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Franklin Covey Co., the Salt Lake City-based provider of productivity training and corporate counseling services, said it has been selected as "Top 20 Leadership Training Company" for the third year in a row by TrainingIndustry.com.

The recognition is award to companies that have demonstrated excellence in providing leadership training services to clients based on a number of criteria that include the delivery methods offered, its geographical reach and experience in serving the industry.

"Service offerings vary so widely in the leadership marketplace that it's important to find organizations that encompass all of the traits and services found in a great leadership training company," Doug Harward, CEO of Training Industry Inc. said in a statement announcing the top 20 companies.

Training Industry Inc. is the publisher of Training Industry Quarterly electronic magazine.