What's New
DDI's managing director Bruce Watt, will be leading an expert commentary discussing the topic - Closing the Talent Gap - at this year's HR Summit in Sydney.
This global research study was conducted at the end of 2011 and surveyed individual contributors to find out how well their frontline leaders interacted with them. The study focuses on the interaction essentials and offers best practices for improving frontline leaders' interaction skills.
The latest leadership development mantra is “get back to basics.” Well, DDI has been training leaders in, and practicing, the basics for 40 years.
DDI has released new trend research which provides an in-depth look at leaders' capabilities for creating conditions for sustainable innovation. Do leaders inspire curiosity? Do they challenge current perspectives, create freedom or drive discipline?
The findings in the report show a mixed forecast for innovative conditions within organisations.
DDI recently sponsored the Resources Workforce Summit in Perth from 29 – 30 November.
The main ‘pain points’ that delegates discussed included....
DDI was proud to present the John Boudreau Award for Human Capital Management at the recent 2011 AHRI National Awards.
DDI will partner with Fortescue Metals Group Limited to speak at the upcoming Resources Workforce Summit in Perth November 29 – 30. The presentation explores a case study on how Fortescue Metals Group Limited realised value and competitive edge from leadership development.
In the July edition of AFR BOSS the 6 finalists of the Financial Review BOSS Young Executive of the Year awards were revealed.
As part of the magazine’s special leadership issues, the article discussed what the research revealed on leader competence, as well as bench strength with commentary from Sheffield (DDI’s exclusive NZ Licensee) Director Christien Winter.
As facilitators and HR professionals we often need to present a solid business case for training and development, and nothing speaks louder than cold, hard facts. Using data, both internal and external, can be tremendously beneficial when highlighting the need for training; it’s the fuel for the leadership fire.
Manager ReadySM is a breakthrough frontline leader assessment that delivers the same quality of diagnosis and benefits as a full-blown assessment centre at a fraction of the cost.
Women and Leadership: Ignite Your Strengths.
Listen to BBC’s Business Daily program on DDI’s approach to senior-level assessment.
Mid-level leaders play a critical role as part of the new world economy. As such, we conducted a global study of 2,000 mid-level managers across Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States to hear how they felt about their jobs, the skills required for success, their level of engagement and loyalty, and their future plans. As more than 15% of the leaders surveyed were from Australia, we developed an Executive Summary of the key global and local highlights.