®’ process was extremely beneficial to me. The Kaplan DeVries consultant was instrumental in helping me analyze the feedback and identify two areas to work on.”
Michael Bernstein
Director of Software Engineering, Airvana
