At the executive level, there’s not a moment to waste. The decisions made every minute, every day, every month have far-reaching and long-lasting implications for the organization – for good or for bad.
With decades of experience working alongside boards of directors, CEOs, and executive teams at the world’s top companies, DDI’s Executive Services group will be by your side to guide executive success through constant change. With our collective experience as current and former executives, organizational psychologists, and business consultants, we are trusted advisors to help top executives navigate difficult transitions in every extreme.
We create tailored solutions to meet our clients’ unique business challenges that build on our services in several key areas:
Based on our work with thousands of companies, we’ve identified five key challenges facing most companies at the executive level, and can share stories about how we’ve helped our clients meet these challenges.
Prepare leaders for succession
Only 14 percent of companies say they have a strong bench of future leaders. We help companies identify a pool of highly qualified candidates and accelerate their development to quickly fill critical leadership positions.
Learn how DDI helped a financial firm build a strong senior leadership bench following a wave of retirements.
Align team focus and effectiveness
Company success hinges on alignment of the executive team around strategy, focus, and vision for the future. We help our clients gain a holistic view of the collective strengths and challenges for their entire executive team, and develop as a team toward unified goals.
Read how DDI worked with a global retail company to align the executive team after a series of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Lead positive, rapid transformation
Rapidly advancing technologies and changing market conditions put demands on executives to quickly pivot their companies in new directions. We work with both individual executives and their teams to help them rapidly lead change.
Check out how DDI helped a new healthcare CEO and his executive team boost employee engagement and improve company culture during a period of rapid transformation.
Accelerate success in transitions
Whether because of a rapid CEO transition, an unexpected C-suite departure, or the result of a merger, there’s often little time to waste in getting key executives up to speed in a new position. We work with individual executives and their teams to accelerate development and success in new roles.
Find out how DDI was by the side of an incoming CEO of a manufacturing company to help him accelerate his development toward success and solidify relationships with his team.
Select and grow highly capable leaders
The strength of an executive team is defined not by the skills they have to meet current challenges, but by their ability to meet changing business goals ahead. We work alongside executive teams to help them advance their skills and preparedness for the changing business context of the future.
Learn how DDI supported a global manufacturing organization in building a strong, capable executive team to execute on a major organizational transformation.
Our clients consistently tell us that the reason they work with us is because our people are true partners for their executives. We’re proud that our consultants are not only among the world’s foremost experts on executive leadership, but also build deep, trusting relationships with our clients to guide their growth. Get to know some of our top consultants:
Dr. Audrey Smith co-leads DDI’s Executive Services business with over 25 years’ experience with boards, CEOs, and executive teams striving for high performance.Learn more about Audrey
Matthew 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. Learn more about Matthew
Loren Appelbaum is a highly experienced consultant and executive coach who establishes himself as a trusted business advisor to CEOs and Boards across virtually every business sector. Learn more about Loren
Tim Bray has over 35 years of experience in the life science, healthcare, and consumer products industries with such companies as Novartis, Bayer, Dow Chemical, and Quintiles.Learn more about Tim
Vicki Center is a senior-level human capital consultant working closely with executive teams to refine talent strategies that enable business and cultural priorities.Learn more about Vicki
John Desantis is Vice President, Executive Services based in the United Kingdom, where he brings experienced human resources and talent management experiences within the C-suite and at the executive level to DDI’s international and domestic clients.Learn more about John
As Vice President, Executive Services, Erik leads DDI’s consulting services for C-Suite and senior level leaders.Learn more about Erik
Elizabeth Egan has more than 25 years of business experience in building flagship brands, managing P&L responsibility, and developing capabilities with industry-leading Fortune 200 companies.Learn more about Elizabeth
Martin Factor, Ph.D., is a member of DDI’s Executive Services business, where he provides innovative solutions to address his clients’ most pressing executive succession, selection, and development challenges.Learn more about Martin
Richmond Fourmy, Psy.D., has more than 25 years of consulting experience in leadership development, specializing in CEO succession, executive assessment and development, executive team alignment, and crisis management.Learn more about Richmond
Andrew Gill is an executive and leadership consultant. He is a qualified industrial/organizational psychologist who has had over 30 years of experience in the areas of succession management, executive coaching, talent strategy, assessment, and development.Learn more about Andrew
Ellie Hall is a member of DDI’s Executive Services business unit, where she provides executive team services and development offerings focusing on business leadership at the highest level.Learn more about Ellie
Eric Hanson, Ph.D., works collaboratively with clients to diagnose their executive talent management needs relative to their business strategy and determine the right solutions to build organizational and individual capability.Learn more about Eric
Alice Pescuric currently supports DDI key clients in the areas of leadership development and executive-level assessment and coaching, leading to faster on-boarding and stronger development planning for top talent.Learn more about Alice
Bob retired as president of DDI after 38 years with the company, the last 25 as president and COO. As the leader of day-to-day operations for DDI from 1990–2015, Bob directed DDI’s growth and expansion from a small U.S. company to a $160 million organization operating worldwide.Learn more about Robert
Anna-Maria Rose has over 20 years’ experience in the areas of succession management, executive assessment, development, and coaching, and has worked with worldwide companies in manufacturing, technology, financial, pharmaceutical, and energy industries.Learn more about Anna-Maria
Sarah Strang is passionate about customer engagements in the areas of executive selection and organizational transformation.Learn more about Sarah
Nicole Traud has the distinction of bringing both practical business experience and tenure in leadership development functions.Learn more about Nicole
Danielle Vidal is passionate about supporting leaders with their professional and business growth.Learn more about Danielle
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