While organizations have always needed leaders capable of driving organizational results, the need has intensified as today’s leaders are confronted with market uncertainty, advanced digitization, and the challenges of motivating a diverse, remote workplace to enhance business performance. These shifts create a need for most organizations to change, which demands more and better leadership development. The result is a record amount of investment in leadership development—more than $200 billion globally.

Successful leaders deliver great results, including the impact they have in their organizations or spheres of influence. Without impact, leaders are considered ineffective. To achieve success requires leaders to be effective in delivering on five levels of outcomes, including impact and ROI. The courageous leader is one who can deliver on all levels of outcomes in the face of many difficulties, challenges, and uncertainties in ambiguous environments.

Leadership development is constantly evolving. The content and delivery of programs have changed, especially during the pandemic, while the need to show the success of leadership development has increased. No longer can we be complacent with new leader behaviors in place. Instead, we must fully understand the consequences of those behaviors (impact) inside the organization. And when this impact is connected, clear evidence must show the amount of change directly related to the leadership development program. This brings accountability that some top executives demand. More and more top leaders are asking for leadership development teams to provide more data showing success at the business level.

Organizations are facing tough, competitive environments. The COVID-19 pandemic created more pressure on organizations to be more effective and efficient in their investments. The challenge for leadership development providers is to ensure that their programs are proven to be an investment and not a cost.

This session will show what is involved in achieving this level of success and how to make it work. It will trace the transformation of leadership development, especially during the pandemic, and through case studies and real-world examples, show you how you can achieve success.