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Stepping Up to the ROI Challenge

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This was followed by Byham’s CLO article, “The Business Case for Leadership Development,” which showed how leadership development connects to major organizational measures. They have dedicated a module where participants connect their leadership development to key performance measures.

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2019: The Year of Learning and Development

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That learning and performance are two sides of the same coin.”. DDI, for example, is testing a VR course on diversity, where participants in a meeting experience common diversity-related biases, like being excluded from the discussion, having their ideas stolen and not being allowed to voice an opinion.

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The Business Case for Leadership Development

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The considerable need for leadership development but low expectation of a documented return on it presents a quandary for CLOs who understand how critical developing their organizations’ leaders is. Leadership development also helps leaders perform better as they transition into global roles. He can be reached at editor@CLOmedia.com.

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The Truth About Leadership Skill Gaps

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The study, “High Resolution Leadership,” analyzed which competencies most closely associate with organizational growth and profit to find out whether organizations that invest in leadership development show better bottom-line financial performance than their competitors. Rich Wellins is senior vice president at DDI.

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Searching for candidates can be like digging for buried treasure

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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 essence, organizations consider a few star performers with high visibility in typically preferred roles. Some Common Concerns. Finally, it’s time to feed, weed and harvest.

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Who’s Leading Innovation?

CLO Magazine

When they don’t, talent management consultant Development Dimensions International’s (DDI) “Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation” survey shows a different picture. For this research, DDI, in partnership with LUMA Institute, surveyed 513 leaders and 514 non-leaders in the U.S.

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Sink or Swim: Setting First-time Leaders Up for Success

CLO Magazine

In other words, they were promoted into leadership because they were high-performing individual contributors. Never mind that the skills that often enable an individual contributor to perform at a high level typically are not the same ones that will make for an effective leader. Comment below, or email editor@CLOmedia.com.

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