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How to Develop Leadership Competencies in Your Millennials

Avilar

They’ve emerged as the most racially and ethnically diverse adult generation we’ve seen (until Generation Z, which follows Millennials), helping to elect the country’s first black president. A study from leadership development firm DDI confirms that Millennials are ambitious and eager to lead if they find a company and role they value.

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Who’s Leading Innovation?

CLO Magazine

In The Conference Board’s 2012 CEO Challenge study, innovation was identified as the top CEO priority. When they don’t, talent management consultant Development Dimensions International’s (DDI) “Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation” survey shows a different picture. That moment has passed.

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Top 4 soft skills employees are developing in VR

STRIVR

Amid the clamor, Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a powerful tool for many L&D leaders to train their workforce in soft skills. With presence and on-demand reps, learners are strengthening the brain connections needed to drive real-world behavior. -Josh Bersin, global L&D analyst. Diversity and inclusion (D&I).

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Searching for candidates can be like digging for buried treasure

CLO Magazine

Various studies report that CEOs are by and large concerned about the development of the next generation of leaders. 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. billion on leadership development solutions.

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Thriving in the Net-Work Era

Jay Cross

Frederick Taylor uses time-and-motion studies to find the one best way to do individual pieces of work. Mayo discovered the Hawthorne Effect, opening the study of motivation. Xerox Learning, DDI, Forum Corporation, and hundreds of other “instructional systems companies” sprung up. Clocks measure working hours instead of the sun.

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Embracing long-term virtual team and leadership training

CLO Magazine

Do you find yourself frowning at them or gasping in horror at their inappropriate pandemic behavior? 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.