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The Business Case for Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

Yet, the same study found just 40 percent of leaders said the quality of their organization’s leadership is high and only 15 percent said they have a strong leadership bench — a decline of 18 percent from 2011. Byham is executive chairman of DDI and the author of 28 books, including “Leaders Ready Now.”

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The Truth About Leadership Skill Gaps

CLO Magazine

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

CLO Magazine

Our organization, Development Dimensions International, has studied leadership transitions and found that the struggles of new leaders are both real and widespread. In DDI’s “Finding the First Rung” study, we asked 1,130 front-line leaders, “How did you become a leader?” They don’t do this by magic or through position power.

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5 Ways to Crush the Forgetting Curve

CLO Magazine

Recently, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, Development Dimensions International developed a conceptual model to understand the plight of the modern learner and the mechanisms to successfully create impact (Editor’s note: One of the authors works for DDI). Use the power of video 2.0.

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Embracing long-term virtual team and leadership training

CLO Magazine

Adding to this dynamic is the fact that the need for high-quality leadership and team training hasn’t changed. But a DDI study found that leaders rank virtual leadership as their weakest skill. But a DDI study found that leaders rank virtual leadership as their weakest skill. Embrace it.

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Free learning & development webinars for November 2021

Limestone Learning

Lee Smith, founder and CEO of SalesFuel, will share insights from his Amazon bestseller and share fresh data from his firm's latest Voice of the Buyer study of 1,330 B2B decision-makers. Development Dimensions International (DDI) has offered virtual classrooms for more than a decade and created many industry best practices.

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#MeToo in Mentorship

CLO Magazine

This consequence of #MeToo is occurring just as the value of mentoring women is clearer than ever: Our latest leadership re-search found that of the nearly 2,500 companies studied those with at least 30 percent women leaders — and at least 20 percent women senior leaders — have a major competitive edge.

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