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Ensuring your leaders have what it takes. Now and for the future. Locally and globally.

Welcome to DDI. We help organisations 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 tackle leadership challenges that impact your workday. We invite you to spend a few minutes getting to know us, and our approach to leadership.

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Welcome to DDI UK

Backed up by DDI’s 50 years of innovation, deep expertise and passion for great leadership, our UK team works alongside some of the most competitive multinational companies in Europe. We help clients anticipate and meet their current leadership needs, build capability to execute business strategies, and ensure a sustainable diverse pipeline of leaders for the future.

Our leadership consultants, organisational psychologists, coaches, assessors and project managers deliver outstanding results and drive business impact for our clients in the UK and around the world, no matter the complexity of the initiative. Based in Holborn, Central London, our office incorporates a purpose-built acceleration and development centre where we host face-to-face or administer virtual assessment and development projects of any scale. 

We’re one of the few truly global leadership consultancies in the European marketplace. Our team on the European continent is based in our offices in London (UK), Paris (France) and Dusseldorf (Germany), offering clients a seamless multicultural and multilingual resource. We are your local experts with a global viewpoint and infrastructure—helping you select, assess, promote and develop better leaders wherever you do business.

Make the Switch to Virtual Classroom

Great leadership depends on human connection. That’s why it’s so important that leaders learn together. And it’s why the traditional classroom format has always been king for leadership development.

But you don’t have to give that up when your workforce goes virtual. Virtual classrooms are so much more than webinars or online training. They’re an engaging virtual environment where leaders connect and discuss live. And they offer incredible flexibility to bring people together wherever and whenever works best.

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The Leadership Development Playbook

Explore trends and proven best practices to design powerful development experiences in a disruptive leadership development landscape.

Our playbook will help you:

  • Spot the trends disrupting leadership today
  • Understand common challenges leadership development teams face
  • Explore new perspectives to reimagine your approach to developing leaders
  • Tap into 5 best practices to deliver high-impact leadership experiences
  • Create blended learning journeys in multiple formats

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By Your Side in Times of Crisis: Resources

As communities and business quickly adapt to the global pandemic of Covid-19, people are looking for strong leadership more than ever. We're working hard to build and share resources to help you and your leaders pivot to meet these challenges.

We're by your side to help

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Client Public Workshops

DDI’s certification workshops are designed to build capability and enhance your ability to drive business impact for your organisation. Workshops are held in London and are intended for the purpose of individuals within prospect and client organisations. 

Facilitator Certification Process Workshop—Become an accredited DDI Facilitator to deliver over 60 award winning leadership development courses.​

Targeted Selection®: Trainer—Become an accredited TS Trainer to implement the world’s most proven, accurate behavioral interviewing system in your organization.

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The program’s results—the positive impacts to our business—are impressive, but I’m most excited by what I’m hearing from leaders.

— Andy McNeill, Global Talent Development Manager, Fugro

Meet Our Local Team

 

When you trust us to help your leaders excel today and tomorrow, you allow this team to keep your organisation’s needs top of their mind.
Get to know our local leaders.

Bruce Watt, Ph.D.
Vice President

Dr. Bruce Watt, Ph.D., is the Vice President for DDI Europe, India, Australia, licensee operations, and our Global Centre for Excellence.

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Paul Todd
Group Finance Controller Europe, India and Australia

Paul leads operations function in DDI’s European offices and heads up finance in European offices, India and Australia.

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Chris Helm
Europe Consulting Leader

Chris leads our Europe Consulting Team and is responsible for providing end-to-end consulting and sustainable implementation of DDI solutions that cater to the varied needs of our clients

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Dave Mayer
Director, European Project Management Office

Dave leads DDI’s European Project Management function and is responsible for the smooth rollout of solutions and programs for our clients worldwide.

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Lorraine Blackburn
Director, Global Operations, Licensee Partners & EU Sales Operations

Lorraine is the Director for DDI Europe’s Sales, Marketing and Project Management Operations, Global Licensee Partners and Global Operations.

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