Executive Training • 18/07/2026 Only 8% of executives lead change well: the capability deficit no skills workshop will fix Only 8% of executives excel at leading change. Learn what DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast data reveals, the behaviors that distinguish effective change leaders, and how to design an operating system for change-ready leadership across generations.
Succession Planning • 14/07/2026 Leadership transition programs: the readiness architecture that cuts the 40% first-year failure rate Many leadership promotions fail because organizations rely on post promotion training instead of a proactive leadership transition program. Learn how preemptive stretch assignments, simulations, role shadowing, and coaching can reduce the 40% first-year failure risk and strengthen succession planning.
Emerging Leaders Programs • 07/07/2026 From employee to first line manager: a research based overview of the transition Explore research on the transition from employee to first line manager, including common challenges, evidence based leadership development, key statistics, and practical steps for emerging leaders and organizations. by Cynthia Hamilton
Executive Training • 06/07/2026 Change leadership capability: the assessment and development pathway for executives in the bottom 92% Why only 8% of executives excel at change leadership, why capability degrades with seniority, and how CHROs can use leadership simulations, assessment data, and integrated development to build real executive change readiness.
Mentorship and Coaching • 02/07/2026 From star performer to strategic leader: mastering the modern player coach role Explore how the modern player-coach model is reshaping leadership development, with lessons from NBA history, research-backed statistics, and a practical transition playbook for hybrid leaders and their organizations. by Ernest McGregor-Jones
Mentorship and Coaching • 30/06/2026 Using the strengths: how tailored mentorship and coaching transform leadership development Discover how a strengths-based approach to mentoring and leadership development, grounded in positive psychology research, improves performance, mental health, and team culture across high-pressure sectors. by Zara Nguyễn
Emerging leaders program: the cohort architecture that turns first-time managers into future VPs Emerging Leaders Programs • 29/06/2026 Emerging leaders program: the cohort architecture that turns first-time managers into future VPs Learn how to design an emerging leaders program that delivers real ROI, builds a reliable leadership pipeline, and improves promotion, retention and engagement using a three phase architecture, rigorous selection and clear KPIs.
Blended Learning Approaches • 26/06/2026 76% of leadership performance is collective: the case for team-based development over individual heroics Discover why team-based leadership development outperforms the individual hero model, with evidence from collective intelligence research, Deloitte, DDI, and servant-leadership meta-analyses, plus a concrete case study of team-level impact.
Mentorship and Coaching • 24/06/2026 The mentoring paradox: why formal programs stall and sponsored mentorship accelerates leadership readiness Learn how to separate mentoring, coaching and sponsorship, design sponsored mentorship that transfers real power, and use data driven practices to accelerate leadership careers without reinforcing old boys’ club dynamics.
Succession Planning • 22/06/2026 High-potential identification criteria: the behavioral markers that predict leadership readiness better than performance ratings Learn how to build evidence-based high potential identification criteria that go beyond high performance to predict future leadership, reduce bias and strengthen succession planning.
Succession Planning • 16/06/2026 Mid-year talent review: the acceleration playbook for high-potential gaps uncovered at the halfway mark A practical playbook for CHROs to use mid-year talent reviews to expose succession gaps, accelerate high-potential development and de-risk critical leadership roles.
Succession Planning • 05/06/2026 The recognition crisis hiding inside your leadership pipeline Learn how employee recognition acts as a leading indicator of leadership retention, reduces burnout, and strengthens your leadership pipeline with concrete metrics and practices for talent and OD leaders.
Executive Training • 01/06/2026 Executive leadership training: the architecture that separates programs building bench strength from expensive retreats Executive leadership training that builds real bench strength, not retreats. Learn the program architecture, cohort design and measurement protocol that link leaders to P&L.
Blended Learning Approaches • 27/05/2026 From content delivery to capability building: how practice-first technology is displacing the classroom leadership program Discover how practice-based leadership development turns workshops into measurable capability building, with real-world examples, data-backed retention insights, and guidance for L&D leaders on technology, measurement, and hybrid program design.
Succession Planning • 29/05/2026 Accountability ranks last among seven leadership competencies: what the Gallup finding means for your pipeline Gallup data shows accountability ranks last among leadership competencies. Learn how CHROs can redesign roles, 360 feedback and performance systems to build a durable culture of ownership instead of relying on more training.
Emerging Leaders Programs • 25/05/2026 The 90-day blueprint for onboarding your next cohort of emerging leaders Learn how to design a 90-day emerging leaders onboarding program that builds a strong leadership pipeline, uses sponsorship effectively, and predicts 18‑month leadership readiness.
Succession Planning • 22/05/2026 Succession planning best practices: the operating model behind companies that never scramble for a successor Learn how to turn static succession plans into a resilient leadership system. Explore research-backed practices, governance, metrics, and culture shifts that keep your leadership pipeline always ready for critical transitions.
Succession Planning • 13/05/2026 Quiet commitment after the DEI executive order: how to protect your leadership pipeline without triggering an audit Learn how to build a scrutiny‑proof leadership pipeline that aligns DEI compliance, legal risk management and business performance, with practical tools for selection, calibration, sponsorship and measurement.
Blended Learning Approaches • 08/05/2026 Three frameworks to watch at ATD International 2026 (and the one already being over-hyped) A senior L&D guide to ATD 2026 leadership trends, with concrete filters, blended learning frameworks and vendor questions that turn conference insight into measurable impact.
Emerging Leaders Programs • 03/05/2026 Leadership development programs: architecture, cohort design and succession interlock (the 2026 reference) Architect leadership development programs for emerging leaders that link training, succession, measurement and business impact, with concrete design choices for L&D leaders. by Isabella Nightingale
