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The Business Case for Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

In recent years, CLOs have faced growing headwinds when it comes to making a business case for leadership development. And the authors of an October 2016 article in Harvard Business Review referred to leadership development programs as the “great training robbery.”. Yes, Leadership Development Works.

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Stepping Up to the ROI Challenge

CLO Magazine

In his 2017 Chief Learning Officer article, “The Business Case for Leadership Development,” William C. And the authors of an October 2016 article in Harvard Business Review referred to leadership development programs as the “great training robbery.”. Some estimates put the annual investment in leadership development in the U.S.

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Dive In

CLO Magazine

According to The Conference Board’s “The Business Value of Leadership Development” report, “One of the most influential internal engines to drive change is a leadership development program that sets out to nurture management talent that is entrepreneurial, enterprisewide and globally recruited.”. Impact Shortfall.

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Free Online Conference – Future of Learning - Incredible Speakers

Tony Karrer

This is probably the last update on the upcoming online conference. We are finally announcing the speakers and a bit more about what they will be discussing. You won't want to miss this. Intuit talks about their move to outsource learning development to their customers and redefining value of learning.

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Searching for candidates can be like digging for buried treasure

CLO Magazine

Not surprisingly, corporate training budgets, especially those allocated to leadership development, have steadily grown. According to Training Industry’s “The State of the Leadership Training Market,” in 2018 alone organizations around the world spent about $3.4 billion on leadership development solutions.

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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. This goes beyond providing leadership development, though that certainly is important. There’s No Underestimating How Stressful the Transition Can Be.

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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.