Lost Secrets of Effective Leadership Training

Monday, June 18, 2012 - by Bill Byham, Pete Weaver

With the billions spent on leadership development, why are leaders still lacking the skills they need to actually lead? One reason is that organizations have gone too far in addressing competencies and have forgotten that leaders need a foundation of basic skills to build competencies. In this webcast, the presenters will apply their decades of experience in leadership development to examine how to refocus on Interaction Essentials—the “secret sauce”—that is the key to better leaders. In fact, because Interaction Essentials are part of all leader competencies, initial training on the Essentials means that training initiatives focusing on competencies will have a greater payoff.

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Authored By

  • Bill Byham headshot
    Bill Byham
    William C. Byham, Ph.D., is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Development Dimensions International (DDI). Bill has pioneered important human resource technologies and systems that have had a significant impact on organizations throughout the world. He has authored hundreds of articles and more than 20 books on leadership, engagement and assessment.
  • Pete Weaver headshot
    Pete Weaver
    Pete Weaver is Senior Vice President of Leadership Solutions and Chief Learning Officer for DDI, where he manages the research, design, development, field-testing and evaluation of DDI’s electronic learning systems and leadership and workforce development. He has more than 30 years of experience in the design, sales, and delivery of training, selection and assessment, and development systems for global organizations. He is one of DDI's primary experts in high-technology areas applied to the development of leadership talents.