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Recap ATD China Summit 2015

Kapp Notes

First up Stella Chang of DDI introduced the conference and got everyone excited about the two day event. Tacy Byham of DDI spoke about what it takes to be a great leader. Tacy Byham, CEO of DDI. At the conference, I met many wonderful people. ATD China Summit banner. Thanks to my translator Lance Chen!

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The Business Case for Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

Global CEOs identified improved leadership development practices as a top five human capital strategy, according to the “Global Leadership Forecast 2014-15,” conducted by The Conference Board and Development Dimensions International. Byham is executive chairman of DDI and the author of 28 books, including “Leaders Ready Now.”

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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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Stepping Up to the ROI Challenge

CLO Magazine

According to the “Global Leadership Forecast 2014-15,” conducted by The Conference Board and DDI, 81 percent of people who report to a trained leader said they were more engaged in their jobs. Even more important is how the change in leader behavior in 43 companies affected important business metrics.

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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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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.”. 5 CEO issue last year, between No.

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

CLO Magazine

For a DDI study a few years ago, we asked more than 1,200 employees around the world what they thought about their managers. Catalyst leaders leave the organization better off than they found it, and also leave people better off than they found them. One additional notable thing about catalyst leaders is that there are too few of them.

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