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Blog Post
Title: The 4 Types of Coaches Every Leader Needs
Building a coaching culture at work begins with understanding what kind of coaching leaders need—and from whom.
Blog Post
Title: Stuck in the Middle With You: Walking the Tightrope
Failing to ensure the mid-level have the skills they need to succeed is like asking them to walk a tightrope without a safety net.
Blog Post
Title: Stuck in the Middle with You: The Middle Matters
What’s missing in the middle is a set of skills for navigating specific challenges that leaders haven’t acquired or mastered at lower levels.
Article
Title: How PVH Is Evolving—By Evolving Its Talent
How the company behind such iconic apparel brands as CALVIN KLEIN and Tommy Hilfiger has built a comprehensive global talent management function.
Article
Title: Waters Rising
Waters positively impacts its business by developing its HR professionals and its leaders.
Article
Title: A Stick in a Bundle Is Unbreakable
Building leadership skill proficiency in English-speaking Africa’s Supreme Audit Institutions begins with an international partnership—and an assessment.
Client Story
Title: Beachbody Transforms Hiring and Onboarding
Targeted Selection provided the framework and the methodology for consistency across the organization.
Client Story
Title: Gilbane Builds Leaders from the Ground Up
How the construction and real estate-development firm is building a leadership pipeline by building leadership capability.
Client Story
Title: Besi Grows Leaders to Manage Growth
Learn how DDI helped BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) in Malaysia develop the leaders it needed for growth.
Research
Title: Global Leadership Forecast 2018
25 Research Insights to Fuel Your People Strategy
Research
Title: PROOF That DDI’s Leadership Development Pays Off
40+ year of research on the impact of Interaction Management®.
Research
Title: Dys-FUNCTION-al Skill Gaps
The risky reality of overlooking undiscovered talent | Finding from High-Resolution Leadership
Client Story
Title: Covance's Story
Featuring Rhonda Holler, director of talent management, on developing future-ready leaders.
Client Story
Title: Redstone Highlands' Story
Featuring Jim Hodge, vice president of human resources, on improving employee retention.
Client Story
Title: General Cable's Story
Featuring Antonia Comer, director of organizational development and training, on developing high-potential leaders.
Client Story
Title: Brookdale Senior Living’s Story
Featuring Mary Welsh Owen, VP, Organizational Excellence, on hiring and promoting the best.
Research
Title: Strengthening the Middle - Executive Summary
Learn what best-practice companies are doing to successfully identify, assess, and develop their mid-level leaders.
Client Story
Title: Fifth Third Bank
To strengthen the skills of its 4,500 leaders, Fifth Third devised a comprehensive, four-level leadership development architecture.
Research
Title: Strengthening the Middle—Full Report
This overviews the best practices leading companies are using to assess and develop their mid-level leaders.
Client Story
Title: Johnson Matthey
In India, DDI worked with Johnson Matthey to implement a better interview process to bolster competitiveness in the labor market.
Research
Title: The New Reality of Mid-Level Leadership: A Closer Look at Middle Managers in Australia – Executive Summary
This research report will give you a better understanding of Australian mid-level leaders’ skills and engagement compared to global counterparts.
Research
Title: The New Reality of Mid-Level Leadership: A Closer Look at Middle Managers in South East Asia
This research report will give you a better understanding of SE Asian mid-level leaders’ skills and engagement compared to global counterparts.
Client Story
Title: MGP Ingredients
At MGP, a high-impact leadership development program helps drive a new culture and boost retention.
Client Story
Title: McKesson
A comprehensive orientation program smooths the transition for vice presidents into a challenging new senior position.
Client Story
Title: PTT Public Company Limited
This client research shows significant improvement in critical senior leadership behaviors in preparation for transitioning to the next level.
Research
Title: The New Reality of Mid-Level Leadership - Executive Summary
This global study will give you a better understanding of mid-level leaders: job satisfaction, skills for success, level of engagement.
Research
Title: Put Your Money in the Middle: A meta-study and talent management guide for mid-level leaders
Are mid-level leaders getting the development they need? Do organizations support their transitions? This collection of research says: not always.
Research
Title: Mid-Level Managers: The Bane and Salvation of Organizations
DDI and HCI have published a new study on HR’s perspective on the challenges middle managers face in today’s organization. Read more on the findings, which include low levels of engagement among this critical level and a less-than-positive outlook for the future.
Client Story
Title: Doe Run
To build bench strength, Doe Run launched an assessment and development process to identify high potentials for higher levels of leadership.
Client Story
Title: Sports Agency
Performance management system that helps employees focus their performance and provides organizational clarity by linking individuals’ performance to the organization’s goals and values.
Client Story
Title: Infosys
Learn how Infosys developed a global sales force to grow revenue from $1 to $4 billion—in just four years.
Client Story
Title: Advance Stores Company
This client research examines the impact of an efficient, accurate process for hiring new store managers, featuring Leader Career Battery.
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