Forward Thinking: White Papers & Monographs

DDI is continually striving to advance research and thought leadership around HR trends and issues. Our complimentary publications are meant to help you—and others in your organization—think smarter, work better, and improve business performance. We have authored white papers, monographs and articles on a broad array of topics. Select the title and view the complete publication in PDF format.

DDI's latest publications:

Developing a High-Performing Workforce: The Importance of Equipping Individual Contributors with Interpersonal Skills
This white paper addresses the specific challenges of your organization’s non-leader audience, and references new DDI research illustrating the criticality of investing in their soft skill development. The paper introduces three “individual contributor imperatives” required to be successful and to contribute to organizational success.
This white paper evaluates the typical methodologies used when conducting an employee engagement survey, and presents ways organizations can increase the value of their engagement strategies.
 
This white paper explores how organizations like yours can effectively link your people strategy to your people strategies.

 

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A Matter of Judgment (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Avoiding e-Learning Failure (PDF)White Papere-Learning
Building A Winning Sales Force (PDF)White PaperSales Optimization
Calculating Return on Investment for Selection (PDF)White PaperHiring
Creating a High-involvement Culture Through a Value-driven Change Process (PDF)MonographMiscellaneous
Developing a High-Performing Workforce (PDF)White PaperWorkforce Development
Developing Dimension-Competency-based HR Systems (PDF)MonographMiscellaneous
Employee Engagement: The Key to Realizing Competitive Advantage (PDF)MonographEngagement
Executive Focus: How Leaders Lose It, and How to Regain It (PDF)White PaperExecutive
Executive Resource Management (PDF)White PaperExecutive
Getting The Most From Your Performance Management System (PDF)White PaperPerformance Management
How Assessment Centers Were Started In The United States: The OSS Program (PDF)MonographAssessment
Implementation Planning for Multirater Assessment Success (PDF)White PaperAssessment
Interviewing White Paper: If You Were a Tree, What Kind Would You Be? (PDF)White PaperHiring
Is it Time to Rethink Employee Engagement? (PDF)White PaperEngagement
Leaders Without Sea Legs: Threats to Staying Afloat During Tough Times. (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Leadership Beliefs (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Lean Manufacturing Techniques (PDF)White PaperMiscellaneous
Managing the "C" Performer: An Alternative to Forced Ranking (PDF)White PaperPerformance Management
Methods for Calculating ROI and Bottom-line Impact (PDF)White PaperMiscellaneous
Nine Best Practices of Effective Talent Management (PDF)White PaperTalent Management
One Step Ahead: Ensuring Your Sales People Can Execute Your Sales Strategy (PDF)White PaperAssessment
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineSM (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineSM For: Individual Contributors (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineSM For: Operational Leaders (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineSM For: People Leaders (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineSM For: Strategic Leaders (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Performance Management and Multirater (360) Instruments (PDF)White PaperPerformance Management
Realizing a Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Developing Extraordinary Leaders (PDF)White PaperLeadership
Rethinking the Right Answers for Testing (PDF)White PaperHiring
Selection: The Validity of Behaviorally Based Interviews (PDF)White PaperHiring
Service Skills in the Workplace (PDF)MonographCustomer Service
Strong Start to Job Success (PDF)White PaperHiring
Success Profiles SM (PDF)White PaperAssessment
Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Tough Economic Environment: Perspective and Best Practices for Talent Management Professionals. (PDF)White PaperTalent Management
Taking Your Succession Management Plan into the 21st Century (PDF)White PaperExecutive
Targeted Selection®: A Behavioral Approach to Improving Hiring Decisions (PDF)MonographHiring
Targeted Selection®: Meeting Today's Selection Challenges (PDF)White PaperHiring
The Assessment Center Method and Methodology (PDF)MonographAssessment
The Case for Internal Promotions (PDF)White PaperHiring
The CEO’s Guide to: Preparing Future Global Leaders BookletTalent Management
The CEO's Guide to: Talent ManagementBookletTalent Management
The New People Leader Imperatives (PDF)White PaperLeadership
The Outsourcing Question (PDF)White PaperMiscellaneous
The Power of Realization: Building Competitive Advantage by Maximizing Human Resources Initiatives (PDF)White PaperMiscellaneous
The Realization of Human Capital Advantage Through Recruiting and Selection (PDF)White PaperHiring
The Strategic Value of Assessment: Building Business Advantage with Accurate Information About People (PDF)White PaperAssessment
The Validity of DDI Assessment Centers (PDF)White PaperAssessment
Trust in the Workplace (PDF)MonographMiscellaneous
Using Web-Based Technology to Hire Better People Faster (PDF)White PaperHiring
What Senior Leaders Do: The Nine Roles of Strategic Leadership (PDF)White PaperLeadership