Resources and Articles

  • How Do You Measure the Success of Leadership Development Programs?

    Measuring leadership development is less about checking boxes and more about connecting dots: between learning and behavior; between behavior and business outcomes.

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    High Performing Teams Require High Performing Managers

    Whether you have a team of two or 20, your high performing team needs a high performing manager. Goal setting, culture development, feedback, and communication are four core management skills that can set apart high performing managers.

  • Creative Leadership: What Business Leaders Can Learn from Improv

    Improvisation develops a skillset needed for agility and adaptability, thriving in change and chaos, taking advantage of unexpected opportunities, and the people skills needed to lead in dynamic environments.

  • Using AI to Help Lead Continuous Improvement Projects

    AI is no longer just a tool of the future—it’s a powerful asset available today to revolutionize process improvement. By embracing AI-driven strategies, professionals across industries can gain deeper insights, streamline operations, and make data-driven decisions quicker and more accurately.

  • Avoiding the Tactics Trap: Strategic Thinking for Retail Leaders

    At its core, strategy is straightforward. It’s about diagnosing your organization’s core challenge and setting a guiding policy to tackle it. Tactics, on the other hand, are the specific actions your organization takes to achieve its objectives. Tactics without strategy often arise from a fear of competition or losing market share but ultimately, they are only distractions that steer you off course from sustained success.

  • Four Leadership Trends That Can’t Be Ignored

    How can we prepare leaders for a workplace that’s changing faster than ever? Here are the most important takeaways from the DDI Global Leadership Forecast 2025—and what they mean for leadership development moving forward.

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