Research suggests that, while all people may be created equal for voting purposes, they are not all equal in their productivity. Some people are outstanding (exemplary) performers who can achieve productivity differences far beyond those who are only minimally qualified (fully successful). If those competencies that distinguish exemplary performers can be pinpointed, it may be possible to hire or develop fully successful performers closer to the productivity levels of exemplary performers. The panel will focus on identifying the competencies that uniquely distinguish best-in-class (exemplary) WLP practitioners from fully-successful ones. Understanding these differences could help an organization to recruit and select top-performing applicants. Results of the 2005/6 ASTD-sponsored investigation of exemplary performers will be presented by the investigators of this study.