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2019: The Year of Learning and Development

CLO Magazine

Almost of half of learning leaders report that in 2019 their budgets are increasing, 77 percent say they are adding staff, and 82 percent say their executives actively support efforts to engage employees in professional development. It’s incredibly powerful,” said DDI CEO Tacy Byham. She’s seen several men complete the course in shock.

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Who’s Leading Innovation?

CLO Magazine

This is a truth and a risk because leaders may not actively step up and do what they need to do to drive innovation. When they don’t, talent management consultant Development Dimensions International’s (DDI) “Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation” survey shows a different picture.

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Searching for candidates can be like digging for buried treasure

CLO Magazine

A 2014-2015 Global Leadership Forecast by The Conference Board and DDI revealed that 85 percent of executives are not confident in their leadership pipelines. In addition to being a rich source of potential leaders, ERGs present several opportunities for developing these emerging leaders. Beyond the Radar.

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Thriving in the Net-Work Era

Jay Cross

To coordinate their activities, groups need a shared understanding of who is doing what. Xerox Learning, DDI, Forum Corporation, and hundreds of other “instructional systems companies” sprung up. Most of this training activity assumed that you could prepare people for the future by training them in what had worked in the past.

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Embracing long-term virtual team and leadership training

CLO Magazine

But a DDI study found that leaders rank virtual leadership as their weakest skill. Furthermore, a DDI study of more than 15,000 leaders showed that levels of leadership confidence are scarily low when it comes to critical skills. You need focused learners, but technology issues are emerging.