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SALT LAKE CITY, Apr 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) has been named a 2010 Top 20 Leadership Training Company by TrainingIndustry.com. The recognition is given to providers because they have demonstrated experience and excellence in providing leadership training to clients based on the following criteria:

• Thought leadership and influence on leadership training industry
• Industry recognition and innovation
• Breadth of programs and audiences served
• Delivery methods offered
• Company size and growth potential
• Strength of clients
• Geographic reach
• Experience in serving the market

"We are pleased to receive this recognition from TrainingIndustry.com," said Bob Whitman, CEO, FranklinCovey. "Our unique approach to principle-centered leadership continues to have a profound impact within organizations all over the world.Our clients are developing their own great leaders and teams and they are producing extraordinary results. We are honored to be their valued partner in helping them to achieve greatness."

"TrainingIndustry.com's review committee ensures a comprehensive view of the Leadership Training sector including companies, such as FranklinCovey, that demonstrate superior capabilities in customization, design, delivery and methodology," said Doug Harward, Chief Executive Officer of Training Industry, Inc."We congratulate them for making our very prestigious list and for the contribution they make to their clients and to the training and learning industry."

FranklinCovey's leadership training offerings help leaders discover how to unleash the contributions of their teams toward an organization's critical priorities and create a work environment where individuals want to devote their best efforts. The Company's core leadership training offerings include the following:

Leadership:Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results(TM):This leadership training program helps leaders discover how to inspire trust and build credibility with their people, define a clear and compelling purpose, create and align systems of success and unleash the talents and energy of a winning team. Leaders create a place where employees want to stay and contribute their best efforts to help their organization achieve its most critical priorities. Attendees learn to:

• Apply the 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders
• Build trust and influence with others
• Define their team's purpose and their "job to be done"
• Create a strategic link between the work of the team and the goals of the organization
• Connect the work of the team to the organization's economic model
• Align the four essential systems of execution, talent, core work processes and customer feedback

The leadership training program features content from leadership experts such as Stephen R. Covey, Stephen M.R. Covey, Jack Welch, Fred Reichheld, Clayton Christensen and Ram Charan.

Leading at The Speed of Trust(TM):This workshop engages leaders at all levels in identifying and closing the trust gaps in their organization. Attendees learn to:

• Alleviate "Trust Taxes" in their organization and begin realizing "Trust Dividends"
• Conduct business at the "speed of trust" and why it dramatically lowers costs, speeds up results and increases profits and influence
• Choose to make building trust an explicit goal of their work
• Understand how others perceive their trustworthiness and the trust taxes they might be paying
• Change trust taxes to trust dividends as a result of trusting relationships
• Make action plans for building trust accounts with all key stakeholders
• Begin using the Language of Trust as an important cultural lever

Leadership Foundations(TM):This workshop prepares emerging leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to take on significant roles and responsibilities in the future and make great contributions within their organizations. It is ideal for high-potential individual contributors, project leaders and informal leaders. Attendees learn to:

• Apply the 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders
• Gain skills to improve trust and influence with peers and superiors
• Link their work to a clear and compelling team purpose
• Implement a system for executing critical priorities
• Leverage the talents of peers and co-workers to achieve unprecedented results

The Leadership Modular Series(TM):This series provides management leaders with a new mind-set, skills set and tool set for leading individuals and 21^st century organizations to greatness. This series is for leaders who cannot attend multiple days of training. They learn from seven stand-alone training and development modules. A module focuses on one leadership competency, 3 to 4 hours at a time. The leader can immediately apply that learning to the work environment. Training modules include:

• The 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders
• Inspiring Trust
• Clarifying Your Team's Purpose and Strategy
• Closing the Execution Gap
• Building Process Excellence
• Unleashing Talent
• Leading Across Generations

The 7 Habits for Managers(R):This workshop is for new and experienced managers and is an intensive, application-oriented learning experience that focuses on the fundamentals of leadership. Attendees learn to:

• Meet today's management challenges, including: Conflict resolution, prioritization, performance management, accountability and trust, execution, collaboration and team and employee development
• Increase their resourcefulness and initiative
• Define the contribution they want to make in their role as manager
• Manage performance through a balance of accountability and trust
• Give constructive feedback
• Improve team decision-making skills by embracing diverse viewpoints

Executive Coaching(TM):This executive coaching training offers senior managers a collaborative process for developing specific competencies to achieve superior individual and organizational performance. The training does the following:

• Leverages world-class coaching methodologies created by Columbia University. It is embraced by the International Coach Federation (ICF)
• Combines FranklinCovey's renowned content, methodology and tools to guide leaders toward the greatness they already possess inside
• Provides one-on-one or team sessions for senior-level executives to hone leadership development, strategy implementation, goal execution and personal/work-life balance

In addition to these offerings, FranklinCovey provides additional leadership training offerings with various delivery options which may be customized to meet an organization's specific needs. Delivery options include live in-person or live online training via LiveClicks webinar workshops.

Please visit www.franklincovey.com/tc/solutions/leadership-solutions for more information.

About Franklin Covey Co.

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC) is the global consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, leadership, customer loyalty, sales performance, and individual effectiveness. Over the Company's history, FranklinCovey clients have included 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. FranklinCovey has 42 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in 155 countries. For more information, please visit www.franklincovey.com.

SOURCE: FranklinCovey

Franklin Covey Co.
Debra Lund, 801-244-4474
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