Excellence in Technology Award
DDI’s Inclusion: Build Empathy and My Pathway: Leadership Core experiences won Gold in two categories of Brandon Hall Technology Awards: 2021
Better Leaders. Better Future.
Get to know everything about DDI, a global leadership consulting firm that helps you hire, promote, and develop exceptional leaders. From first-time managers to C-suite executives, our commitment is to be by your side to help you make every moment of leadership count.
Innovation as a Principle
Why Work With Us?
At DDI, we’re innovators at heart. From our founding in 1970, we have dedicated ourselves to finding science-based solutions that truly change the lives of leaders and the people they lead.
We’ve achieved this goal by being by the side of our clients to help them create and implement incredible leadership programs that deliver top results. From the first hello to measuring results, we commit ourselves to making your success, our success.
The Solutions You Need
Why You Need Us By Your Side
Industry Leaders
Meet Our Leadership Team
Tacy Byham, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
As DDI Chief Executive Officer, Tacy oversees the organization’s day-to-day operations and is spearheading increased strategic focus on DDI's core of leadership insight and growth.
David Tessmann-Keys
President
President David Tessmann-Keys is committed to promoting a workplace where both men and women have opportunities to advance their careers and to realize their full potential.
William C. Byham, Ph.D.
DDI Founder and Executive Chairman
Bill is cofounder and executive chairman of DDI and works to establish the vision, values, and strategic direction of the company. He supervises major DDI product development and consulting projects.
Matthew Paese, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Practice Leader
Matt is the leader of DDI’s Executive Services group, where he and his team help CEOs, boards, senior teams, and executives enhance leadership to grow business, cultural, and personal success.
Douglas Reynolds, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Innovations and Technology
Doug Reynolds, Ph.D., is the Executive Vice President of Innovations and Technology at DDI.
Patsy Tsao
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patsy Tsao is senior vice president and chief financial officer of DDI. She is responsible for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company worldwide.
Bruce Watt, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Europe, Australia, India, and Licensee Partners
Dr. Bruce Watt, Ph.D., serves as Senior Vice President for DDI Europe, India, Australia, licensee operations, and our Global Centre for Excellence.
Mindy Yeh
Senior Vice President, Asia
Mindy Yeh leads DDI's business strategy and operations in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.
Proud of Our Clients
We are deeply proud to work alongside the leaders in many of the world’s most influential companies.
“My first day back in the office I got to use the training that we learned, and guess what? It worked like a charm!”
-program participant, Progressive
“When they started hearing about our program, they asked ‘When can we do this? How do we get the DDI materials? How do we get certified?”
Brad Grider, Global Labor and Non-Governmental Organizational Relations and Global Learning
“it’s been fascinating seeing employees come out of the experience feeling like ‘That was really cool!”
Kayla Campbell, Senior Director Performance and Learning, Pernod Ricard
“Hiring can be an expensive mistake…You only have a limited time to make this very important decision.”
David Crawford, Vice President and Head of Talent Acquisition, NewYork-Presbyterian
"When you provide a novel source of feedback, it can steepen the learning curve and accelerate development."
Jana Reddin, Ph.D., Sr. Director Worldwide Talent Development, Texas Instruments
“We had a pretty good view about the knowledge, experiences and personal attributes of our candidates, but when asked, ‘What are they capable of?’ that’s where we really needed DDI’s insight.”
Bill Lambert, board member and former CEO, MSA Safety
In fact, over the years we've worked with more than 75% of the Fortune 500
Proud of Our Recognition
We’ve had the honor of being recognized as a top leadership company by many of our industry’s top awards for the work we’ve done with our incredible client partners.
Top 20 Company in 2021
Traniningindustry.com named DDI one of the Top 20 Leadership Training companies: 2021
5 Star Learning & Development
2021 5-Star Learning and Development Award, Human Resources Director magazine
Proud of Our Diversity
Our ability to succeed—to innovate, to meet the needs of our clients, and to be a market leader—depends on the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We Believe That:
- Better leaders are diverse and inclusive leaders
- A better future is an equitable future
- Success depends on the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce
We strive to do better, together, each and every day.
Proud of Our Global Culture
You might not know it, but DDI’s footprint stretches far around the globe. In fact, you can work with us in more than 90 countries.
Leadership via Communities
Proud of Our Communities
Our communities depend on great leadership. Through our U-SPARK! program, we help create better leaders in the non-profit and community organizations that shape our lives.
Learn More About U-SparkA Culture of Success
Proud of Our People
Our people are the heart and soul of our company. Every time we survey our clients to learn what they value most about working with DDI, we hear the same top answer: They love our people.
